Serbia vs United States: LGBT+ Rights Index
Serbia
11.58
in 2025
United States
10.67
in 2025
Serbia rank
37th
United States rank
40th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Serbia
- United States
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 11.58 against 10.67 in United States, a difference of 0.91.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Serbia ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6333 | -1 | 0.3714 | Serbia |
| 2000s | 0.6687 | 1.1 | 0.429 | United States |
| 2010s | 10.33 | 7.6 | 2.73 | Serbia |
| 2020s | 11.57 | 12.36 | 0.7888 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Serbia or United States?
- Serbia, at 11.58 against 10.67 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Serbia and United States?
- 0.91, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Serbia and United States rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Serbia ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th 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.