South Korea vs Nicaragua: LGBT+ Rights Index
South Korea
2.62
in 2025
Nicaragua
2.83
in 2025
South Korea rank
80th
Nicaragua rank
77th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- South Korea
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.83 against 2.62 in South Korea, a difference of 0.21.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 80th and Nicaragua ranks 77th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2093 | -1.74 | 1.95 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.9 | -0.4829 | 2.38 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.45 | 2.83 | 0.3833 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.62 | 2.83 | 0.2166 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, South Korea or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 2.83 against 2.62 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between South Korea and Nicaragua?
- 0.21, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Nicaragua rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- South Korea ranks 80th and Nicaragua ranks 77th 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.