Afghanistan vs Kuwait: LGBT+ Rights Index
Afghanistan
-2.75
in 2025
Kuwait
-2.73
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
183rd
Kuwait rank
182nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -2.73 against -2.75 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kuwait ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Kuwait ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.23 | -1.4 | 0.8338 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | -2.19 | -1.42 | 0.7696 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | -2.09 | -1.46 | 0.6317 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -2.65 | -2.75 | 0.1034 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Afghanistan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at -2.73 against -2.75 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 0.02, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Kuwait ranks 182nd 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.