Bahrain vs Bhutan: LGBT+ Rights Index
Bahrain
1.03
in 2025
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Bahrain rank
107th
Bhutan rank
108th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 1.03 against 1 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bahrain ranks 107th and Bhutan ranks 108th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Bhutan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 | 2 | 0.7375 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 1.26 | 1.07 | 0.1863 | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.05 | -0.95 | 2 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 0.5438 | 0.4896 | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bahrain or Bhutan?
- Bahrain, at 1.03 against 1 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bahrain and Bhutan?
- 0.03, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bhutan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Bhutan rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Bahrain ranks 107th and Bhutan ranks 108th 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.