Denmark vs France: LGBT+ Rights Index
Denmark
17.42
in 2025
France
17.02
in 2025
Denmark rank
6th
France rank
9th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 17.42 against 17.02 in France, a difference of 0.4.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 6th and France ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.76 | 5.67 | 2.09 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 8.86 | 7.89 | 0.9717 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 11.03 | 13.06 | 2.03 | France |
| 2020s | 15.42 | 16.19 | 0.7722 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 17.42 against 17.02 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Denmark and France?
- 0.4, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Denmark ranks 6th and France ranks 9th 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.