Kuwait vs Rwanda: LGBT+ Rights Index

Kuwait

-1.26

in 2019

Rwanda

-0.9281

in 2019

Kuwait rank

165th

Rwanda rank

162nd

LGBT+ Rights Index over time

Kuwait
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -0.9281 against -1.26 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.332.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 165th and Rwanda ranks 162nd of 192 countries.

Individual pages

LGBT+ Rights Index in Kuwait
LGBT+ Rights Index in Rwanda
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: LGBT+ Rights Index
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,568 data points, 1991–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.