Armenia vs South Korea: LGBT+ Rights Index
Armenia
2.17
in 2025
South Korea
2.62
in 2025
Armenia rank
83rd
South Korea rank
80th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Armenia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.62 against 2.17 in Armenia, a difference of 0.45.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Armenia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Armenia ranks 83rd and South Korea ranks 80th of 194 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.53 | 0.2093 | 1.74 | South Korea |
| 2000s | -0.3675 | 1.9 | 2.27 | South Korea |
| 2010s | -0.25 | 2.45 | 2.7 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.19 | 2.62 | 1.42 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Armenia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2.62 against 2.17 in Armenia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Armenia and South Korea?
- 0.45, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and South Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Armenia and South Korea rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Armenia ranks 83rd and South Korea ranks 80th 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.