Ecuador vs Norway: LGBT+ Rights Index
Ecuador
14.68
in 2025
Norway
14.36
in 2025
Ecuador rank
21st
Norway rank
22nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Ecuador
- Norway
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 14.68 against 14.36 in Norway, a difference of 0.32.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Norway ahead.
Ecuador ranks 21st and Norway ranks 22nd of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7204 | 7.09 | 6.37 | Norway |
| 2000s | 5.78 | 8.74 | 2.97 | Norway |
| 2010s | 13.12 | 11.94 | 1.17 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 14.68 | 13.85 | 0.8305 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Ecuador or Norway?
- Ecuador, at 14.68 against 14.36 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Ecuador and Norway?
- 0.32, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Norway?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Norway rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Ecuador ranks 21st and Norway ranks 22nd 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.