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Equaldex is an online publication resource on LGBTQ rights.[1][2][3] Subsections of the website are a collaborative knowledge base.[4][5][6]

Equaldex publishes a ranking of LGBT rights by country and territory.[7] As of September 2022, the head of Equaldex is Dan Leveille.[8]

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LGBT Equality Index

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This rating reflects the situation of LGBT people by country, as of November 11, 2024. The maximum possible value for each criterion is 100.

The Equality Index is the arithmetic mean between the Legal Index and the Public Opinion Index.[9]

The Legal Index is determined on the basis of 13 different legal issues, such as the legal status of homosexuality, the possibility of same-sex marriage, the fullness of the rights of transgender people, and so on. These issues have different weights. For example, the legality of same-sex marriage has a greater impact on the index than the ability of LGBT people to openly serve in the military. If different laws apply in different regions of the country, then the average value is calculated. Laws begin to affect the index only after they come into force, and not immediately after adoption, so changing the index has a delay. A complete list of criteria and coefficients is provided on the resource's website.[9]

The Public Opinion Index measures the public attitudes towards LGBT people. The index is calculated on the basis of polls and votes conducted by reputable organizations, using on arithmetic averages of various studies. If the survey contained a point "Do you approve of same-sex marriage?" and 56% of people answered "yes", then the value "56" will be used for the corresponding sub-item of the index. In some cases results of a survey can be used with less weight if the survey was specific or conducted among a specific group of people (for example, among representatives of one of religions). Surveys over the age of 2 years are taken with less weights.[9]

Map of countries by the LGBT Equality Index, as of November 4, 2024
Map of countries by the LGBT Legal Index
Map of countries by the LGBT Public Opinion Index
Country or territory Equality
Index 		Legal
Index 		Public Opinion
Index
 Iceland 93 95 90
 Norway 87 87 87
 Spain 83 100 67
 Uruguay 83 93 73
 Germany 81 100 62
 Chile 81 100 61
 Denmark 80 93 67
 Andorra 80 86 74
 Canada 79 95 63
 Netherlands 78 90 66
 Brazil 78 98 57
 Malta 76 100 53
 Portugal 76 93 60
 Australia 76 90 62
 Cuba 75 81 70
 New Zealand 75 87 64
 France 75 90 59
 Austria 75 91 59
 Argentina 74 87 62
 Belgium 74 87 61
 Finland 74 85 63
 Colombia 73 95 52
 Mexico 73 90 56
 Sweden 73 80 66
 Ireland 72 85 59
 United States 71 86 56
 South Africa 71 84 59
 United Kingdom 71 80 61
 Italy 70 79 60
 Switzerland 69 75 64
 Nepal 69 78 61
 Luxembourg 68 82 53
 San Marino 67 64 71
 Liechtenstein 67 66 68
 Greece 66 93 39
 Costa Rica 66 83 49
 Cape Verde 66 51 80
 Slovenia 66 84 48
 Czech Republic 65 73 57
 Taiwan 64 81 48
 Estonia 64 84 43
 Ecuador 63 85 41
 Barbados 63 55 71
 Thailand 62 57 68
 Japan 62 70 53
 India 61 65 56
 Seychelles 60 53 66
 Peru 59 72 46
 Israel 59 71 47
 China 59 51 66
 Cyprus 58 80 36
 Croatia 58 81 34
 Bolivia 57 81 33
 Philippines 57 56 58
 Marshall Islands 56 56 —
 Monaco 55 59 51
 Mauritius 54 55 53
 Belize 54 55 53
 Venezuela 54 52 56
 Vietnam 54 58 49
 Fiji 54 54 —
 Montenegro 54 71 36
 Poland 53 62 44
 Namibia 53 64 42
 Micronesia 53 53 —
 Mozambique 53 60 46
 Angola 53 66 40
 South Korea 52 64 41
 Singapore 52 53 51
 Cambodia 52 54 49
 Hungary 51 61 41
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51 63 39
 Antigua and Barbuda 51 85 17
 Slovakia 51 69 33
 Ukraine 50 60 41
 Botswana 49 59 39
 Latvia 49 63 35
 North Macedonia 49 64 34
 Laos 48 49 47
 Sao Tome and Principe 48 52 44
 Serbia 48 62 34
 Vanuatu 47 61 34
 Nauru 47 47 —
 Albania 47 64 30
 Tajikistan 47 47 —
 Bhutan 47 53 40
 Kosovo 47 60 33
 Romania 46 58 34
 Equatorial Guinea 45 45 —
 Mongolia 43 65 22
 Nicaragua 43 49 37
 Honduras 43 59 27
 El Salvador 40 47 33
 Dominican Republic 40 49 31
 Turkey 39 43 36
 Lesotho 39 49 29
 Guatemala 39 49 29
 Panama 38 47 30
 Lithuania 38 51 26
 Bahrain 38 34 42
 Trinidad and Tobago 38 48 28
 Bulgaria 38 49 27
 North Korea 38 38 —
 Guyana 38 22 53
 Central African Republic 37 37 —
 Suriname 36 50 23
 Kazakhstan 36 59 12
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 36 57 15
 Moldova 35 63 8
 Guinea-Bissau 34 44 24
 Kiribati 33 33 —
 Republic of the Congo 33 44 22
 Djibouti 33 33 —
 Paraguay 32 39 26
 Dominica 32 50 14
 Bahamas 31 46 16
 Madagascar 31 44 19
 Vatican City 31 31 —
 Gabon 31 46 16
 Pakistan 31 30 31
 Sri Lanka 30 24 37
 Timor-Leste 30 46 14
 Benin 30 42 18
 Turkmenistan 30 30 —
 Palau 30 43 16
 Georgia 29 47 12
 Samoa 29 29 —
 Burkina Faso 29 49 9
 Tonga 29 29 —
 Haiti 29 46 11
 Belarus 28 40 16
 Kyrgyzstan 28 45 12
 Rwanda 28 48 8
 Papua New Guinea 28 28 —
 Bangladesh 27 23 31
 Armenia 27 48 6
 Eswatini 27 21 32
 Grenada 26 35 17
 Azerbaijan 26 46 6
 Côte d'Ivoire 25 35 15
 Jamaica 25 32 18
 Niger 24 39 10
 Saint Lucia 24 32 17
 Jordan 23 41 6
 Russia 23 24 22
 Tuvalu 23 23 —
 Syria 22 18 27
 Palestine 22 39 6
 Myanmar 22 16 27
 Solomon Islands 22 22 —
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21 33 10
 Kenya 21 25 17
 Lebanon 20 21 19
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20 32 8
 Uzbekistan 19 20 18
 Liberia 19 27 11
 Ghana 19 16 21
 South Sudan 16 16 —
 Saudi Arabia 16 7 25
 Malaysia 16 9 23
 Zimbabwe 16 21 10
 Tunisia 16 16 15
 Comoros 16 15 16
 Maldives 15 23 8
 Sierra Leone 15 24 7
 Chad 15 17 12
 Indonesia 15 17 12
 Togo 15 16 14
 Guinea 15 17 12
 Morocco 13 11 16
 Iraq 13 4 22
 Eritrea 13 13 —
 Algeria 13 3 22
 United Arab Emirates 13 0 25
 Sudan 13 6 19
 Egypt 11 7 16
 Libya 11 4 19
 Tanzania 11 8 14
 Uganda 10 3 18
 Mauritania 10 2 18
 Burundi 10 10 10
 Malawi 10 15 5
 Qatar 10 10 9
 Ethiopia 10 7 13
 Cameroon 9 5 12
 Gambia 8 12 5
 Yemen 8 0 17
 Kuwait 7 7 6
 Zambia 6 6 6
 Nigeria 5 3 8
 Brunei 5 5 —
 Iran 5 6 3
 Senegal 4 3 4
 Oman 2 2 —
 Somalia 2 2 —
 Afghanistan 1 0 2

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This is the list of best (and worst) countries for LGBT rights according to the Equaldex score.

  • Iceland, Norway, Spain, Uruguay, Germany, Chile, Denmark, Andorra, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil and Malta are the best countries to be LGBT. Argentina, Mexico, Finland and Greece are also among the best countries to be LGBT.
  • Afghanistan, Oman, Somalia, Senegal, Nigeria, Brunei, Iran, Zambia, Kuwait, Gambia, Yemen and Cameroon are the worst countries to be LGBT. The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Mauritania are also among the worst countries to be LGBT.

References

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  2. ^ McHugh, Jess (2019-06-18). "Tips for L.G.B.T.Q. Travelers to Visit the World Safely". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ McHugh, Jess (January 16, 2019). "Finding Open-Minded Health Care Abroad". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Hope, Allison (October 11, 2022). "An LGBTQ guide to coming out safely and happily". CNN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Gillespie, Alexandra (January 31, 2022). "New digital tools are helping travelers avoid discrimination". National Geographic. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  6. ^ McGovern, Connor (June 3, 2022). "How destinations are helping LGBTQ+ visitors travel with pride". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Power, Shannon (January 27, 2023). "Beyoncé LGBTQ fans in Dubai speak out over concert backlash". Newsweek. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  8. ^ Holleis, Jennifer (September 27, 2022). "UAE increasingly dangerous for international LGBTQ community". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "LGBT Equality Index". Equaldex. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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