Marshall Islands vs Seychelles: LGBT+ Rights Index
Marshall Islands
5.67
in 2025
Seychelles
4.92
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
64th
Seychelles rank
67th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Marshall Islands
- Seychelles
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 5.67 against 4.92 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.75.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.2 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Seychelles ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 64th and Seychelles ranks 67th of 194 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7875 | -1.45 | 0.6667 | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 0.6062 | -1.19 | 1.79 | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 0.5504 | 1.72 | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 3.08 | 2.58 | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Marshall Islands or Seychelles?
- Marshall Islands, at 5.67 against 4.92 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Marshall Islands and Seychelles?
- 0.75, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Seychelles?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Seychelles rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Marshall Islands ranks 64th and Seychelles ranks 67th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Velasco (2026) β 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.