Croatia vs South Africa: LGBT+ Rights Index
Croatia
14.27
in 2025
South Africa
14.08
in 2025
Croatia rank
23rd
South Africa rank
25th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Croatia
- South Africa
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 14.27 against 14.08 in South Africa, a difference of 0.19.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 25th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3917 | 0.8509 | 0.4593 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 5.47 | 6.81 | 1.35 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 13.14 | 11.27 | 1.87 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 14.02 | 13.19 | 0.8222 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Croatia or South Africa?
- Croatia, at 14.27 against 14.08 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Croatia and South Africa?
- 0.19, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and South Africa rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Croatia ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 25th 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.