Kenya vs North Korea: LGBT+ Rights Index
Kenya
-0.5542
in 2025
North Korea
-0.3625
in 2025
Kenya rank
131st
North Korea rank
128th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Kenya
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports -0.3625 against -0.5542 in Kenya, a difference of 0.1917.
Across all 35 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 131st 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 | Kenya | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.01 | 1.25 | 3.26 | North Korea |
| 2000s | -2.01 | 1.25 | 3.26 | North Korea |
| 2010s | -2.34 | 0.9275 | 3.26 | North Korea |
| 2020s | -1.12 | -0.3625 | 0.7611 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Kenya or North Korea?
- North Korea, at -0.3625 against -0.5542 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Kenya and North Korea?
- 0.1917, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and North Korea rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Kenya ranks 131st 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.