Mali vs Senegal: LGBT+ Rights Index
Mali
-2.52
in 2025
Senegal
-2.45
in 2025
Mali rank
176th
Senegal rank
174th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Mali
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports -2.45 against -2.52 in Mali, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 176th and Senegal ranks 174th of 194 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | -2.27 | 4.28 | Mali |
| 2000s | 2 | -2.31 | 4.31 | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.32 | -2.39 | 3.71 | Mali |
| 2020s | -0.05 | -2.4 | 2.35 | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Mali or Senegal?
- Senegal, at -2.45 against -2.52 in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Mali and Senegal?
- 0.07, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Mali ranks 176th and Senegal ranks 174th 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.