Montenegro vs New Zealand: LGBT+ Rights Index
Montenegro
11.27
in 2025
New Zealand
10.61
in 2025
Montenegro rank
39th
New Zealand rank
41st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Montenegro
- New Zealand
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 11.27 against 10.61 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.66.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was New Zealand ahead.
Montenegro ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 | 4.53 | 3.5 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.31 | 7.13 | 5.82 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 9.37 | 8.76 | 0.6042 | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 11.17 | 10.02 | 1.15 | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Montenegro or New Zealand?
- Montenegro, at 11.27 against 10.61 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Montenegro and New Zealand?
- 0.66, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and New Zealand rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Montenegro ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 41st 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.