Myanmar vs Zimbabwe: LGBT+ Rights Index
Myanmar
-2.58
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-2.48
in 2025
Myanmar rank
178th
Zimbabwe rank
175th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Myanmar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -2.48 against -2.58 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.63 | -2.16 | 0.4708 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -2.67 | -2.04 | 0.6333 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -2.58 | -2.27 | 0.3071 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -2.58 | -2.48 | 0.1083 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Myanmar or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -2.48 against -2.58 in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Myanmar and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Zimbabwe rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Myanmar ranks 178th and Zimbabwe ranks 175th 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.