Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bulgaria?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 5.29 against 4.94 in Bulgaria as of 2019.

What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?

0.35, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?

29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria: LGBT+ Rights Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

5.29

in 2019

Bulgaria

4.94

in 2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

44th

Bulgaria rank

46th

LGBT+ Rights Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 5.29 against 4.94 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.35.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 44th and Bulgaria ranks 46th of 192 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-1	-0.8495	0.1529	Bulgaria
2000s	2.02	2.28	0.262	Bulgaria
2010s	4.79	4.94	0.1535	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bulgaria?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 5.29 against 4.94 in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?: 0.35, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 44th and Bulgaria ranks 46th 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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Indicator: LGBT+ Rights Index
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,568 data points, 1991–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.