Congo vs Kenya: LGBT+ Rights Index
Congo
-0.3625
in 2025
Kenya
-0.5542
in 2025
Congo rank
128th
Kenya rank
131st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Congo
- Kenya
How they compare
Congo currently reports -0.3625 against -0.5542 in Kenya, a difference of 0.1917.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 128th and Kenya ranks 131st of 194 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4875 | -2.01 | 1.53 | Congo |
| 2000s | -0.4875 | -2.01 | 1.53 | Congo |
| 2010s | -0.3937 | -2.34 | 1.94 | Congo |
| 2020s | -0.3521 | -1.12 | 0.7716 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Congo or Kenya?
- Congo, at -0.3625 against -0.5542 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Congo and Kenya?
- 0.1917, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Kenya rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Congo ranks 128th and Kenya ranks 131st 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.