Kuwait vs Lebanon: LGBT+ Rights Index
Kuwait
-2.73
in 2025
Lebanon
-2.6
in 2025
Kuwait rank
182nd
Lebanon rank
179th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports -2.6 against -2.73 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 182nd and Lebanon ranks 179th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.4 | -1.48 | 0.075 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | -1.42 | -1.48 | 0.0625 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | -1.46 | -2.05 | 0.5875 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -2.75 | -2.6 | 0.1541 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Kuwait or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at -2.6 against -2.73 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 0.13, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Lebanon rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Kuwait ranks 182nd and Lebanon ranks 179th 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.