Cuba vs Portugal: LGBT+ Rights Index
Cuba
18.38
in 2025
Portugal
19.2
in 2025
Cuba rank
4th
Portugal rank
2nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Cuba
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 19.2 against 18.38 in Cuba, a difference of 0.82.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8958 | 0.2625 | 1.16 | Portugal |
| 2000s | -0.275 | 3.93 | 4.2 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.13 | 11.57 | 8.44 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 14.95 | 18.29 | 3.34 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Cuba or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 19.2 against 18.38 in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Cuba and Portugal?
- 0.82, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Cuba ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 2nd 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.