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LGBT+ rights index

· higher is better · 192 countries

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  1. 1Malta13
  2. 2Netherlands11
  3. 2Sweden11
  4. 3United Kingdom11
  5. 4South Africa10.9
  6. 5Norway10.9
  7. 5Uruguay10.9
  8. 6Finland10.8
  9. 7New Zealand10.8
  10. 8Spain10.3
  11. 9Belgium10
  12. 10Portugal10
  13. 11Denmark9.9
  14. 12Colombia9.9
  15. 13France9.8
  16. 14Germany9.7
  17. 15Australia9.6
  18. 16Canada9.2
  19. 17Austria8.9
  20. 18Ecuador8.9
  21. 19Brazil8.7
  22. 20Luxembourg8.1
  23. 21Ireland8
  24. 21Bolivia8
  25. 22Argentina7.8
  26. 23United States7.1
  27. 24Croatia7
  28. 25Peru6.9
  29. 26Israel6.8
  30. 27Slovenia6.8
  31. 28Greece6.8
  32. 28Estonia6.8
  33. 29Czechia6.5
  34. 30Mexico6.1
  35. 31Albania6.1
  36. 31Andorra6.1
  37. 31Thailand6.1
  38. 32Switzerland6
  39. 33Iceland5.9
  40. 34Hungary5.8
  41. 35Serbia5.7
  42. 36Taiwan5.4
  43. 37Italy5.4
  44. 38Bosnia and Herzegovina5.3
  45. 39Romania5
  46. 40Nepal4.9
  47. 40Bulgaria4.9
  48. 41Montenegro4.9
  49. 42Lithuania4.2
  50. 43Mongolia4.1
  51. 43Fiji4.1
  52. 44Poland4
  53. 44Georgia4
  54. 45Cyprus4
  55. 45Chile4
  56. 46Slovak Republic3.9
  57. 46Japan3.9
  58. 47Angola3.6
  59. 48Cabo Verde3.1
  60. 48Liechtenstein3.1
  61. 48El Salvador3.1
  62. 48Nicaragua3.1
  63. 48Costa Rica3.1
  64. 48Monaco3.1
  65. 48Timor-Leste3.1
  66. 48Philippines3.1
  67. 48Honduras3.1
  68. 48Seychelles3.1
  69. 49Russian Federation3
  70. 50Moldova3
  71. 51Mozambique3
  72. 52Cuba2.9
  73. 52Korea, Rep.2.9
  74. 53Latvia2.9
  75. 54Guinea-Bissau2.1
  76. 54North Macedonia2.1
  77. 54Viet Nam2.1
  78. 54Tajikistan2.1
  79. 54Mali2.1
  80. 54Naoero2.1
  81. 54Vanuatu2.1
  82. 54Azerbaijan2.1
  83. 54Marshall Islands2.1
  84. 54Jordan2.1
  85. 54Haiti2.1
  86. 54Sao Tome and Principe2.1
  87. 54Venezuela, RB2.1
  88. 54Ukraine2.1
  89. 54Central African Republic2.1
  90. 54India2.1
  91. 54Guatemala2.1
  92. 54Djibouti2.1
  93. 54Kazakhstan2.1
  94. 54Suriname2.1
  95. 54Lesotho2.1
  96. 54Lao PDR2.1
  97. 54Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.1
  98. 54Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2.1
  99. 54Equatorial Guinea2.1
  100. 55Armenia2
  101. 55Kyrgyz Republic2
  102. 56Panama1.9
  103. 56China1.9
  104. 57Samoa1.7
  105. 58Botswana1.5
  106. 59San Marino1.1
  107. 59Burkina Faso1.1
  108. 59Congo, Dem. Rep.1.1
  109. 59Cambodia1.1
  110. 59Palau1.1
  111. 59Turkiye1.1
  112. 59Bahamas, The1.1
  113. 59St. Lucia1.1
  114. 59Belize1.1
  115. 59Dominican Republic1.1
  116. 60Tuvalu0.71
  117. 60Mauritius0.71
  118. 61Kiribati0.61
  119. 62Eswatini0.6
  120. 63Namibia0.58
  121. 64Malawi0.46
  122. 65Egypt, Arab Rep.0.09
  123. 66Cote d'Ivoire0.07
  124. 66Gabon0.07
  125. 66Madagascar0.07
  126. 66Benin0.07
  127. 66Iraq0.07
  128. 66Chad0.07
  129. 66Bahrain0.07
  130. 66Congo, Rep.0.07
  131. 67Belarus-0.01
  132. 68Singapore-0.21
  133. 69Ghana-0.23
  134. 70Togo-0.27
  135. 71Grenada-0.29
  136. 72Tonga-0.33
  137. 72Brunei Darussalam-0.33
  138. 73Turkmenistan-0.34
  139. 73Somalia, Fed. Rep.-0.34
  140. 73Liberia-0.34
  141. 73Bhutan-0.34
  142. 74Eritrea-0.39
  143. 74Ethiopia-0.39
  144. 74Antigua and Barbuda-0.39
  145. 74Dominica-0.39
  146. 74Solomon Islands-0.39
  147. 74Papua New Guinea-0.39
  148. 74Sri Lanka-0.39
  149. 75Sierra Leone-0.39
  150. 75Guyana-0.39
  151. 76Kenya-0.4
  152. 77Guinea-0.41
  153. 78Comoros-0.43
  154. 78Myanmar-0.43
  155. 78South Sudan-0.43
  156. 78Senegal-0.43
  157. 79Barbados-0.5
  158. 79Gambia, The-0.5
  159. 80Pakistan-0.54
  160. 81Bangladesh-0.54
  161. 82Zambia-0.63
  162. 83Niger-0.93
  163. 83Rwanda-0.93
  164. 84Uzbekistan-1.2
  165. 85Kuwait-1.3
  166. 86Indonesia-1.3
  167. 87Jamaica-1.3
  168. 88Tunisia-1.3
  169. 89Oman-1.3
  170. 89Syrian Arab Republic-1.3
  171. 90Morocco-1.4
  172. 91Burundi-1.4
  173. 92Libya-1.4
  174. 93Cameroon-1.4
  175. 94Maldives-1.4
  176. 95Trinidad and Tobago-1.5
  177. 95Tanzania-1.5
  178. 96Mauritania-1.6
  179. 97Paraguay-1.9
  180. 98Afghanistan-2.2
  181. 99Qatar-2.3
  182. 100Lebanon-2.3
  183. 101Algeria-2.4
  184. 102Zimbabwe-2.4
  185. 103Sudan-2.4
  186. 104Malaysia-2.5
  187. 105Uganda-2.5
  188. 106Iran, Islamic Rep.-2.5
  189. 107United Arab Emirates-2.5
  190. 108Yemen, Rep.-2.6
  191. 109Saudi Arabia-3.5
  192. 110Nigeria-3.7

LGBT+ rights index