Egypt vs Namibia: LGBT+ Rights Index

Egypt
0.0912
in 2019
Namibia
0.5822
in 2019
Egypt rank
122nd
Namibia rank
120th

LGBT+ Rights Index over time

  • Egypt
  • Namibia
-0.500.511.5199120052019

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.5822 against 0.0912 in Egypt, a difference of 0.491.

That makes Namibia's figure about 6.4 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 120th of 192 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.07 0.9892 0.0827 Egypt
2000s 1.07 1.28 0.2104 Namibia
2010s 0.8757 0.5822 0.2935 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Egypt or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.5822 against 0.0912 in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Egypt and Namibia?
0.491, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Namibia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Namibia rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
Egypt ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 120th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – 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

Indicator
LGBT+ Rights Index
Source
Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,568 data points, 1991–2019
Last refreshed

The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.