Austria vs Netherlands: LGBT+ Rights Index
Austria
15.31
in 2025
Netherlands
16.08
in 2025
Austria rank
17th
Netherlands rank
14th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 16.08 against 15.31 in Austria, a difference of 0.77.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9 | 8.67 | 7.77 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.23 | 12.74 | 8.51 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.28 | 13.67 | 5.38 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 13.99 | 14.79 | 0.8028 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 16.08 against 15.31 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Austria and Netherlands?
- 0.77, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Austria ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 14th 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.