Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea: LGBT+ Rights Index
Bahamas
-0.6375
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.725
in 2025
Bahamas rank
133rd
Papua New Guinea rank
136th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Bahamas
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports -0.6375 against -0.725 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0875.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 194 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5875 | -0.6625 | 0.075 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | -0.5975 | -0.6625 | 0.065 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | -0.6375 | -0.6875 | 0.05 | Bahamas |
| 2020s | -0.6375 | -0.725 | 0.0875 | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bahamas or Papua New Guinea?
- Bahamas, at -0.6375 against -0.725 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0875, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Bahamas ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 136th 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.