Hungary vs Italy: LGBT+ Rights Index
Hungary
7.58
in 2025
Italy
7.77
in 2025
Hungary rank
56th
Italy rank
55th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Hungary
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 7.77 against 7.58 in Hungary, a difference of 0.19.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.
Hungary ranks 56th and Italy ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1829 | 1.69 | 1.88 | Italy |
| 2000s | 5.83 | 4.92 | 0.9092 | Hungary |
| 2010s | 10.87 | 6.03 | 4.85 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 10.2 | 7.68 | 2.52 | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Hungary or Italy?
- Italy, at 7.77 against 7.58 in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Hungary and Italy?
- 0.19, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Hungary ranks 56th and Italy ranks 55th 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.