Congo vs North Korea: LGBT+ Rights Index
Congo
-0.3625
in 2025
North Korea
-0.3625
in 2025
Congo rank
128th
North Korea rank
128th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Congo
- North Korea
How they compare
Congo currently reports -0.3625 against -0.3625 in North Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Korea ahead.
Congo ranks 128th and North Korea ranks 128th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4875 | 1.25 | 1.74 | North Korea |
| 2000s | -0.4875 | 1.25 | 1.74 | North Korea |
| 2010s | -0.3937 | 0.9275 | 1.32 | North Korea |
| 2020s | -0.3521 | -0.3625 | 0.0104 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Congo or North Korea?
- Congo, at -0.3625 against -0.3625 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Congo and North Korea?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and North Korea rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Congo ranks 128th 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.