El Salvador vs Suriname: LGBT+ Rights Index
El Salvador
6.75
in 2025
Suriname
6.67
in 2025
El Salvador rank
59th
Suriname rank
61st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- El Salvador
- Suriname
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.75 against 6.67 in Suriname, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 59th and Suriname ranks 61st of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.47 | 0.2125 | 1.26 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 0.3912 | 0.8588 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.13 | 3.85 | 2.28 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.75 | 6.36 | 0.3889 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, El Salvador or Suriname?
- El Salvador, at 6.75 against 6.67 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between El Salvador and Suriname?
- 0.08, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Suriname rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- El Salvador ranks 59th and Suriname ranks 61st 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.