Rwanda vs Saint Lucia: LGBT+ Rights Index
Rwanda
0.8333
in 2025
Saint Lucia
0.9625
in 2025
Rwanda rank
117th
Saint Lucia rank
115th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 0.9625 against 0.8333 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1292.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 117th and Saint Lucia ranks 115th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4875 | -0.7875 | 0.3 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | -0.6625 | -0.5875 | 0.075 | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 0.6525 | 0.0063 | 0.6463 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 0.2542 | 0.5791 | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Rwanda or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 0.9625 against 0.8333 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Rwanda and Saint Lucia?
- 0.1292, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Saint Lucia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Saint Lucia rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Rwanda ranks 117th and Saint Lucia ranks 115th 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.