Mauritania vs United Arab Emirates: LGBT+ Rights Index
Mauritania
-3.15
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
-2.88
in 2025
Mauritania rank
185th
United Arab Emirates rank
184th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Mauritania
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports -2.88 against -3.15 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.27.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 185th and United Arab Emirates ranks 184th of 194 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.34 | -1.48 | 0.8667 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | -2.96 | -1.51 | 1.45 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | -3.15 | -2.09 | 1.06 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | -3.07 | -2.91 | 0.1626 | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Mauritania or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at -2.88 against -3.15 in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Mauritania and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.27, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and United Arab Emirates rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Mauritania ranks 185th and United Arab Emirates ranks 184th 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.