India vs Thailand: LGBT+ Rights Index
India
5.68
in 2025
Thailand
6.25
in 2025
India rank
63rd
Thailand rank
62nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- India
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 6.25 against 5.68 in India, a difference of 0.57.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Thailand ahead.
India ranks 63rd and Thailand ranks 62nd of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7625 | -0.0833 | 0.6792 | Thailand |
| 2000s | -0.8562 | 0.2417 | 1.1 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 2.08 | 0.8633 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 5.38 | 3.9 | 1.49 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, India or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 6.25 against 5.68 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between India and Thailand?
- 0.57, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Thailand rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- India ranks 63rd and Thailand ranks 62nd 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.