Comoros vs North Korea: LGBT+ Rights Index
Comoros
-0.55
in 2025
North Korea
-0.3625
in 2025
Comoros rank
130th
North Korea rank
128th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Comoros
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports -0.3625 against -0.55 in Comoros, a difference of 0.1875.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Korea ahead.
Comoros ranks 130th and North Korea ranks 128th of 194 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2125 | 1.25 | 1.04 | North Korea |
| 2000s | -0.1625 | 1.25 | 1.41 | North Korea |
| 2010s | -0.5375 | 0.9275 | 1.46 | North Korea |
| 2020s | -0.4854 | -0.3625 | 0.1229 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Comoros or North Korea?
- North Korea, at -0.3625 against -0.55 in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Comoros and North Korea?
- 0.1875, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and North Korea rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Comoros ranks 130th and North Korea ranks 128th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Summary measure of a country's LGBTI-related laws, calculated by subtracting the sum of its regressive policy scores from the sum of its progressive policy scores.