Montenegro vs United States: LGBT+ Rights Index
Montenegro
11.27
in 2025
United States
10.67
in 2025
Montenegro rank
39th
United States rank
40th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Montenegro
- United States
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 11.27 against 10.67 in United States, a difference of 0.6.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Montenegro ahead.
Montenegro ranks 39th and United States ranks 40th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 | -1 | 2.03 | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 1.31 | 1.1 | 0.2106 | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 9.37 | 7.6 | 1.76 | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 11.17 | 12.36 | 1.19 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Montenegro or United States?
- Montenegro, at 11.27 against 10.67 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Montenegro and United States?
- 0.6, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and United States rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Montenegro ranks 39th and United States ranks 40th 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.