Albania vs Costa Rica: LGBT+ Rights Index
Albania
11.33
in 2025
Costa Rica
11.67
in 2025
Albania rank
38th
Costa Rica rank
35th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Albania
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 11.67 against 11.33 in Albania, a difference of 0.34.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1833 | -0.9051 | 0.7218 | Albania |
| 2000s | 2.12 | 2.87 | 0.7496 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.59 | 5.13 | 5.46 | Albania |
| 2020s | 11.38 | 10.81 | 0.5694 | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Albania or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 11.67 against 11.33 in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Albania and Costa Rica?
- 0.34, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Costa Rica rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Albania ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 35th 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.