El Salvador vs Thailand: LGBT+ Rights Index
El Salvador
6.75
in 2025
Thailand
6.25
in 2025
El Salvador rank
59th
Thailand rank
62nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- El Salvador
- Thailand
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.75 against 6.25 in Thailand, a difference of 0.5.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 62nd 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 | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.47 | -0.0833 | 1.56 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 0.2417 | 1.01 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.13 | 2.08 | 4.05 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.75 | 3.9 | 2.85 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, El Salvador or Thailand?
- El Salvador, at 6.75 against 6.25 in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between El Salvador and Thailand?
- 0.5, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- El Salvador ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 62nd 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.