Burkina Faso vs Jamaica: LGBT+ Rights Index
Burkina Faso
-1.64
in 2025
Jamaica
-1.66
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
160th
Jamaica rank
161st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Burkina Faso
- Jamaica
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports -1.64 against -1.66 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.02.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 161st of 194 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 | -0.6625 | 1.7 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2 | -0.7 | 2.7 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2 | -1.55 | 3.55 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.39 | -1.57 | 2.96 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Burkina Faso or Jamaica?
- Burkina Faso, at -1.64 against -1.66 in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Burkina Faso and Jamaica?
- 0.02, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Jamaica rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Jamaica ranks 161st 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.