Brunei vs Kuwait: LGBT+ Rights Index
Brunei
-2.6
in 2025
Kuwait
-2.73
in 2025
Brunei rank
181st
Kuwait rank
182nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Brunei
- Kuwait
How they compare
Brunei currently reports -2.6 against -2.73 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 181st and Kuwait ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6625 | -1.4 | 0.7375 | Brunei |
| 2000s | -0.6625 | -1.42 | 0.7562 | Brunei |
| 2010s | -2.15 | -1.46 | 0.6854 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -2.57 | -2.75 | 0.1812 | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Brunei or Kuwait?
- Brunei, at -2.6 against -2.73 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Brunei and Kuwait?
- 0.13, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Kuwait?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Kuwait rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Brunei ranks 181st and Kuwait ranks 182nd 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.