Bahamas vs Madagascar: LGBT+ Rights Index
Bahamas
-0.6375
in 2025
Madagascar
-0.6
in 2025
Bahamas rank
133rd
Madagascar rank
132nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Bahamas
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -0.6 against -0.6375 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0375.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 133rd and Madagascar ranks 132nd of 194 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5875 | 0.1292 | 0.7167 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -0.5975 | -0.5375 | 0.06 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -0.6375 | -0.5563 | 0.0812 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | -0.6375 | -0.6 | 0.0375 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bahamas or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -0.6 against -0.6375 in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bahamas and Madagascar?
- 0.0375, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Madagascar rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Bahamas ranks 133rd and Madagascar ranks 132nd 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.