El Salvador vs Taiwan: LGBT+ Rights Index
El Salvador
6.75
in 2025
Taiwan
7.12
in 2025
El Salvador rank
59th
Taiwan rank
58th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- El Salvador
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 7.12 against 6.75 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.37.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Taiwan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 59th and Taiwan ranks 58th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.47 | 2.67 | 1.19 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 2.72 | 1.47 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 6.13 | 4.17 | 1.97 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.75 | 6.69 | 0.0625 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, El Salvador or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 7.12 against 6.75 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between El Salvador and Taiwan?
- 0.37, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Taiwan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Taiwan rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- El Salvador ranks 59th and Taiwan ranks 58th 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.