Albania vs United States: LGBT+ Rights Index
Albania
11.33
in 2025
United States
10.67
in 2025
Albania rank
38th
United States rank
40th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Albania
- United States
How they compare
Albania currently reports 11.33 against 10.67 in United States, a difference of 0.66.
That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 38th and United States ranks 40th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1833 | -1 | 0.8214 | Albania |
| 2000s | 2.12 | 1.1 | 1.02 | Albania |
| 2010s | 10.59 | 7.6 | 2.99 | Albania |
| 2020s | 11.38 | 12.36 | 0.9832 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Albania or United States?
- Albania, at 11.33 against 10.67 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Albania and United States?
- 0.66, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Albania and United States rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Albania ranks 38th and United States ranks 40th 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.