Cape Verde vs Latvia: LGBT+ Rights Index
Cape Verde
3.83
in 2025
Latvia
4.78
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
71st
Latvia rank
68th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Cape Verde
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 4.78 against 3.83 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.95.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 71st and Latvia ranks 68th of 194 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.44 | 0.2667 | 1.7 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.5771 | 3.47 | 2.89 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 2.92 | 4.75 | 1.83 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 4.76 | 0.9278 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Cape Verde or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 4.78 against 3.83 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Cape Verde and Latvia?
- 0.95, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Latvia rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Cape Verde ranks 71st and Latvia ranks 68th 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.