Compare LGBT Rights in South Korea & Switzerland

Equality Index ?
50 / 100
70 / 100
Legal Index ?
60 / 100
77 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
41 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Since 1991
Same-sex marriageForeign same-sex marriages recognized only
Since 2019
Legal
Since 2022
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorship
Since 2003
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2020
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2022
Gender-affirming careRestrictedLegal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationVaries by RegionIllegal in some contexts
Since 2020
LGBT employment discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationVaries by RegionNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalLegal
Since 2022
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryIllegalLegal
Since 1992
Blood donations by MSMsLegalLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot bannedVaries by Region
Since 2024
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1992
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