Benin vs Malawi: LGBT+ Rights Index
Benin
0.0719
in 2019
Malawi
0.4594
in 2019
Benin rank
123rd
Malawi rank
121st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.4594 against 0.0719 in Benin, a difference of 0.3875.
That makes Malawi's figure about 6.4 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 123rd and Malawi ranks 121st of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0719 | -0.3235 | 0.3954 | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.0719 | -0.3235 | 0.3954 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0719 | 0.4671 | 0.3952 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.4594 against 0.0719 in Benin as of 2019.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Benin and Malawi?
- 0.3875, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Benin ranks 123rd and Malawi ranks 121st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – 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
The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.