Russia vs Senegal: LGBT+ Rights Index
Russia
-2.22
in 2025
Senegal
-2.45
in 2025
Russia rank
171st
Senegal rank
174th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Russia
- Senegal
How they compare
Russia currently reports -2.22 against -2.45 in Senegal, a difference of 0.23.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 171st and Senegal ranks 174th of 194 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2801 | -2.27 | 1.99 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.8147 | -2.31 | 3.12 | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.22 | -2.39 | 3.61 | Russia |
| 2020s | -0.8083 | -2.4 | 1.59 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Russia or Senegal?
- Russia, at -2.22 against -2.45 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Russia and Senegal?
- 0.23, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Senegal rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Russia ranks 171st and Senegal ranks 174th 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.