Benin vs Mauritius: LGBT+ Rights Index
Benin
2.25
in 2025
Mauritius
2.25
in 2025
Benin rank
82nd
Mauritius rank
81st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Benin
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 2.25 against 2.25 in Benin, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 82nd and Mauritius ranks 81st of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5611 | -0.6625 | 1.22 | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.9812 | -0.3208 | 1.3 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.8787 | 1.24 | 0.3588 | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 1.79 | 0.4646 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Benin or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 2.25 against 2.25 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Benin and Mauritius?
- 0, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritius?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Mauritius rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Benin ranks 82nd and Mauritius ranks 81st 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.