Botswana vs Nicaragua: LGBT+ Rights Index
Botswana
3.42
in 2025
Nicaragua
2.83
in 2025
Botswana rank
75th
Nicaragua rank
77th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.42 against 2.83 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.59.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 75th and Nicaragua ranks 77th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.725 | -1.74 | 1.01 | Botswana |
| 2000s | -0.825 | -0.4829 | 0.3421 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.5496 | 2.83 | 2.28 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 3.42 | 2.83 | 0.5834 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Botswana or Nicaragua?
- Botswana, at 3.42 against 2.83 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 0.59, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Botswana ranks 75th and Nicaragua ranks 77th 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.