Qatar vs Somalia: LGBT+ Rights Index
Qatar
-1.39
in 2025
Somalia
-1.49
in 2025
Qatar rank
148th
Somalia rank
149th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Qatar
- Somalia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports -1.39 against -1.49 in Somalia, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 149th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.49 | -1.49 | 0.0014 | Somalia |
| 2000s | -1.52 | -1.49 | 0.0292 | Somalia |
| 2010s | -1.52 | -1.69 | 0.1708 | Qatar |
| 2020s | -1.43 | -1.65 | 0.2208 | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Qatar or Somalia?
- Qatar, at -1.39 against -1.49 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Qatar and Somalia?
- 0.1, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Somalia rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Qatar ranks 148th and Somalia ranks 149th 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.