Cape Verde vs Lesotho: LGBT+ Rights Index
Cape Verde
3.83
in 2025
Lesotho
3.83
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
71st
Lesotho rank
71st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 3.83 against 3.83 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 71st of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.44 | -0.5 | 0.9375 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.5771 | -0.5 | 1.08 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.92 | 1.5 | 1.42 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 2.61 | 1.22 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
- Cape Verde, at 3.83 against 3.83 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Cape Verde ranks 71st and Lesotho ranks 71st 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.