Cape Verde vs Nepal: LGBT+ Rights Index
Cape Verde
3.83
in 2025
Nepal
4
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
71st
Nepal rank
69th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Cape Verde
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 4 against 3.83 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.17.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 71st and Nepal ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.44 | -1.49 | 0.05 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.5771 | -0.4788 | 1.06 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.92 | 2.95 | 0.0375 | Nepal |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 4 | 0.1667 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Cape Verde or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 4 against 3.83 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Cape Verde and Nepal?
- 0.17, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Nepal rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Cape Verde ranks 71st and Nepal ranks 69th 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.