Canada vs Spain: LGBT+ Rights Index
Canada
17.18
in 2025
Spain
18.19
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
Spain rank
5th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 18.19 against 17.18 in Canada, a difference of 1.01.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and Spain ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.16 | 6.02 | 2.86 | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.86 | 10.1 | 3.25 | Spain |
| 2010s | 11.36 | 14.26 | 2.9 | Spain |
| 2020s | 16.58 | 17.4 | 0.8186 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 18.19 against 17.18 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Canada and Spain?
- 1.01, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Canada ranks 7th and Spain ranks 5th 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.