Egypt vs Sudan: LGBT+ Rights Index
Egypt
-1.57
in 2025
Sudan
-1.52
in 2025
Egypt rank
154th
Sudan rank
151st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Egypt
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports -1.52 against -1.57 in Egypt, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 154th and Sudan ranks 151st of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.325 | -2.19 | 2.52 | Egypt |
| 2000s | -0.6083 | -2.19 | 1.58 | Egypt |
| 2010s | -1.17 | -2.25 | 1.08 | Egypt |
| 2020s | -1.57 | -1.52 | 0.0458 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Egypt or Sudan?
- Sudan, at -1.52 against -1.57 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Egypt and Sudan?
- 0.05, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sudan rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Egypt ranks 154th and Sudan ranks 151st 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.