South Korea ranked 70th in the Gay Travel Index 2023, with a minus three-point score. The country gained one point in terms of transgender rights. The Gay Travel Index found four categories of concern for LGBTQ+ tourism in South Korea: marriage/civil partnership, intersex, conversion therapy, and local hostility.
Gay travel index in South Korea in 2024, by category
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"The index consists of 17 categories at present, ranging from gay marriage to death penalty for homosexuals (...) It has a negative impact on the rating of a country, if human rights are not observed nor guaranteed or even worse, violated."
The best rated countries that year was Malta (13 points) while four countries got the lowest index score (-19 points). By category, the highest score obtained was 3 points while the lowest score was -5.
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Spartacus International Gay Guide. (March 7, 2024). Gay travel index in South Korea in 2024, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472094/south-korea-gay-travel-index-by-category/
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Spartacus International Gay Guide. (2024). Gay travel index in South Korea in 2024, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1472094/south-korea-gay-travel-index-by-category/
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