Afghanistan vs Brunei: LGBT+ Rights Index
Afghanistan
-2.75
in 2025
Brunei
-2.6
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
183rd
Brunei rank
181st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Brunei
How they compare
Brunei currently reports -2.6 against -2.75 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brunei ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Brunei ranks 181st of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Brunei in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.23 | -0.6625 | 1.57 | Brunei |
| 2000s | -2.19 | -0.6625 | 1.53 | Brunei |
| 2010s | -2.09 | -2.15 | 0.0537 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -2.65 | -2.57 | 0.0777 | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Afghanistan or Brunei?
- Brunei, at -2.6 against -2.75 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Afghanistan and Brunei?
- 0.15, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Brunei?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Brunei rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Brunei ranks 181st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Summary measure of a country's LGBTI-related laws, calculated by subtracting the sum of its regressive policy scores from the sum of its progressive policy scores.