Compare LGBT Rights in Cape Verde & North Korea

Equality Index ?
65 / 100
34 / 100
Legal Index ?
49 / 100
34 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
80 / 100
Not enough data
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 2004
Legal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1968
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderIllegalIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2007
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2008
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2019
No protections
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal with restrictionsUnknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 2004
Equal
Since 2009
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