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Countries by lgbti rights index
LGBTI Composite Policy Index (Velasco): legal recognition and protection of LGBTI people, from criminalization (negative) to full equality. 195 countries ranked for 2025 (index).
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| 1 |  Malta | 20.3 index | +29.3% | = |
| 2 |  Portugal | 19.2 index | +76.1% | ▲ 19 |
| 3 |  Germany | 19 index | +72.7% | ▲ 17 |
| 4 |  Cuba | 18.4 index | +557.1% | ▲ 63 |
| 5 |  Spain | 18.2 index | +30.0% | = |
| 6 |  Denmark | 17.4 index | +51.3% | ▲ 9 |
| 7 |  Canada | 17.2 index | +52.2% | ▲ 10 |
| 8 |  Colombia | 17.1 index | +66.0% | ▲ 16 |
| 9 |  France | 17 index | +22.3% | ▼ 3 |
| 10 |  Chile | 16.6 index | +74.7% | ▲ 19 |
| 11 |  Sweden | 16.4 index | +13.9% | ▼ 7 |
| 12 |  Uruguay | 16.4 index | +32.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 13 |  Brazil | 16.2 index | +105.1% | ▲ 24 |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 16.1 index | +8.8% | ▼ 12 |
| 15 |  Belgium | 15.9 index | +8.9% | ▼ 12 |
| 16 |  Mexico | 15.7 index | +46.7% | ▲ 6 |
| 17 |  Austria | 15.3 index | +98.7% | ▲ 23 |
| 18 |  Greece | 15.2 index | +108.2% | ▲ 25 |
| 19 |  Iceland | 15.1 index | +104.1% | ▲ 23 |
| 20 |  United Kingdom | 15 index | +11.9% | ▼ 12 |
| 21 |  Ecuador | 14.7 index | +23.5% | ▼ 8 |
| 22 |  Norway | 14.4 index | +21.0% | ▼ 8 |
| 23 |  Croatia | 14.3 index | +6.7% | ▼ 14 |
| 24 |  Bolivia | 14.1 index | +35.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 25 |  Finland | 14.1 index | +8.5% | ▼ 15 |
| 26 |  South Africa | 14.1 index | +17.5% | ▼ 14 |
| 27 |  Australia | 13.5 index | +53.4% | ▲ 4 |
| 28 |  Slovenia | 13.5 index | +101.5% | ▲ 18 |
| 29 |  Argentina | 13.4 index | -2.2% | ▼ 22 |
| 30 |  Czechia | 13.1 index | +28.4% | ▼ 3 |
| 31 |  Luxembourg | 13.1 index | +61.7% | ▲ 5 |
| 32 |  Andorra | 12.9 index | +89.7% | ▲ 13 |
| 33 |  Israel | 12.1 index | +49.4% | ▲ 2 |
| 34 |  Switzerland | 11.7 index | +143.8% | ▲ 21 |
| 35 |  Costa Rica | 11.7 index | +143.8% | ▲ 21 |
| 36 |  Ireland | 11.6 index | +48.7% | ▲ 3 |
| 37 |  Republic of Serbia | 11.6 index | +4.5% | ▼ 18 |
| 38 |  Albania | 11.3 index | -0.9% | ▼ 22 |
| 39 |  Montenegro | 11.3 index | +9.7% | ▼ 13 |
| 40 |  United States | 10.7 index | +30.5% | ▼ 6 |
| 41 |  New Zealand | 10.6 index | +16.5% | ▼ 11 |
| 42 |  San Marino | 10.6 index | +79.7% | ▲ 9 |
| 43 |  Honduras | 10.4 index | +62.5% | ▲ 5 |
| 44 |  Estonia | 10.3 index | +60.9% | ▲ 3 |
| 45 |  Fiji | 10.3 index | +0.0% | ▼ 20 |
| 46 |  Moldova | 10.3 index | +171.1% | ▲ 14 |
| 47 |  North Macedonia | 10.1 index | +359.1% | ▲ 26 |
| 48 |  Cyprus | 9.9 index | +57.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 49 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.8 index | +66.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 50 |  Kosovo | 9.6 index | -1.0% | ▼ 22 |
| 51 |  Bulgaria | 8.9 index | +3.5% | ▼ 19 |
| 52 |  Peru | 8.9 index | +117.1% | ▲ 6 |
| 53 |  Lithuania | 8.5 index | +165.6% | ▲ 11 |
| 54 |  Slovakia | 8.3 index | +0.0% | ▼ 21 |
| 55 |  Italy | 7.8 index | +36.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 56 |  Romania | 7.8 index | +1.3% | ▼ 15 |
| 57 |  Hungary | 7.6 index | -32.1% | ▼ 39 |
| 58 |  Mongolia | 7.3 index | +28.1% | ▼ 5 |
| 59 |  Taiwan | 7.1 index | +102.9% | ▲ 3 |
| 60 |  El Salvador | 6.8 index | -4.2% | ▼ 16 |
| 61 |  Liechtenstein | 6.7 index | +97.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 62 |  Suriname | 6.7 index | +21.8% | ▼ 8 |
| 63 |  Thailand | 6.3 index | +110.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 64 |  Angola | 5.7 index | +914.3% | ▲ 67 |
| 65 |  India | 5.7 index | +280.0% | ▲ 22 |
| 66 |  Marshall Islands | 5.7 index | +185.0% | ▲ 14 |
| 67 |  Venezuela | 5.7 index | +307.1% | ▲ 21 |
| 68 |  Seychelles | 4.9 index | +916.7% | ▲ 62 |
| 69 |  Latvia | 4.8 index | +0.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 70 |  Nepal | 4 index | +5.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 71 |  Monaco | 3.9 index | +77.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 72 |  Cabo Verde | 3.8 index | +0.0% | ▼ 13 |
| 73 |  Lesotho | 3.8 index | +90.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 74 |  Ukraine | 3.7 index | +37.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 75 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 3.5 index | +75.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 76 |  Botswana | 3.4 index | – | ▲ 43 |
| 77 |  Mozambique | 3.1 index | +40.9% | ▼ 3 |
| 78 |  Nicaragua | 2.8 index | +0.0% | ▼ 10 |
| 79 |  Poland | 2.8 index | +0.0% | ▼ 10 |
| 80 |  Pakistan | 2.7 index | +350.0% | ▲ 28 |
| 81 |  South Korea | 2.6 index | +4.0% | ▼ 10 |
| 82 |  Benin | 2.3 index | +360.0% | ▲ 27 |
| 83 |  Mauritius | 2.3 index | +91.7% | ▲ 16 |
| 84 |  Armenia | 2.2 index | +414.3% | ▲ 48 |
| 85 |  Timor-Leste | 2.2 index | +0.0% | ▼ 10 |
| 86 |  Equatorial Guinea | 2.1 index | +75.0% | ▲ 12 |
| 87 |  Japan | 2.1 index | +162.5% | ▲ 19 |
| 88 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2 index | +385.7% | ▲ 45 |
| 89 |  Belize | 2 index | +385.7% | ▲ 46 |
| 90 |  Dominica | 2 index | +433.3% | ▲ 37 |
| 91 |  Dominican Republic | 2 index | +900.0% | ▲ 27 |
| 92 |  Cambodia | 2 index | +0.0% | ▼ 14 |
| 93 |  Vanuatu | 2 index | +0.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 94 |  Samoa | 2 index | +400.0% | ▲ 18 |
| 95 |  Panama | 1.9 index | +0.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 96 |  Haiti | 1.8 index | +0.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 97 |  Barbados | 1.4 index | +158.3% | ▲ 85 |
| 98 |  Tajikistan | 1.4 index | -22.2% | ▼ 12 |
| 99 |  Belarus | 1.3 index | -53.6% | ▼ 33 |
| 100 |  Djibouti | 1.3 index | +0.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 101 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1.3 index | +0.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 102 |  Guatemala | 1.3 index | +0.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 103 |  Laos | 1.3 index | +0.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 104 |  Nauru | 1.3 index | +285.7% | ▲ 33 |
| 105 |  Philippines | 1.3 index | +0.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 106 |  São Tomé and Principe | 1.3 index | +225.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 107 |  Azerbaijan | 1.1 index | -15.4% | ▼ 18 |
| 108 |  Bahrain | 1 index | +0.0% | ▼ 8 |
| 109 |  Bhutan | 1 index | +166.7% | ▲ 44 |
| 110 |  Central African Republic | 1 index | -23.1% | ▼ 20 |
| 111 |  Kazakhstan | 1 index | -47.4% | ▼ 29 |
| 112 |  Saint Lucia | 1 index | – | ▲ 8 |
| 113 |  Namibia | 1 index | +211.1% | ▲ 35 |
| 114 |  Palau | 1 index | +0.0% | ▼ 13 |
| 115 |  Turkey | 1 index | +11.1% | ▼ 10 |
| 116 |  Vietnam | 1 index | +0.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 117 |  Georgia | 0.9 index | -88.6% | ▼ 79 |
| 118 |  Rwanda | 0.8 index | -20.0% | ▼ 15 |
| 119 |  Indonesia | 0.5 index | +171.4% | ▲ 17 |
| 120 |  Ivory Coast | 0.3 index | +120.0% | ▲ 34 |
| 121 |  Kiribati | 0.3 index | +0.0% | ▼ 8 |
| 122 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3 index | +150.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 123 |  Liberia | 0.3 index | +250.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 124 |  Eswatini | 0.3 index | +0.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 125 |  Chad | 0.2 index | -33.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 126 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 index | -100.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 127 |  Kyrgyzstan | -0.1 index | -105.6% | ▼ 42 |
| 128 |  Sri Lanka | -0.1 index | +87.5% | ▲ 16 |
| 129 |  Republic of the Congo | -0.4 index | +0.0% | ▼ 7 |
| 130 |  North Korea | -0.4 index | -130.8% | ▼ 33 |
| 131 |  Comoros | -0.5 index | +0.0% | ▼ 8 |
| 132 |  The Bahamas | -0.6 index | +0.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 133 |  Kenya | -0.6 index | +75.0% | ▲ 50 |
| 134 |  Madagascar | -0.6 index | -20.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 135 |  Bangladesh | -0.7 index | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 136 |  Niger | -0.7 index | -333.3% | ▼ 22 |
| 137 |  Papua New Guinea | -0.7 index | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 138 |  Tuvalu | -0.7 index | +50.0% | ▲ 13 |
| 139 |  Uzbekistan | -0.7 index | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 140 |  Gabon | -0.8 index | -60.0% | ▼ 16 |
| 141 |  Grenada | -0.8 index | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 142 |  Guyana | -0.8 index | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 143 |  Paraguay | -0.8 index | -14.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 144 |  Solomon Islands | -0.8 index | +0.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 145 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.8 index | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 146 |  Jordan | -0.9 index | -250.0% | ▼ 39 |
| 147 |  Algeria | -1 index | +0.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 148 |  Singapore | -1.1 index | +56.0% | ▲ 40 |
| 149 |  Qatar | -1.4 index | +6.7% | ▲ 9 |
| 150 |  Sudan | -1.5 index | +34.8% | ▲ 29 |
| 151 |  Sierra Leone | -1.5 index | +0.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 152 |  Somalia | -1.5 index | +11.8% | ▲ 16 |
| 153 |  Syria | -1.5 index | +0.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 154 |  Tonga | -1.5 index | -87.5% | ▼ 8 |
| 155 |  Burkina Faso | -1.6 index | -180.0% | ▼ 79 |
| 156 |  Cameroon | -1.6 index | +0.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 157 |  Egypt | -1.6 index | -60.0% | ▼ 7 |
| 158 |  Eritrea | -1.6 index | +0.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 159 |  Morocco | -1.6 index | +0.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 160 |  Maldives | -1.6 index | -6.7% | ▼ 3 |
| 161 |  Tunisia | -1.6 index | -6.7% | = |
| 162 |  China | -1.7 index | -112.5% | ▼ 21 |
| 163 |  Guinea | -1.7 index | -13.3% | ▼ 8 |
| 164 |  Gambia | -1.7 index | +5.6% | ▲ 7 |
| 165 |  Jamaica | -1.7 index | -6.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 166 |  South Sudan | -1.7 index | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 167 |  Turkmenistan | -1.7 index | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 168 |  Burundi | -1.8 index | -5.9% | ▼ 1 |
| 169 |  Malawi | -1.8 index | -12.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 170 |  Trinidad and Tobago | -2 index | +9.1% | ▲ 6 |
| 171 |  Oman | -2.2 index | -266.7% | ▼ 42 |
| 172 |  Russia | -2.2 index | -320.0% | ▼ 70 |
| 173 |  Togo | -2.2 index | +4.3% | ▲ 7 |
| 174 |  Libya | -2.3 index | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 175 |  Senegal | -2.4 index | +0.0% | ▲ 9 |
| 176 |  Ghana | -2.5 index | -13.6% | ▼ 2 |
| 177 |  Mali | -2.5 index | -292.3% | ▼ 82 |
| 178 |  Zimbabwe | -2.5 index | -8.7% | ▲ 3 |
| 179 |  Brunei | -2.6 index | -13.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 180 |  Ethiopia | -2.6 index | -4.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 181 |  Lebanon | -2.6 index | -4.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 182 |  Myanmar | -2.6 index | +0.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 183 |  Afghanistan | -2.7 index | -28.6% | ▼ 10 |
| 184 |  Kuwait | -2.7 index | -80.0% | ▼ 28 |
| 185 |  United Arab Emirates | -2.9 index | -93.3% | ▼ 33 |
| 186 |  Mauritania | -3.2 index | +0.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 187 |  United Republic of Tanzania | -3.2 index | -33.3% | ▼ 2 |
| 188 |  Malaysia | -3.3 index | -50.0% | ▼ 13 |
| 189 |  Zambia | -3.3 index | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 190 |  Nigeria | -3.4 index | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 191 |  Yemen | -3.4 index | -13.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 192 |  Iran | -4 index | +0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 193 |  Saudi Arabia | -4.3 index | -22.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 194 |  Iraq | -4.4 index | -1200.0% | ▼ 84 |
| 195 |  Uganda | -4.5 index | -136.8% | ▼ 23 |
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