Austria vs Belgium: LGBT+ Rights Index
Austria
15.31
in 2025
Belgium
15.91
in 2025
Austria rank
17th
Belgium rank
15th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 15.91 against 15.31 in Austria, a difference of 0.6.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 17th and Belgium ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9 | 2.84 | 1.94 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4.23 | 8.58 | 4.35 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8.28 | 14.36 | 6.08 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 13.99 | 15.46 | 1.47 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 15.91 against 15.31 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.6, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Austria ranks 17th and Belgium ranks 15th 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.