Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & North Korea

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
31 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
31 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Banned
Since 1990
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipState-enforced
Since 1948
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Illegal
Gender-affirming careLegalUnknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
No protections
LGBT discriminationIllegalNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
No protections
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
No protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2025
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2009
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
82% Agree
6% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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