Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?

Equatorial Guinea, at 2.07 against 2.07 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.

What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?

0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?

29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: LGBT+ Rights Index

Equatorial Guinea

2.07

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

2.07

in 2019

Equatorial Guinea rank

75th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

75th

LGBT+ Rights Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.07 against 2.07 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 75th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 75th of 192 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.07	0.8195	1.25	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	2.07	0.8195	1.25	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	2.07	1.82	0.2505	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?: Equatorial Guinea, at 2.07 against 2.07 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 75th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 75th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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.