Japan vs Samoa: LGBT+ Rights Index
Japan
2.06
in 2025
Samoa
2
in 2025
Japan rank
86th
Samoa rank
87th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Japan
- Samoa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.06 against 2 in Samoa, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 87th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | -0.6625 | 1.66 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7 | -0.6062 | 1.31 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9231 | 0.8417 | 0.0814 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 2.13 | 0.3347 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Japan or Samoa?
- Japan, at 2.06 against 2 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Japan and Samoa?
- 0.06, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Samoa rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Japan ranks 86th and Samoa ranks 87th 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.