Somalia vs Tonga: LGBT+ Rights Index
Somalia
-1.49
in 2025
Tonga
-1.54
in 2025
Somalia rank
149th
Tonga rank
152nd
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Somalia
- Tonga
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -1.49 against -1.54 in Tonga, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tonga ahead.
Somalia ranks 149th and Tonga ranks 152nd of 194 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.49 | -0.7875 | 0.7 | Tonga |
| 2000s | -1.49 | -0.7875 | 0.7 | Tonga |
| 2010s | -1.69 | -0.7688 | 0.9187 | Tonga |
| 2020s | -1.65 | -0.85 | 0.8042 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Somalia or Tonga?
- Somalia, at -1.49 against -1.54 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Somalia and Tonga?
- 0.05, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Tonga rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Somalia ranks 149th and Tonga 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.