Compare LGBT Rights in Côte d’Ivoire & North Korea

Equality Index ?
25 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
35 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
14 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegalLegal
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 2019
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2019
State-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderAmbiguous
Since 2018
Illegal
Gender-affirming careRestrictedUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsUnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 2014
No protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryUnknownAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Unknown
Conversion therapyNot bannedUnknown
Equal age of consentUnequalEqual
Since 2009
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2014–2016)
18% Tolerate
81% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(Afrobarometer, 2016–2018)
18% Tolerate
79% Not tolerate
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
4% Good place
90% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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