Somalia vs Syria: LGBT+ Rights Index
Somalia
-1.49
in 2025
Syria
-1.54
in 2025
Somalia rank
149th
Syria rank
152nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -1.49 against -1.54 in Syria, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 149th and Syria ranks 152nd of 194 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.49 | -1.48 | 0.0125 | Syria |
| 2000s | -1.49 | -1.48 | 0.0125 | Syria |
| 2010s | -1.69 | -1.54 | 0.15 | Syria |
| 2020s | -1.65 | -1.54 | 0.1167 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at -1.49 against -1.54 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.05, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Somalia ranks 149th and Syria ranks 152nd 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.