Towards a Worldwide Index of Human Freedom

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kind of specific and timely information that the Pew Forum coded in
this quantitative study. Therefore, the report does not include a score
for North Korea.]
Pro’s The study covers 198 countries and self-administering territories representing
more than 99.5% of the world’s population.
Con’s This is not an annual index. The first edition of this index was published
in 2009, covering the two-year period from mid-2006 to mid-2008.
The second edition was released in 2011.
Male-to-male relationship
by International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)
Description The extent to which male-to-male sexual relationships are legal.
Source Surveys of participating LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex)
organizations.
Score “Legal,” “Legal in only some areas,” and “Not legal.”
Pro’s 195 countries; annually since 2008
Con’s —
Female-to-female relationship
by International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)
Description The extent to which female-to-female sexual relationships are legal.
Source Surveys of participating LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex)
organizations.
Score “Legal,” “Legal in only some areas,” and “Not legal.”
Pro’s 195 countries; annually since 2008
Con’s —
Age of consent laws for homosexual couples
by International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)
Description Measures whether age-of-consent laws treat heterosexual and homosexual
couples equally.
Source Surveys of participating LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex)
organizations.
Score “Equal for heterosexual and homosexual couples” and “Different for heterosexual
and homosexual couples.”
Pro’s 195 countries; annually since 2008
Con’s —
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