Sierra Leone vs Somalia: LGBT+ Rights Index
Sierra Leone
-1.51
in 2025
Somalia
-1.49
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
150th
Somalia rank
149th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -1.49 against -1.51 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 149th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.51 | -1.49 | 0.025 | Somalia |
| 2000s | -1.51 | -1.49 | 0.025 | Somalia |
| 2010s | -1.48 | -1.69 | 0.2125 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -1.48 | -1.65 | 0.1729 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -1.49 against -1.51 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.02, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th 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.
Individual pages
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.