Afghanistan vs Mauritania: LGBT+ Rights Index
Afghanistan
-2.75
in 2025
Mauritania
-3.15
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
183rd
Mauritania rank
185th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -2.75 against -3.15 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Mauritania ranks 185th of 194 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.23 | -2.34 | 0.1079 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | -2.19 | -2.96 | 0.7721 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -2.09 | -3.15 | 1.05 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -2.65 | -3.07 | 0.4202 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at -2.75 against -3.15 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.4, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Afghanistan ranks 183rd and Mauritania ranks 185th 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.