LGBTQ+ Anti-Discrimination

This ranking compares legal and practical protection from discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. The raw value is a 0-100 point value based on protected grounds, work, housing, education and service rights, hate-crime protection and enforcement; higher values improve the ranking.
1 Denmark100 points 100 points 100
2 Finland99 points 99 points 99
2 Iceland99 points 99 points 99
2 Netherlands99 points 99 points 99
2 Norway99 points 99 points 99
2 Sweden99 points 99 points 99
7 Canada97 points 97 points 97
8 Switzerland96 points 96 points 96
9 Belgium94 points 94 points 94
9 Germany94 points 94 points 94
11 Luxembourg93 points 93 points 93
11 New Zealand93 points 93 points 93
13 Ireland92 points 92 points 92
14 Greenland91 points 91 points 91
14 Portugal91 points 91 points 91
14 Spain91 points 91 points 91
17 Australia89 points 89 points 89
17 United Kingdom89 points 89 points 89
19 Austria88 points 88 points 88
20 Faroe Islands87 points 87 points 87
21 Malta86 points 86 points 86
22 France85 points 85 points 85
23 Andorra84 points 84 points 84
23 Estonia84 points 84 points 84
23 Gibraltar84 points 84 points 84
23 Uruguay84 points 84 points 84
27 Curacao82 points 82 points 82
27 Monaco82 points 82 points 82
27 Saint Pierre and Miquelon82 points 82 points 82
30 Martinique81 points 81 points 81
30 New Caledonia81 points 81 points 81
30 Saint-Martin81 points 81 points 81
30 San Marino81 points 81 points 81
30 Tahiti81 points 81 points 81
35 French Guiana80 points 80 points 80
35 Guadeloupe80 points 80 points 80
35 Puerto Rico80 points 80 points 80
35 U.S. Virgin Islands80 points 80 points 80
35 United States80 points 80 points 80
40 American Samoa79 points 79 points 79
40 Chinese Taipei79 points 79 points 79
40 Czech Republic79 points 79 points 79
40 Guam79 points 79 points 79
40 Northern Mariana Islands79 points 79 points 79
40 Réunion79 points 79 points 79
46 Liechtenstein78 points 78 points 78
47 Aruba77 points 77 points 77
48 Argentina76 points 76 points 76
48 Slovenia76 points 76 points 76
50 Costa Rica75 points 75 points 75
50 Sint Maarten75 points 75 points 75
52 Chile74 points 74 points 74
52 Wallis and Futuna74 points 74 points 74
54 Mayotte73 points 73 points 73
55 Latvia72 points 72 points 72
56 Bermuda69 points 69 points 69
56 Lithuania69 points 69 points 69
58 Italy68 points 68 points 68
59 Cayman Islands67 points 67 points 67
60 Brazil66 points 66 points 66
60 Colombia66 points 66 points 66
60 South Africa66 points 66 points 66
63 Cyprus65 points 65 points 65
64 Croatia64 points 64 points 64
64 Japan64 points 64 points 64
66 Greece63 points 63 points 63
67 Anguilla62 points 62 points 62
67 British Virgin Islands62 points 62 points 62
69 Mexico61 points 61 points 61
69 Turks and Caicos Islands61 points 61 points 61
71 Israel60 points 60 points 60
72 Montserrat59 points 59 points 59
73 Ecuador58 points 58 points 58
73 Singapore58 points 58 points 58
75 Korea Republic56 points 56 points 56
76 Thailand55 points 55 points 55
77 Barbados54 points 54 points 54
77 Nepal54 points 54 points 54
79 Poland52 points 52 points 52
79 Suriname52 points 52 points 52
81 Cape Verde51 points 51 points 51
82 Belize50 points 50 points 50
82 Macau50 points 50 points 50
82 Niue50 points 50 points 50
85 Cook Islands49 points 49 points 49
85 Montenegro49 points 49 points 49
85 Seychelles49 points 49 points 49
85 Slovakia49 points 49 points 49
89 Botswana48 points 48 points 48
89 Hong Kong48 points 48 points 48
89 Trinidad and Tobago48 points 48 points 48
92 Albania47 points 47 points 47
92 North Macedonia47 points 47 points 47
92 Panama47 points 47 points 47
92 Serbia47 points 47 points 47
96 Palau46 points 46 points 46
97 Bolivia44 points 44 points 44
97 Cuba44 points 44 points 44
97 Namibia44 points 44 points 44
97 Peru44 points 44 points 44
97 Philippines44 points 44 points 44
97 Romania44 points 44 points 44
103 Kosovo43 points 43 points 43
104 Fiji42 points 42 points 42
105 Bahamas41 points 41 points 41
105 Bulgaria41 points 41 points 41
105 Mauritius41 points 41 points 41
108 Dominican Republic40 points 40 points 40
108 Nauru40 points 40 points 40
108 Vanuatu40 points 40 points 40
111 Antigua and Barbuda39 points 39 points 39
111 Mongolia39 points 39 points 39
111 Paraguay39 points 39 points 39
111 São Tomé and Príncipe39 points 39 points 39
111 Ukraine39 points 39 points 39
116 Bhutan38 points 38 points 38
116 Bosnia and Herzegovina38 points 38 points 38
116 Grenada38 points 38 points 38
116 India38 points 38 points 38
116 Saint Kitts and Nevis38 points 38 points 38
116 Saint Lucia38 points 38 points 38
122 Dominica37 points 37 points 37
122 Hungary37 points 37 points 37
122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines37 points 37 points 37
125 Georgia36 points 36 points 36
125 Micronesia36 points 36 points 36
125 Moldova36 points 36 points 36
125 Timor-Leste36 points 36 points 36
129 Benin35 points 35 points 35
129 Samoa35 points 35 points 35
131 Armenia34 points 34 points 34
131 El Salvador34 points 34 points 34
133 Guyana33 points 33 points 33
133 Ivory Coast33 points 33 points 33
133 Jamaica33 points 33 points 33
133 Mozambique33 points 33 points 33
133 Tonga33 points 33 points 33
133 Tuvalu33 points 33 points 33
139 Ghana32 points 32 points 32
139 Kiribati32 points 32 points 32
139 Marshall Islands32 points 32 points 32
142 Angola31 points 31 points 31
142 Guatemala31 points 31 points 31
142 Lesotho31 points 31 points 31
145 Cambodia30 points 30 points 30
145 Honduras30 points 30 points 30
145 Indonesia30 points 30 points 30
145 Rwanda30 points 30 points 30
145 Vietnam30 points 30 points 30
150 Nicaragua29 points 29 points 29
150 Solomon Islands29 points 29 points 29
150 Venezuela29 points 29 points 29
153 Kazakhstan27 points 27 points 27
153 Kenya27 points 27 points 27
153 Malaysia27 points 27 points 27
153 Senegal27 points 27 points 27
153 Sri Lanka27 points 27 points 27
153 Turkey27 points 27 points 27
159 Gabon26 points 26 points 26
159 Laos26 points 26 points 26
161 China25 points 25 points 25
161 Congo25 points 25 points 25
161 Guinea-Bissau25 points 25 points 25
161 Madagascar25 points 25 points 25
161 Malawi25 points 25 points 25
161 Tunisia25 points 25 points 25
161 Zambia25 points 25 points 25
168 Haiti24 points 24 points 24
168 Jordan24 points 24 points 24
168 Kyrgyzstan24 points 24 points 24
168 Liberia24 points 24 points 24
168 Papua New Guinea24 points 24 points 24
173 Morocco23 points 23 points 23
173 Sierra Leone23 points 23 points 23
175 Azerbaijan22 points 22 points 22
175 Bahrain22 points 22 points 22
175 Djibouti22 points 22 points 22
175 Gambia22 points 22 points 22
175 Tanzania22 points 22 points 22
175 Togo22 points 22 points 22
181 Burkina Faso21 points 21 points 21
181 Equatorial Guinea21 points 21 points 21
181 Kuwait21 points 21 points 21
181 Lebanon21 points 21 points 21
181 Maldives21 points 21 points 21
181 Niger21 points 21 points 21
187 Bangladesh20 points 20 points 20
187 Swaziland20 points 20 points 20
189 Algeria19 points 19 points 19
189 Oman19 points 19 points 19
191 Belarus18 points 18 points 18
191 Cameroon18 points 18 points 18
191 Comoros18 points 18 points 18
191 Zanzibar18 points 18 points 18
191 Zimbabwe18 points 18 points 18
196 Egypt17 points 17 points 17
196 Ethiopia17 points 17 points 17
196 Guinea17 points 17 points 17
199 Russia16 points 16 points 16
200 Central African Republic15 points 15 points 15
200 Congo DR15 points 15 points 15
200 Uzbekistan15 points 15 points 15
203 Burundi14 points 14 points 14
203 Mali14 points 14 points 14
203 Tajikistan14 points 14 points 14
206 Iraq13 points 13 points 13
206 Palestine13 points 13 points 13
208 Western Sahara12 points 12 points 12
209 Brunei11 points 11 points 11
209 Chad11 points 11 points 11
209 Mauritania11 points 11 points 11
209 Myanmar11 points 11 points 11
209 Nigeria11 points 11 points 11
209 Pakistan11 points 11 points 11
209 Qatar11 points 11 points 11
209 Saudi Arabia11 points 11 points 11
209 Uganda11 points 11 points 11
209 United Arab Emirates11 points 11 points 11
219 Libya9 points 9 points 9
220 Iran7 points 7 points 7
221 Eritrea6 points 6 points 6
221 South Sudan6 points 6 points 6
221 Sudan6 points 6 points 6
221 Turkmenistan6 points 6 points 6
225 Somalia4 points 4 points 4
225 Yemen4 points 4 points 4
227 Syria3 points 3 points 3
228 Afghanistan2 points 2 points 2
229 Korea DPR0 points 0 points 0

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is a 0-100 point value for legal and practical protection from discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. 100 means broad protected grounds, effective remedies, hate-crime protection and robust enforcement.

The calculation weights existing LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination data, broad anti-discrimination protection, rule of law, minority protection, broader LGBTQ+ rights, personal freedom, human-rights context and political expression.

The public source families are World Bank EQOSOGI 2, ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map, ILGA World, Equaldex, Freedom House, V-Dem, national equality bodies and documented legal sources on work, housing, education, health, services, hate crime and hate speech.

Formal protection laws are not enough on their own. Weak courts, missing complaint channels, criminalisation, censorship, propaganda bans or state violence materially limit the raw value.

The rating equals the rounded raw value. A higher raw value therefore improves the ranking.