Netherlands vs Sweden: LGBT+ Rights Index
Netherlands
16.08
in 2025
Sweden
16.38
in 2025
Netherlands rank
14th
Sweden rank
12th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16.38 against 16.08 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.67 | 5.77 | 2.9 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 12.74 | 10.09 | 2.65 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 13.67 | 14.05 | 0.3792 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.79 | 15.19 | 0.4028 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 16.38 against 16.08 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.3, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Netherlands ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.