Belgium vs Netherlands: LGBT+ Rights Index
Belgium
15.91
in 2025
Netherlands
16.08
in 2025
Belgium rank
15th
Netherlands rank
14th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 16.08 against 15.91 in Belgium, a difference of 0.17.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.84 | 8.67 | 5.83 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 8.58 | 12.74 | 4.16 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 14.36 | 13.67 | 0.6959 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 15.46 | 14.79 | 0.6666 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 16.08 against 15.91 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.17, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Belgium ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th 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.