Israel vs Switzerland: LGBT+ Rights Index
Israel
12.09
in 2025
Switzerland
11.7
in 2025
Israel rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
34th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Israel
- Switzerland
How they compare
Israel currently reports 12.09 against 11.7 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.39.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.63 | 3.17 | 0.4681 | Israel |
| 2000s | 6.72 | 4.24 | 2.48 | Israel |
| 2010s | 7.66 | 4.84 | 2.82 | Israel |
| 2020s | 11.17 | 10.41 | 0.7555 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Israel or Switzerland?
- Israel, at 12.09 against 11.7 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Israel and Switzerland?
- 0.39, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Switzerland rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Israel ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 34th 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.