Eswatini vs Rwanda: LGBT+ Rights Index
Eswatini
0.3125
in 2025
Rwanda
0.8333
in 2025
Eswatini rank
120th
Rwanda rank
117th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Eswatini
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.8333 against 0.3125 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.5208.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.7 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 120th and Rwanda ranks 117th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3125 | -0.4875 | 0.8 | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.3125 | -0.6625 | 0.975 | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.3125 | 0.6525 | 0.34 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.3125 | 0.8333 | 0.5208 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Eswatini or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.8333 against 0.3125 in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Eswatini and Rwanda?
- 0.5208, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Rwanda rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Eswatini ranks 120th and Rwanda ranks 117th 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.