LGBTQ+ Rights

This ranking compares broader LGBTQ+ rights as a 0-100 point value. It complements marriage, anti-discrimination and acceptance with trans and intersex protection, asylum, civil-society freedom, healthcare access, censorship risks and practical enforcement; higher values improve the ranking.
1 Netherlands100 points 100 points 100
1 Norway100 points 100 points 100
3 Denmark99 points 99 points 99
3 Finland99 points 99 points 99
3 Iceland99 points 99 points 99
3 Sweden99 points 99 points 99
7 Canada98 points 98 points 98
8 Belgium96 points 96 points 96
9 Switzerland95 points 95 points 95
10 Ireland94 points 94 points 94
10 New Zealand94 points 94 points 94
12 Germany93 points 93 points 93
12 Greenland93 points 93 points 93
12 Luxembourg93 points 93 points 93
12 Portugal93 points 93 points 93
16 Spain92 points 92 points 92
17 Australia91 points 91 points 91
18 Malta90 points 90 points 90
18 United Kingdom90 points 90 points 90
20 Austria89 points 89 points 89
21 Faroe Islands88 points 88 points 88
22 France87 points 87 points 87
22 Uruguay87 points 87 points 87
24 Gibraltar86 points 86 points 86
24 Saint Pierre and Miquelon86 points 86 points 86
26 Martinique85 points 85 points 85
27 Estonia84 points 84 points 84
27 French Guiana84 points 84 points 84
27 Guadeloupe84 points 84 points 84
27 New Caledonia84 points 84 points 84
27 Saint-Martin84 points 84 points 84
27 Tahiti84 points 84 points 84
33 Chinese Taipei83 points 83 points 83
33 Puerto Rico83 points 83 points 83
33 Réunion83 points 83 points 83
33 United States83 points 83 points 83
37 American Samoa82 points 82 points 82
37 Guam82 points 82 points 82
37 Northern Mariana Islands82 points 82 points 82
37 U.S. Virgin Islands82 points 82 points 82
41 Andorra81 points 81 points 81
42 Argentina80 points 80 points 80
42 Curacao80 points 80 points 80
42 Mayotte80 points 80 points 80
42 Wallis and Futuna80 points 80 points 80
46 Aruba79 points 79 points 79
46 Liechtenstein79 points 79 points 79
48 Chile78 points 78 points 78
48 Costa Rica78 points 78 points 78
48 Sint Maarten78 points 78 points 78
51 Czech Republic77 points 77 points 77
51 Monaco77 points 77 points 77
51 San Marino77 points 77 points 77
51 Slovenia77 points 77 points 77
55 South Africa74 points 74 points 74
56 Brazil73 points 73 points 73
57 Bermuda72 points 72 points 72
58 Cayman Islands71 points 71 points 71
59 Greece69 points 69 points 69
59 Mexico69 points 69 points 69
61 British Virgin Islands68 points 68 points 68
62 Anguilla67 points 67 points 67
62 Cyprus67 points 67 points 67
62 Italy67 points 67 points 67
62 Japan67 points 67 points 67
62 Latvia67 points 67 points 67
62 Turks and Caicos Islands67 points 67 points 67
68 Croatia66 points 66 points 66
68 Montserrat66 points 66 points 66
70 Ecuador64 points 64 points 64
70 Lithuania64 points 64 points 64
72 Thailand59 points 59 points 59
73 Cuba56 points 56 points 56
74 Nepal55 points 55 points 55
75 Colombia54 points 54 points 54
75 Israel54 points 54 points 54
75 Korea Republic54 points 54 points 54
78 Cape Verde53 points 53 points 53
78 Montenegro53 points 53 points 53
78 Singapore53 points 53 points 53
81 Barbados52 points 52 points 52
81 Poland52 points 52 points 52
81 Slovakia52 points 52 points 52
84 Belize50 points 50 points 50
84 Suriname50 points 50 points 50
86 Serbia49 points 49 points 49
87 Cook Islands48 points 48 points 48
87 Niue48 points 48 points 48
87 Seychelles48 points 48 points 48
90 Albania47 points 47 points 47
90 Botswana47 points 47 points 47
90 Trinidad and Tobago47 points 47 points 47
93 Bolivia46 points 46 points 46
93 Hong Kong46 points 46 points 46
93 Hungary46 points 46 points 46
93 Philippines46 points 46 points 46
97 Macau45 points 45 points 45
97 Namibia45 points 45 points 45
97 North Macedonia45 points 45 points 45
97 Palau45 points 45 points 45
101 Kosovo44 points 44 points 44
101 Romania44 points 44 points 44
103 Ukraine43 points 43 points 43
104 Bulgaria41 points 41 points 41
104 Panama41 points 41 points 41
104 Peru41 points 41 points 41
107 Bahamas40 points 40 points 40
107 Fiji40 points 40 points 40
107 Mauritius40 points 40 points 40
107 Mongolia40 points 40 points 40
111 India39 points 39 points 39
111 São Tomé and Príncipe39 points 39 points 39
111 Vanuatu39 points 39 points 39
114 Antigua and Barbuda37 points 37 points 37
114 Bhutan37 points 37 points 37
114 Bosnia and Herzegovina37 points 37 points 37
114 Dominican Republic37 points 37 points 37
114 Mozambique37 points 37 points 37
114 Timor-Leste37 points 37 points 37
120 Benin36 points 36 points 36
120 Georgia36 points 36 points 36
120 Moldova36 points 36 points 36
120 Paraguay36 points 36 points 36
120 Saint Kitts and Nevis36 points 36 points 36
125 Angola35 points 35 points 35
125 Nauru35 points 35 points 35
125 Vietnam35 points 35 points 35
128 Dominica34 points 34 points 34
128 Grenada34 points 34 points 34
128 Ivory Coast34 points 34 points 34
128 Rwanda34 points 34 points 34
128 Saint Lucia34 points 34 points 34
133 Armenia33 points 33 points 33
133 Lesotho33 points 33 points 33
133 Micronesia33 points 33 points 33
133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines33 points 33 points 33
133 Samoa33 points 33 points 33
138 El Salvador31 points 31 points 31
139 Cambodia30 points 30 points 30
139 Guyana30 points 30 points 30
139 Kiribati30 points 30 points 30
139 Marshall Islands30 points 30 points 30
139 Tuvalu30 points 30 points 30
139 Venezuela30 points 30 points 30
145 Tonga29 points 29 points 29
146 Guatemala28 points 28 points 28
146 Nicaragua28 points 28 points 28
148 Indonesia27 points 27 points 27
148 Laos27 points 27 points 27
150 Congo26 points 26 points 26
150 Ghana26 points 26 points 26
150 Haiti26 points 26 points 26
150 Honduras26 points 26 points 26
150 Jamaica26 points 26 points 26
150 Kazakhstan26 points 26 points 26
150 Madagascar26 points 26 points 26
150 Senegal26 points 26 points 26
150 Solomon Islands26 points 26 points 26
150 Sri Lanka26 points 26 points 26
160 China25 points 25 points 25
160 Gabon25 points 25 points 25
160 Kenya25 points 25 points 25
160 Turkey25 points 25 points 25
164 Guinea-Bissau24 points 24 points 24
164 Malawi24 points 24 points 24
164 Malaysia24 points 24 points 24
164 Tunisia24 points 24 points 24
168 Lebanon22 points 22 points 22
168 Liberia22 points 22 points 22
168 Niger22 points 22 points 22
168 Sierra Leone22 points 22 points 22
168 Zambia22 points 22 points 22
173 Burkina Faso21 points 21 points 21
173 Gambia21 points 21 points 21
173 Jordan21 points 21 points 21
173 Kyrgyzstan21 points 21 points 21
173 Morocco21 points 21 points 21
173 Togo21 points 21 points 21
179 Azerbaijan20 points 20 points 20
179 Papua New Guinea20 points 20 points 20
179 Tanzania20 points 20 points 20
182 Belarus19 points 19 points 19
182 Djibouti19 points 19 points 19
182 Kuwait19 points 19 points 19
185 Bangladesh18 points 18 points 18
185 Comoros18 points 18 points 18
185 Equatorial Guinea18 points 18 points 18
185 Maldives18 points 18 points 18
185 Swaziland18 points 18 points 18
190 Algeria17 points 17 points 17
190 Bahrain17 points 17 points 17
192 Cameroon16 points 16 points 16
192 Congo DR16 points 16 points 16
192 Egypt16 points 16 points 16
192 Guinea16 points 16 points 16
192 Oman16 points 16 points 16
192 Russia16 points 16 points 16
192 Zimbabwe16 points 16 points 16
199 Central African Republic15 points 15 points 15
199 Ethiopia15 points 15 points 15
199 Zanzibar15 points 15 points 15
202 Uzbekistan14 points 14 points 14
203 Burundi13 points 13 points 13
203 Iraq13 points 13 points 13
203 Mali13 points 13 points 13
203 Palestine13 points 13 points 13
207 Myanmar12 points 12 points 12
207 Tajikistan12 points 12 points 12
209 Chad11 points 11 points 11
210 Libya10 points 10 points 10
210 Western Sahara10 points 10 points 10
212 Turkmenistan7 points 7 points 7
213 Eritrea6 points 6 points 6
213 South Sudan6 points 6 points 6
215 Sudan5 points 5 points 5
216 Brunei4 points 4 points 4
216 Iran4 points 4 points 4
216 Mauritania4 points 4 points 4
216 Nigeria4 points 4 points 4
216 Pakistan4 points 4 points 4
216 Qatar4 points 4 points 4
216 Saudi Arabia4 points 4 points 4
216 Syria4 points 4 points 4
216 Uganda4 points 4 points 4
216 United Arab Emirates4 points 4 points 4
226 Somalia3 points 3 points 3
226 Yemen3 points 3 points 3
228 Afghanistan1 point 1 point 1
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 broader LGBTQ+ rights. The indicator complements marriage, anti-discrimination and acceptance with trans and intersex protection, legal gender recognition, asylum protection, civil-society freedom, healthcare access, censorship and practical enforcement.

The calculation combines the existing LGBTQ+ rights value, same-sex legal status, LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination, broad anti-discrimination protection, personal freedom, rule of law, political expression, gender equality and human-rights context.

The public source families are World Bank EQOSOGI 2, ILGA World, ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map, Equaldex, Freedom House, V-Dem, national legal sources and documented sources on legal gender recognition, intersex protection, conversion-therapy bans, asylum and civil society.

This indicator remains deliberately complementary so marriage, anti-discrimination and social acceptance are not double-weighted too strongly. Criminalisation, censorship or severe repression limit the raw value.

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