Nigeria vs Yemen: LGBT+ Rights Index
Nigeria
-3.42
in 2025
Yemen
-3.36
in 2025
Nigeria rank
190th
Yemen rank
189th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -3.36 against -3.42 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 190th and Yemen ranks 189th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4226 | -2.29 | 1.86 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -0.9233 | -2.99 | 2.06 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -2.39 | -3.03 | 0.6349 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | -3.4 | -3.17 | 0.2284 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at -3.36 against -3.42 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.06, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Nigeria ranks 190th and Yemen ranks 189th 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.