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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 (2023)
[edit]In 2023, the LGBT Equality Index ranked the following countries: LGBT-friendly, best and worst for LGBT rights:[9]
# | Country | Equality Index (Out of 100) |
Legal Index (Out of 100) |
Public Opinion Index (Out of 100) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
92 | 98 | 87 |
2 | ![]() |
87 | 96 | 79 |
3 | ![]() |
86 | 88 | 84 |
4 | ![]() |
85 | 100 | 71 |
5 | ![]() |
83 | 100 | 67 |
6 | ![]() |
83 | 93 | 73 |
7 | ![]() |
83 | 95 | 70 |
8 | ![]() |
82 | 89 | 74 |
9 | ![]() |
80 | 93 | 68 |
10 | ![]() |
80 | 100 | 60 |
11 | ![]() |
80 | 95 | 65 |
12 | ![]() |
79 | 98 | 61 |
13 | ![]() |
79 | 85 | 72 |
14 | ![]() |
78 | 92 | 65 |
15 | ![]() |
78 | 88 | 68 |
16 | ![]() |
78 | 84 | 73 |
17 | ![]() |
77 | 85 | 70 |
18 | ![]() |
77 | 91 | 64 |
19 | ![]() |
77 | 91 | 63 |
20 | ![]() |
77 | 93 | 61 |
21 | ![]() |
75 | 98 | 53 |
22 | ![]() |
75 | 89 | 61 |
23 | ![]() |
75 | 88 | 62 |
24 | ![]() |
75 | 92 | 57 |
25 | ![]() |
74 | 87 | 62 |
26 | ![]() |
74 | 87 | 62 |
27 | ![]() |
74 | 89 | 60 |
28 | ![]() |
73 | 85 | 61 |
29 | ![]() |
72 | 87 | 58 |
30 | ![]() |
71 | 86 | 57 |
31 | ![]() |
69 | 81 | 58 |
32 | ![]() |
68 | 76 | 61 |
33 | ![]() |
68 | 65 | 71 |
34 | ![]() |
68 | 86 | 50 |
35 | ![]() |
68 | 68 | N/A |
36 | ![]() |
67 | 82 | 53 |
37 | ![]() |
67 | 67 | N/A |
38 | ![]() |
66 | 63 | 69 |
39 | ![]() |
65 | 77 | 54 |
40 | ![]() |
65 | 52 | 77 |
41 | ![]() |
64 | 68 | 60 |
42 | ![]() |
63 | 59 | 67 |
43 | ![]() |
63 | 87 | 39 |
44 | ![]() |
63 | 64 | 62 |
45 | ![]() |
63 | 63 | N/A |
46 | ![]() |
62 | 79 | 44 |
47 | ![]() |
61 | 62 | 61 |
48 | ![]() |
61 | 75 | 48 |
49 | ![]() |
61 | 75 | 47 |
50 | ![]() |
61 | 79 | 42 |
51 | ![]() |
60 | 80 | 41 |
52 | ![]() |
60 | 83 | 37 |
53 | ![]() |
58 | 67 | 49 |
54 | ![]() |
57 | 57 | N/A |
55 | ![]() |
57 | 46 | 68 |
56 | ![]() |
57 | 62 | 51 |
57 | ![]() |
57 | 56 | 57 |
58 | ![]() |
56 | 70 | 42 |
59 | ![]() |
56 | 76 | 35 |
60 | ![]() |
55 | 60 | 51 |
61 | ![]() |
55 | 54 | 57 |
62 | ![]() |
55 | 65 | 45 |
63 | ![]() |
54 | 54 | N/A |
64 | ![]() |
54 | 65 | 43 |
65 | ![]() |
53 | 70 | 36 |
66 | ![]() |
53 | 62 | 44 |
67 | ![]() |
52 | 52 | N/A |
68 | ![]() |
52 | 53 | 51 |
69 | ![]() |
52 | 56 | 47 |
70 | ![]() |
51 | 65 | 37 |
71 | ![]() |
51 | 64 | 37 |
72 | ![]() |
50 | 58 | 43 |
73 | ![]() |
50 | 50 | N/A |
74 | ![]() |
49 | 59 | 40 |
75 | ![]() |
49 | 51 | 47 |
76 | ![]() |
49 | 55 | 42 |
77 | ![]() |
48 | 62 | 34 |
78 | ![]() |
47 | 47 | N/A |
79 | ![]() |
47 | 57 | 36 |
80 | ![]() |
46 | 75 | 16 |
81 | ![]() |
45 | 53 | 36 |
82 | ![]() |
45 | 63 | 26 |
83 | ![]() |
44 | 48 | 40 |
84 | ![]() |
44 | 61 | 28 |
85 | ![]() |
44 | 59 | 29 |
86 | ![]() |
44 | 44 | N/A |
87 | ![]() |
44 | 49 | 39 |
88 | ![]() |
44 | 65 | 23 |
89 | ![]() |
43 | 70 | 17 |
90 | ![]() |
43 | 61 | 24 |
91 | ![]() |
42 | 64 | 21 |
92 | ![]() |
42 | 64 | 21 |
93 | ![]() |
42 | 44 | 40 |
94 | ![]() |
42 | 67 | 17 |
95 | ![]() |
41 | 48 | 34 |
96 | ![]() |
41 | 46 | 35 |
97 | ![]() |
41 | 41 | 40 |
98 | ![]() |
40 | 38 | 42 |
99 | ![]() |
40 | 46 | 34 |
100 | ![]() |
39 | 43 | 35 |
101 | ![]() |
38 | 65 | 12 |
102 | ![]() |
38 | 64 | 13 |
103 | ![]() |
38 | 43 | 33 |
104 | ![]() |
38 | 38 | N/A |
105 | ![]() |
38 | 38 | N/A |
106 | ![]() |
38 | 48 | 27 |
107 | ![]() |
38 | 56 | 19 |
108 | ![]() |
37 | 56 | 19 |
109 | ![]() |
37 | 62 | 12 |
110 | ![]() |
37 | 37 | N/A |
111 | ![]() |
37 | 37 | N/A |
112 | ![]() |
36 | 40 | 33 |
113 | ![]() |
36 | 64 | 8 |
114 | ![]() |
36 | 57 | 15 |
115 | ![]() |
35 | 40 | 31 |
116 | ![]() |
35 | 57 | 13 |
117 | ![]() |
35 | 54 | 16 |
118 | ![]() |
35 | 27 | 42 |
119 | ![]() |
35 | 47 | 22 |
120 | ![]() |
34 | 57 | 12 |
121 | ![]() |
34 | 58 | 11 |
122 | ![]() |
34 | 62 | 7 |
123 | ![]() |
33 | 53 | 14 |
124 | ![]() |
32 | 51 | 14 |
125 | ![]() |
32 | 32 | N/A |
126 | ![]() |
32 | 32 | N/A |
127 | ![]() |
32 | 52 | 11 |
128 | ![]() |
31 | 31 | N/A |
129 | ![]() |
31 | 31 | N/A |
130 | ![]() |
31 | 42 | 20 |
131 | ![]() |
30 | 40 | 20 |
132 | ![]() |
30 | 41 | 18 |
133 | ![]() |
29 | 43 | 16 |
134 | ![]() |
29 | 44 | 14 |
135 | ![]() |
29 | 50 | 8 |
136 | ![]() |
27 | 49 | 6 |
137 | ![]() |
27 | 41 | 12 |
138 | ![]() |
27 | 48 | 5 |
139 | ![]() |
26 | 41 | 12 |
140 | ![]() |
26 | 29 | 22 |
141 | ![]() |
26 | 31 | 20 |
142 | ![]() |
24 | 43 | 5 |
143 | ![]() |
24 | 25 | 23 |
144 | ![]() |
23 | 35 | 12 |
145 | ![]() |
23 | 29 | 17 |
146 | ![]() |
22 | 21 | 24 |
147 | ![]() |
22 | 29 | 14 |
148 | ![]() |
22 | 16 | 27 |
149 | ![]() |
21 | 34 | 8 |
150 | ![]() |
21 | 32 | 10 |
151 | ![]() |
21 | 28 | 13 |
152 | ![]() |
20 | 20 | N/A |
153 | ![]() |
20 | 33 | 7 |
154 | ![]() |
19 | 11 | 27 |
155 | ![]() |
19 | 19 | N/A |
156 | ![]() |
18 | 27 | 10 |
157 | ![]() |
18 | 24 | 12 |
158 | ![]() |
18 | 29 | 8 |
159 | ![]() |
18 | 22 | 14 |
160 | ![]() |
17 | 18 | 17 |
161 | ![]() |
17 | 12 | 22 |
162 | ![]() |
17 | 21 | 13 |
163 | ![]() |
17 | 18 | 16 |
164 | ![]() |
16 | 24 | 8 |
165 | ![]() |
16 | 24 | 8 |
166 | ![]() |
15 | 5 | 25 |
167 | ![]() |
15 | 23 | 6 |
168 | ![]() |
15 | 13 | 17 |
169 | ![]() |
15 | 25 | 4 |
170 | ![]() |
15 | 15 | N/A |
171 | ![]() |
15 | 0 | 29 |
172 | ![]() |
14 | 8 | 20 |
173 | ![]() |
14 | 3 | 25 |
174 | ![]() |
14 | 14 | N/A |
175 | ![]() |
13 | 2 | 24 |
176 | ![]() |
13 | 8 | 18 |
177 | ![]() |
13 | 22 | 4 |
178 | ![]() |
13 | 9 | 16 |
179 | ![]() |
12 | 7 | 18 |
180 | ![]() |
12 | 12 | N/A |
181 | ![]() |
12 | 7 | 17 |
182 | ![]() |
11 | 6 | 16 |
183 | ![]() |
11 | 3 | 19 |
184 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 14 |
185 | ![]() |
10 | 8 | 11 |
186 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | N/A |
187 | ![]() |
9 | 15 | 4 |
188 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 17 |
189 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 16 |
190 | ![]() |
7 | 9 | 6 |
191 | ![]() |
7 | 6 | 9 |
192 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 7 |
193 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | N/A |
194 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | N/A |
195 | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 3 |
196 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | N/A |
197 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 2 |
Notes
[edit]This is the list of best (and worst) countries for LGBT rights according to the Equaldex score.
- Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Malta, Canada, Uruguay, the Netherlands, Andorra, Spain, Chile, Germany and Brazil are the best countries to be LGBT. Argentina, Mexico, Finland and Greece are also among the best countries to be LGBT.
- Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Oman, Somalia, Nigeria, Qatar, Palestine, Mauritania, Yemen, Gambia and Eritrea are the worst countries to be LGBT. The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Uganda are also among the worst countries to be LGBT.
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- ^ "LGBT Equality Index". Equaldex. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023.