Colombia vs Uruguay: LGBT+ Rights Index
Colombia
17.1
in 2025
Uruguay
16.39
in 2025
Colombia rank
8th
Uruguay rank
11th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Colombia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 17.1 against 16.39 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.71.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uruguay ahead.
Colombia ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7037 | 1.58 | 0.8796 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.41 | 6.24 | 1.83 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 10.06 | 12.75 | 2.69 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 15.43 | 16.39 | 0.9584 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Colombia or Uruguay?
- Colombia, at 17.1 against 16.39 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Colombia and Uruguay?
- 0.71, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Uruguay rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Colombia ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 11th 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.