Bangladesh vs Niger: LGBT+ Rights Index
Bangladesh
-0.675
in 2025
Niger
-0.7375
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
134th
Niger rank
137th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Bangladesh
- Niger
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports -0.675 against -0.7375 in Niger, a difference of 0.0625.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Niger ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 134th and Niger ranks 137th of 194 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.74 | 0.2625 | 2 | Niger |
| 2000s | -1.71 | 0.2625 | 1.97 | Niger |
| 2010s | -1.02 | 0.1875 | 1.21 | Niger |
| 2020s | -0.6229 | -0.5292 | 0.0938 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bangladesh or Niger?
- Bangladesh, at -0.675 against -0.7375 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bangladesh and Niger?
- 0.0625, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Niger rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Bangladesh ranks 134th and Niger ranks 137th 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.