Croatia vs Ecuador: LGBT+ Rights Index
Croatia
14.27
in 2025
Ecuador
14.68
in 2025
Croatia rank
23rd
Ecuador rank
21st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Croatia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 14.68 against 14.27 in Croatia, a difference of 0.41.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 23rd and Ecuador ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3917 | 0.7204 | 0.3287 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 5.47 | 5.78 | 0.31 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 13.14 | 13.12 | 0.0216 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 14.02 | 14.68 | 0.6666 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Croatia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 14.68 against 14.27 in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Croatia and Ecuador?
- 0.41, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Ecuador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Ecuador rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Croatia ranks 23rd and Ecuador ranks 21st 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.
Individual pages
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.