Egypt vs Maldives: LGBT+ Rights Index
Egypt
-1.57
in 2025
Maldives
-1.6
in 2025
Egypt rank
154th
Maldives rank
155th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Egypt
- Maldives
How they compare
Egypt currently reports -1.57 against -1.6 in Maldives, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 154th and Maldives 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 | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.325 | -0.7875 | 1.11 | Egypt |
| 2000s | -0.6083 | -1.49 | 0.8792 | Egypt |
| 2010s | -1.17 | -1.54 | 0.3667 | Egypt |
| 2020s | -1.57 | -1.58 | 0.0084 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Egypt or Maldives?
- Egypt, at -1.57 against -1.6 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Egypt and Maldives?
- 0.03, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Maldives?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Maldives rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Egypt ranks 154th and Maldives 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.