Bulgaria vs Lithuania: LGBT+ Rights Index
Bulgaria
8.9
in 2025
Lithuania
8.45
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Lithuania rank
52nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 8.9 against 8.45 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.45.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Lithuania ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7375 | -0.8736 | 0.1361 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.85 | 2.23 | 1.62 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.15 | 3.45 | 3.7 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 8.77 | 7.01 | 1.77 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
- Bulgaria, at 8.9 against 8.45 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.45, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Lithuania ranks 52nd 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.