Bangladesh vs Kenya: LGBT+ Rights Index
Bangladesh
-0.675
in 2025
Kenya
-0.5542
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
134th
Kenya rank
131st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Bangladesh
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports -0.5542 against -0.675 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1208.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 134th and Kenya ranks 131st of 194 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.74 | -2.01 | 0.275 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | -1.71 | -2.01 | 0.3 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | -1.02 | -2.34 | 1.31 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | -0.6229 | -1.12 | 0.5007 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bangladesh or Kenya?
- Kenya, at -0.5542 against -0.675 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 0.1208, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Kenya rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Bangladesh ranks 134th and Kenya ranks 131st 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.