Ghana vs Myanmar: LGBT+ Rights Index
Ghana
-2.55
in 2025
Myanmar
-2.58
in 2025
Ghana rank
177th
Myanmar rank
178th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Ghana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -2.55 against -2.58 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.03.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 177th and Myanmar ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.49 | -2.63 | 1.15 | Ghana |
| 2000s | -1.49 | -2.67 | 1.18 | Ghana |
| 2010s | -1.84 | -2.58 | 0.7404 | Ghana |
| 2020s | -2.52 | -2.58 | 0.0611 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Ghana or Myanmar?
- Ghana, at -2.55 against -2.58 in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Ghana and Myanmar?
- 0.03, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Ghana ranks 177th 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.