Kenya vs Madagascar: LGBT+ Rights Index
Kenya
-0.5542
in 2025
Madagascar
-0.6
in 2025
Kenya rank
131st
Madagascar rank
132nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Kenya currently reports -0.5542 against -0.6 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0458.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.
Kenya ranks 131st and Madagascar ranks 132nd of 194 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.01 | 0.1292 | 2.14 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -2.01 | -0.5375 | 1.48 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -2.34 | -0.5563 | 1.78 | Madagascar |
| 2020s | -1.12 | -0.6 | 0.5236 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Kenya, at -0.5542 against -0.6 in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.0458, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Kenya ranks 131st and Madagascar ranks 132nd 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.