Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates: LGBT+ Rights Index
Afghanistan
-2.75
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
-2.88
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
183rd
United Arab Emirates rank
184th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Afghanistan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -2.75 against -2.88 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 183rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.23 | -1.48 | 0.7588 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | -2.19 | -1.51 | 0.6821 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | -2.09 | -2.09 | 0.0046 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | -2.65 | -2.91 | 0.2576 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Afghanistan or United Arab Emirates?
- Afghanistan, at -2.75 against -2.88 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.13, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Afghanistan ranks 183rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 184th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Velasco (2026) β 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.