Marshall Islands vs Suriname: LGBT+ Rights Index
Marshall Islands
5.67
in 2025
Suriname
6.67
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
64th
Suriname rank
61st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Marshall Islands
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 6.67 against 5.67 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Suriname ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 64th and Suriname ranks 61st of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7875 | 0.2125 | 1 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.6062 | 0.3912 | 0.215 | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 3.85 | 1.58 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 6.36 | 0.6944 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Marshall Islands or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 6.67 against 5.67 in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Marshall Islands and Suriname?
- 1, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Suriname rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Marshall Islands ranks 64th and Suriname ranks 61st 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.