Ireland vs Israel: LGBT+ Rights Index
Ireland
11.62
in 2025
Israel
12.09
in 2025
Ireland rank
36th
Israel rank
33rd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Ireland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 12.09 against 11.62 in Ireland, a difference of 0.47.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Israel ahead.
Ireland ranks 36th and Israel ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1 | 3.63 | 0.531 | Israel |
| 2000s | 5.47 | 6.72 | 1.25 | Israel |
| 2010s | 6.54 | 7.66 | 1.12 | Israel |
| 2020s | 9.76 | 11.17 | 1.4 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Ireland or Israel?
- Israel, at 12.09 against 11.62 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Ireland and Israel?
- 0.47, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Ireland ranks 36th and Israel ranks 33rd 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.