Ethiopia vs Myanmar: LGBT+ Rights Index
Ethiopia
-2.6
in 2025
Myanmar
-2.58
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
179th
Myanmar rank
178th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Ethiopia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports -2.58 against -2.6 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 179th and Myanmar ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.63 | -2.63 | 1.01 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | -2.11 | -2.67 | 0.5646 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | -2.52 | -2.58 | 0.0508 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | -2.6 | -2.58 | 0.0167 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at -2.58 against -2.6 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Ethiopia and Myanmar?
- 0.02, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Myanmar rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Ethiopia ranks 179th and Myanmar ranks 178th 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.