Sierra Leone vs Sudan: LGBT+ Rights Index
Sierra Leone
-1.51
in 2025
Sudan
-1.52
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
150th
Sudan rank
151st
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -1.51 against -1.52 in Sudan, a difference of 0.01.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 150th and Sudan ranks 151st of 194 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.51 | -2.19 | 0.6792 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | -1.51 | -2.19 | 0.6792 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -1.48 | -2.25 | 0.7792 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -1.48 | -1.52 | 0.0437 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Sierra Leone or Sudan?
- Sierra Leone, at -1.51 against -1.52 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 0.01, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sudan rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th and Sudan ranks 151st 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.