Ranked by LGBT

LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better. 180 countries have data for 2026.

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Rank	Country	LGBT
1st	🇮🇸Iceland	9.3
2nd	🇳🇴Norway	8.8
3rd	🇺🇾Uruguay	8.7
4th	🇪🇸Spain	8.3
5th	🇩🇰Denmark	8.2
6th	🇳🇿New Zealand	8.1
7th	🇦🇩Andorra	8.0
7th	🇨🇱Chile	8.0
7th	🇩🇪Germany	8.0
7th	🇲🇹Malta	8.0
11th	🇦🇺Australia	7.8
11th	🇧🇪Belgium	7.8
11th	🇨🇦Canada	7.8
14th	🇨🇺Cuba	7.7
14th	🇳🇱Netherlands	7.7
14th	🇵🇹Portugal	7.7
17th	🇫🇮Finland	7.6
18th	🇧🇷Brazil	7.5
18th	🇸🇪Sweden	7.5
20th	🇦🇷Argentina	7.4
20th	🇫🇷France	7.4
22nd	🇦🇹Austria	7.3
23rd	🇨🇿Czechia	7.2
24th	🇨🇴Colombia	7.1
24th	🇲🇽Mexico	7.1
24th	🇳🇵Nepal	7.1
27th	🇮🇪Ireland	7.0
27th	🇨🇭Switzerland	7.0
29th	🇨🇷Costa Rica	6.9
29th	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	6.9
31st	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	6.8
31st	🇬🇧United Kingdom	6.8
33rd	🇱🇺Luxembourg	6.7
33rd	🇿🇦South Africa	6.7
33rd	🇺🇸United States	6.7
36th	🇬🇷Greece	6.6
36th	🇮🇹Italy	6.6
38th	🇪🇨Ecuador	6.5
38th	🇸🇮Slovenia	6.5
38th	🇹🇭Thailand	6.5
41st	🇧🇴Bolivia	6.2
41st	🇮🇱Israel	6.2
43rd	🇸🇨Seychelles	6.1
44th	🇹🇼Taiwan	5.9
45th	🇪🇪Estonia	5.8
46th	🇭🇷Croatia	5.7
47th	🇧🇼Botswana	5.6
47th	🇨🇳China	5.6
47th	🇨🇾Cyprus	5.6
50th	🇧🇧Barbados	5.5
50th	🇲🇪Montenegro	5.5
52nd	🇵🇪Peru	5.4
52nd	🇵🇭Philippines	5.4
52nd	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	5.4
55th	🇯🇵Japan	5.3
55th	🇲🇨Monaco	5.3
57th	🇫🇯Fiji	5.2
57th	🇻🇪Venezuela	5.2
59th	🇧🇹Bhutan	5.1
59th	🇮🇳India	5.1
59th	🇲🇺Mauritius	5.1
59th	🇵🇱Poland	5.1
59th	🇻🇳Vietnam	5.1
64th	🇧🇿Belize	5.0
64th	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	5.0
64th	🇷🇸Serbia	5.0
67th	🇭🇺Hungary	4.9
67th	🇲🇰North Macedonia	4.9
67th	🇸🇰Slovakia	4.9
70th	🇽🇰Kosovo	4.8
70th	🇱🇦Laos	4.8
70th	🇲🇿Mozambique	4.8
70th	🇺🇦Ukraine	4.8
74th	🇦🇱Albania	4.7
74th	🇰🇭Cambodia	4.7
74th	🇱🇹Lithuania	4.7
74th	🇷🇴Romania	4.7
78th	🇭🇳Honduras	4.6
78th	🇰🇷Korea, South	4.6
78th	🇱🇻Latvia	4.6
81st	🇳🇮Nicaragua	4.5
82nd	🇱🇸Lesotho	4.4
82nd	🇸🇬Singapore	4.4
84th	🇦🇴Angola	4.2
84th	🇧🇬Bulgaria	4.2
86th	🇸🇻El Salvador	4.1
86th	🇳🇦Namibia	4.1
86th	🇸🇷Suriname	4.1
89th	🇲🇳Mongolia	4.0
89th	🇹🇯Tajikistan	4.0
91st	🇵🇦Panama	3.9
92nd	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	3.8
92nd	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	3.8
92nd	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	3.8
95th	🇧🇭Bahrain	3.7
95th	🇰🇵Korea, North	3.7
97th	🇲🇩Moldova	3.6
98th	🇬🇹Guatemala	3.5
98th	🇷🇼Rwanda	3.5
100th	🇩🇯Djibouti	3.4
100th	🇵🇾Paraguay	3.4
102nd	🇹🇷Turkey	3.2
103rd	🇩🇲Dominica	3.1
103rd	🇬🇪Georgia	3.1
103rd	🇭🇹Haiti	3.1
103rd	🇻🇦Vatican City	3.1
107th	🇧🇸The Bahamas	3.0
108th	🇲🇬Madagascar	2.9
108th	🇷🇺Russia	2.9
110th	🇧🇯Benin	2.8
110th	🇨🇬Republic of the Congo	2.8
112th	🇧🇾Belarus	2.7
112th	🇨🇫Central African Republic	2.7
114th	🇦🇲Armenia	2.5
115th	🇬🇦Gabon	2.3
115th	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	2.3
117th	🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire	2.2
117th	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	2.2
119th	🇨🇩Democratic Republic Congo	2.1
120th	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	2.0
121st	🇸🇾Syria	1.8
122nd	🇯🇴Jordan	1.7
123rd	🇳🇪Niger	0.9
124th	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	0.8
124th	🇲🇱Mali	0.8
126th	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Death
126th	🇩🇿Algeria	Illegal
126th	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Life
126th	🇧🇳Brunei	Stoning
126th	🇧🇮Burundi	Illegal
126th	🇨🇲Cameroon	Illegal
126th	🇹🇩Chad	Illegal
126th	🇰🇲Comoros	Illegal
126th	🇪🇬Egypt	Illegal
126th	🇪🇷Eritrea	Illegal
126th	🇸🇿Eswatini	Illegal
126th	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Illegal
126th	🇬🇭Ghana	Illegal
126th	🇬🇳Guinea	Illegal
126th	🇬🇾Guyana	Life
126th	🇮🇩Indonesia	Illegal
126th	🇮🇷Iran	Death
126th	🇮🇶Iraq	Illegal
126th	🇯🇲Jamaica	Illegal
126th	🇰🇪Kenya	Illegal
126th	🇰🇼Kuwait	Illegal
126th	🇱🇧Lebanon	Illegal
126th	🇱🇷Liberia	Illegal
126th	🇱🇾Libya	Illegal
126th	🇲🇼Malawi	Illegal
126th	🇲🇾Malaysia	Illegal
126th	🇲🇻Maldives	Illegal
126th	🇲🇷Mauritania	Stoning
126th	🇲🇦Morocco	Illegal
126th	🇲🇲Myanmar	Illegal
126th	🇳🇬Nigeria	Stoning
126th	🇴🇲Oman	Illegal
126th	🇵🇰Pakistan	Stoning
126th	🇵🇸Palestine	Illegal
126th	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Illegal
126th	🇶🇦Qatar	Stoning
126th	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Death
126th	🇸🇳Senegal	Illegal
126th	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Life
126th	🇸🇴Somalia	Death
126th	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Illegal
126th	🇸🇩Sudan	Life
126th	🇸🇸Sudan, South	Illegal
126th	🇹🇿Tanzania	Life
126th	🇬🇲The Gambia	Life
126th	🇹🇬Togo	Illegal
126th	🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago	Illegal
126th	🇹🇳Tunisia	Illegal
126th	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Illegal
126th	🇺🇬Uganda	Life
126th	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Death
126th	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Illegal
126th	🇾🇪Yemen	Death
126th	🇿🇲Zambia	Life
126th	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Illegal