Estonia vs New Zealand: LGBT+ Rights Index
Estonia
10.31
in 2025
New Zealand
10.61
in 2025
Estonia rank
44th
New Zealand rank
41st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Estonia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 10.61 against 10.31 in Estonia, a difference of 0.3.
Across all 35 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 194 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4602 | 4.53 | 4.99 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.33 | 7.13 | 3.79 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6.33 | 8.76 | 2.44 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 8.14 | 10.02 | 1.88 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Estonia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 10.61 against 10.31 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Estonia and New Zealand?
- 0.3, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and New Zealand rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Estonia ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 41st 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.