Mauritania vs Zambia: LGBT+ Rights Index
Mauritania
-3.15
in 2025
Zambia
-3.3
in 2025
Mauritania rank
185th
Zambia rank
187th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Mauritania
- Zambia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports -3.15 against -3.3 in Zambia, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 185th and Zambia ranks 187th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.34 | -2.2 | 0.1417 | Zambia |
| 2000s | -2.96 | -2.54 | 0.4229 | Zambia |
| 2010s | -3.15 | -3.26 | 0.1146 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | -3.07 | -3.3 | 0.2291 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Mauritania or Zambia?
- Mauritania, at -3.15 against -3.3 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Mauritania and Zambia?
- 0.15, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Mauritania ranks 185th and Zambia ranks 187th 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.