Belgium vs Mexico: LGBT+ Rights Index
Belgium
15.91
in 2025
Mexico
15.66
in 2025
Belgium rank
15th
Mexico rank
16th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Belgium
- Mexico
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 15.91 against 15.66 in Mexico, a difference of 0.25.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.84 | 1.33 | 1.5 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 8.58 | 2.91 | 5.66 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 14.36 | 9.35 | 5.02 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 15.46 | 14.28 | 1.18 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Belgium or Mexico?
- Belgium, at 15.91 against 15.66 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Belgium and Mexico?
- 0.25, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Mexico rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Belgium ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 16th 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.