Lesotho vs Ukraine: LGBT+ Rights Index
Lesotho
3.83
in 2025
Ukraine
3.67
in 2025
Lesotho rank
71st
Ukraine rank
73rd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Lesotho
- Ukraine
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.83 against 3.67 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.16.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ukraine ahead.
Lesotho ranks 71st and Ukraine ranks 73rd of 194 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5 | 1.26 | 1.76 | Ukraine |
| 2000s | -0.5 | 1.58 | 2.08 | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 2.61 | 3.11 | 0.5 | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Lesotho or Ukraine?
- Lesotho, at 3.83 against 3.67 in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Lesotho and Ukraine?
- 0.16, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Ukraine?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Ukraine rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and Ukraine ranks 73rd 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.