Barbados vs Laos: LGBT+ Rights Index
Barbados
1.37
in 2025
Laos
1.25
in 2025
Barbados rank
97th
Laos rank
100th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Barbados
- Laos
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1.37 against 1.25 in Laos, a difference of 0.12.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Laos ahead.
Barbados ranks 97th and Laos ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.42 | 1.25 | 3.67 | Laos |
| 2000s | -2.44 | 1.25 | 3.69 | Laos |
| 2010s | -2.36 | 1.25 | 3.61 | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.4667 | 1.25 | 0.7833 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Barbados or Laos?
- Barbados, at 1.37 against 1.25 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Barbados and Laos?
- 0.12, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Laos rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Barbados ranks 97th and Laos ranks 100th 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.
Individual pages
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.