Bhutan vs Palau: LGBT+ Rights Index
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
108th
Palau rank
108th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Bhutan
- Palau
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Palau, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 108th and Palau ranks 108th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | -0.6 | 2.6 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 1.07 | -0.8 | 1.87 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | -0.95 | 0.48 | 1.43 | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.5438 | 1 | 0.4562 | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bhutan or Palau?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bhutan and Palau?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Palau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Palau rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Bhutan ranks 108th and Palau ranks 108th 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.