Burkina Faso vs Turkmenistan: LGBT+ Rights Index
Burkina Faso
-1.64
in 2025
Turkmenistan
-1.68
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
160th
Turkmenistan rank
162nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Burkina Faso
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports -1.64 against -1.68 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.04.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Turkmenistan ranks 162nd 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 | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 | -1.68 | 2.71 | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2 | -1.68 | 3.67 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2 | -1.68 | 3.67 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.39 | -1.68 | 3.07 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Burkina Faso or Turkmenistan?
- Burkina Faso, at -1.64 against -1.68 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Burkina Faso and Turkmenistan?
- 0.04, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Turkmenistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Turkmenistan rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Turkmenistan ranks 162nd 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.