Egypt vs Eritrea: LGBT+ Rights Index
Egypt
-1.57
in 2025
Eritrea
-1.6
in 2025
Egypt rank
154th
Eritrea rank
155th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Egypt
- Eritrea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports -1.57 against -1.6 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 154th and Eritrea ranks 155th of 194 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.325 | -1.49 | 1.81 | Egypt |
| 2000s | -0.6083 | -1.49 | 0.8792 | Egypt |
| 2010s | -1.17 | -1.57 | 0.4042 | Egypt |
| 2020s | -1.57 | -1.6 | 0.0292 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Egypt or Eritrea?
- Egypt, at -1.57 against -1.6 in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Egypt and Eritrea?
- 0.03, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Egypt ranks 154th and Eritrea ranks 155th 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.