North Korea vs Latvia: LGBT+ Rights Index
North Korea
2.07
in 2019
Latvia
2.92
in 2019
North Korea rank
75th
Latvia rank
74th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- North Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.92 against 2.07 in North Korea, a difference of 0.85.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.4 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 75th and Latvia ranks 74th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 | 1.07 | 1 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2.07 | 2.75 | 0.6779 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, North Korea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.92 against 2.07 in North Korea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between North Korea and Latvia?
- 0.85, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Latvia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do North Korea and Latvia rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- North Korea ranks 75th and Latvia ranks 74th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – 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
The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.