France vs Sweden: LGBT+ Rights Index
France
17.02
in 2025
Sweden
16.38
in 2025
France rank
9th
Sweden rank
12th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 17.02 against 16.38 in Sweden, a difference of 0.64.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.
France ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.67 | 5.77 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 7.89 | 10.09 | 2.2 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 13.06 | 14.05 | 0.9875 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 16.19 | 15.19 | 0.9944 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, France or Sweden?
- France, at 17.02 against 16.38 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between France and Sweden?
- 0.64, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- France ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.