Brazil vs Sweden: LGBT+ Rights Index
Brazil
16.23
in 2025
Sweden
16.38
in 2025
Brazil rank
13th
Sweden rank
12th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Brazil
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16.38 against 16.23 in Brazil, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 | 5.77 | 3.72 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.31 | 10.09 | 6.78 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.12 | 14.05 | 5.93 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 17.48 | 15.19 | 2.28 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Brazil or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 16.38 against 16.23 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Brazil and Sweden?
- 0.15, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.