Japan vs East Timor: LGBT+ Rights Index
Japan
2.06
in 2025
East Timor
2.17
in 2025
Japan rank
86th
East Timor rank
83rd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Japan
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2.17 against 2.06 in Japan, a difference of 0.11.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 86th and East Timor ranks 83rd of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0.2125 | 0.7875 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 1.22 | 0.5163 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.9231 | 2.48 | 1.55 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 2.17 | 0.3722 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Japan or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 2.17 against 2.06 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Japan and East Timor?
- 0.11, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and East Timor rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Japan ranks 86th and East Timor ranks 83rd 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.