Costa Rica vs El Salvador: LGBT+ Rights Index

Costa Rica
3.07
in 2019
El Salvador
3.07
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
59th
El Salvador rank
59th

LGBT+ Rights Index over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
11.522.53199120052019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.07 against 3.07 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 59th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 1.41 2.07 0.6667 El Salvador
2000s 3.07 2.07 1 Costa Rica
2010s 3.07 2.57 0.5 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 3.07 against 3.07 in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
Costa Rica ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 59th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – 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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Indicator
LGBT+ Rights Index
Source
Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,568 data points, 1991–2019
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The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.