Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: LGBT+ Rights Index
Papua New Guinea
-0.725
in 2025
Tuvalu
-0.7458
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
136th
Tuvalu rank
138th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.725 against -0.7458 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0208.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th and Tuvalu ranks 138th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6625 | -1.41 | 0.75 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.6625 | -1.41 | 0.75 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | -0.6875 | -1.11 | 0.4187 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | -0.725 | -0.4958 | 0.2292 | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
- Papua New Guinea, at -0.725 against -0.7458 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 0.0208, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 136th and Tuvalu ranks 138th 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.