India vs Suriname: LGBT+ Rights Index
India
5.68
in 2025
Suriname
6.67
in 2025
India rank
63rd
Suriname rank
61st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- India
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 6.67 against 5.68 in India, a difference of 0.99.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
India ranks 63rd and Suriname ranks 61st of 194 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7625 | 0.2125 | 0.975 | Suriname |
| 2000s | -0.8562 | 0.3912 | 1.25 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 3.85 | 2.63 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 5.38 | 6.36 | 0.9772 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, India or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 6.67 against 5.68 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between India and Suriname?
- 0.99, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Suriname rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- India ranks 63rd and Suriname ranks 61st 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.