Barbados vs Panama: LGBT+ Rights Index
Barbados
1.37
in 2025
Panama
1.92
in 2025
Barbados rank
97th
Panama rank
94th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Barbados
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.92 against 1.37 in Barbados, a difference of 0.55.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 97th and Panama ranks 94th of 194 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.42 | -1.18 | 1.24 | Panama |
| 2000s | -2.44 | 0.0266 | 2.46 | Panama |
| 2010s | -2.36 | 2.2 | 4.56 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.4667 | 1.92 | 1.45 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Barbados or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.92 against 1.37 in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Barbados and Panama?
- 0.55, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Panama?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Panama rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Barbados ranks 97th and Panama ranks 94th 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.