LGBTQ+ Social Acceptance

This ranking compares social acceptance of LGBTQ+ people as a 0-100 point value. Surveys, everyday visibility, acceptance of relationships, family, work and public life are combined; higher values improve the ranking.
1 Iceland100 points 100 points 100
2 Denmark99 points 99 points 99
2 Netherlands99 points 99 points 99
4 Sweden98 points 98 points 98
5 Canada97 points 97 points 97
6 Norway95 points 95 points 95
7 Finland94 points 94 points 94
7 New Zealand94 points 94 points 94
9 Australia93 points 93 points 93
10 Germany92 points 92 points 92
10 Spain92 points 92 points 92
10 Switzerland92 points 92 points 92
13 Belgium90 points 90 points 90
13 Faroe Islands90 points 90 points 90
13 Greenland90 points 90 points 90
13 Ireland90 points 90 points 90
13 Luxembourg90 points 90 points 90
18 Monaco89 points 89 points 89
18 United Kingdom89 points 89 points 89
20 Andorra88 points 88 points 88
21 Austria87 points 87 points 87
21 Portugal87 points 87 points 87
23 France85 points 85 points 85
23 Gibraltar85 points 85 points 85
23 Liechtenstein85 points 85 points 85
23 San Marino85 points 85 points 85
27 Malta84 points 84 points 84
27 Saint Pierre and Miquelon84 points 84 points 84
29 Curacao83 points 83 points 83
29 Estonia83 points 83 points 83
29 United States83 points 83 points 83
32 Czech Republic82 points 82 points 82
32 Uruguay82 points 82 points 82
34 New Caledonia80 points 80 points 80
35 Martinique79 points 79 points 79
35 Puerto Rico79 points 79 points 79
35 Saint-Martin79 points 79 points 79
35 Slovenia79 points 79 points 79
35 Tahiti79 points 79 points 79
40 Argentina78 points 78 points 78
40 French Guiana78 points 78 points 78
40 Guadeloupe78 points 78 points 78
40 Guam78 points 78 points 78
40 Réunion78 points 78 points 78
40 Sint Maarten78 points 78 points 78
40 U.S. Virgin Islands78 points 78 points 78
47 Aruba77 points 77 points 77
47 Latvia77 points 77 points 77
47 Northern Mariana Islands77 points 77 points 77
50 Chinese Taipei76 points 76 points 76
50 Costa Rica76 points 76 points 76
52 American Samoa75 points 75 points 75
52 Italy75 points 75 points 75
54 Japan74 points 74 points 74
54 Lithuania74 points 74 points 74
54 Wallis and Futuna74 points 74 points 74
57 Chile73 points 73 points 73
58 Croatia71 points 71 points 71
59 Bermuda70 points 70 points 70
59 British Virgin Islands70 points 70 points 70
59 Cayman Islands70 points 70 points 70
62 Anguilla68 points 68 points 68
62 Brazil68 points 68 points 68
62 Korea Republic68 points 68 points 68
65 Greece67 points 67 points 67
65 Singapore67 points 67 points 67
67 Mayotte66 points 66 points 66
68 Cyprus64 points 64 points 64
68 Mexico64 points 64 points 64
68 South Africa64 points 64 points 64
71 Ecuador62 points 62 points 62
71 Seychelles62 points 62 points 62
73 Poland60 points 60 points 60
73 Trinidad and Tobago60 points 60 points 60
75 Barbados59 points 59 points 59
75 Macau59 points 59 points 59
75 Thailand59 points 59 points 59
78 Cape Verde58 points 58 points 58
78 Hong Kong58 points 58 points 58
78 Panama58 points 58 points 58
78 Suriname58 points 58 points 58
78 Turks and Caicos Islands58 points 58 points 58
83 Philippines57 points 57 points 57
84 Belize55 points 55 points 55
84 Montserrat55 points 55 points 55
84 Slovakia55 points 55 points 55
87 Montenegro54 points 54 points 54
87 Peru54 points 54 points 54
89 Albania53 points 53 points 53
89 Bolivia53 points 53 points 53
89 Romania53 points 53 points 53
92 Cook Islands52 points 52 points 52
92 Palau52 points 52 points 52
94 Nepal51 points 51 points 51
94 North Macedonia51 points 51 points 51
96 Botswana50 points 50 points 50
96 Bulgaria50 points 50 points 50
96 Colombia50 points 50 points 50
96 Fiji50 points 50 points 50
96 Israel50 points 50 points 50
96 Kosovo50 points 50 points 50
96 Niue50 points 50 points 50
96 Serbia50 points 50 points 50
104 Cuba49 points 49 points 49
105 Namibia48 points 48 points 48
106 Bahamas47 points 47 points 47
106 Paraguay47 points 47 points 47
106 Ukraine47 points 47 points 47
109 Mongolia46 points 46 points 46
110 Bhutan45 points 45 points 45
110 Timor-Leste45 points 45 points 45
112 Mauritius44 points 44 points 44
113 Cambodia43 points 43 points 43
113 Dominican Republic43 points 43 points 43
115 Antigua and Barbuda42 points 42 points 42
115 Hungary42 points 42 points 42
115 Venezuela42 points 42 points 42
118 Nauru41 points 41 points 41
118 Saint Lucia41 points 41 points 41
118 Vanuatu41 points 41 points 41
118 Vietnam41 points 41 points 41
122 Dominica40 points 40 points 40
122 Grenada40 points 40 points 40
122 Saint Kitts and Nevis40 points 40 points 40
122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines40 points 40 points 40
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina39 points 39 points 39
126 El Salvador39 points 39 points 39
128 India38 points 38 points 38
128 Moldova38 points 38 points 38
130 Guyana37 points 37 points 37
130 Laos37 points 37 points 37
130 Micronesia37 points 37 points 37
130 Rwanda37 points 37 points 37
130 São Tomé and Príncipe37 points 37 points 37
135 Guatemala36 points 36 points 36
136 Samoa35 points 35 points 35
136 Tonga35 points 35 points 35
138 Georgia34 points 34 points 34
138 Nicaragua34 points 34 points 34
140 Armenia33 points 33 points 33
140 Marshall Islands33 points 33 points 33
140 Tuvalu33 points 33 points 33
143 Benin32 points 32 points 32
143 China32 points 32 points 32
143 Honduras32 points 32 points 32
143 Ivory Coast32 points 32 points 32
143 Kazakhstan32 points 32 points 32
143 Kiribati32 points 32 points 32
149 Ghana31 points 31 points 31
149 Jamaica31 points 31 points 31
149 Lesotho31 points 31 points 31
149 Solomon Islands31 points 31 points 31
153 Gabon30 points 30 points 30
153 Indonesia30 points 30 points 30
153 Kenya30 points 30 points 30
153 Kyrgyzstan30 points 30 points 30
153 Turkey30 points 30 points 30
158 Angola29 points 29 points 29
159 Malaysia28 points 28 points 28
159 Mozambique28 points 28 points 28
159 Sri Lanka28 points 28 points 28
162 Azerbaijan27 points 27 points 27
162 Haiti27 points 27 points 27
162 Madagascar27 points 27 points 27
162 Zambia27 points 27 points 27
166 Congo26 points 26 points 26
166 Guinea-Bissau26 points 26 points 26
166 Malawi26 points 26 points 26
169 Liberia25 points 25 points 25
169 Papua New Guinea25 points 25 points 25
169 Senegal25 points 25 points 25
169 Tunisia25 points 25 points 25
173 Bahrain24 points 24 points 24
173 Equatorial Guinea24 points 24 points 24
173 Jordan24 points 24 points 24
173 Lebanon24 points 24 points 24
173 Togo24 points 24 points 24
178 Algeria23 points 23 points 23
178 Morocco23 points 23 points 23
178 Swaziland23 points 23 points 23
178 Tanzania23 points 23 points 23
182 Burkina Faso22 points 22 points 22
182 Cameroon22 points 22 points 22
182 Kuwait22 points 22 points 22
182 Sierra Leone22 points 22 points 22
186 Belarus21 points 21 points 21
186 Djibouti21 points 21 points 21
186 Gambia21 points 21 points 21
186 Oman21 points 21 points 21
186 Zimbabwe21 points 21 points 21
191 Bangladesh20 points 20 points 20
191 Maldives20 points 20 points 20
193 Russia19 points 19 points 19
194 Burundi18 points 18 points 18
194 Egypt18 points 18 points 18
194 Guinea18 points 18 points 18
194 Niger18 points 18 points 18
194 Zanzibar18 points 18 points 18
199 Uzbekistan17 points 17 points 17
200 Central African Republic16 points 16 points 16
200 Ethiopia16 points 16 points 16
200 Tajikistan16 points 16 points 16
203 Comoros15 points 15 points 15
203 Congo DR15 points 15 points 15
205 Mali14 points 14 points 14
206 Chad13 points 13 points 13
206 Iraq13 points 13 points 13
206 Western Sahara13 points 13 points 13
209 Palestine11 points 11 points 11
210 Libya10 points 10 points 10
210 Myanmar10 points 10 points 10
212 Turkmenistan7 points 7 points 7
213 Brunei6 points 6 points 6
213 Eritrea6 points 6 points 6
213 Mauritania6 points 6 points 6
213 Nigeria6 points 6 points 6
213 Pakistan6 points 6 points 6
213 Qatar6 points 6 points 6
213 Saudi Arabia6 points 6 points 6
213 South Sudan6 points 6 points 6
213 Uganda6 points 6 points 6
213 United Arab Emirates6 points 6 points 6
223 Iran5 points 5 points 5
223 Sudan5 points 5 points 5
225 Somalia3 points 3 points 3
226 Syria2 points 2 points 2
226 Yemen2 points 2 points 2
228 Afghanistan0 points 0 points 0
228 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 social acceptance of LGBTQ+ people. 100 means broad public acceptance of relationships, family, visibility, work and everyday life; low values indicate strong rejection or social danger.

The calculation combines existing acceptance values, low xenophobia, social cohesion, religious freedom, personal freedom, safety from racial or xenophobic exclusion, women rights and cultural freedom.

The public source families are the Williams Institute Global Acceptance Index, Pew Research, the Ipsos Pride Report, World Values Survey, regional barometers, Equaldex opinion data and maintained Nomadino indicators on acceptance, freedom and social cohesion.

Acceptance is rated separately from laws because a country can have formal rights while everyday life remains unsafe or socially hostile. Criminalisation, propaganda bans, repression and political violence set ceilings.

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