Sweden vs Uruguay: LGBT+ Rights Index
Sweden
16.38
in 2025
Uruguay
16.39
in 2025
Sweden rank
12th
Uruguay rank
11th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16.39 against 16.38 in Sweden, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.77 | 1.58 | 4.19 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10.09 | 6.24 | 3.85 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 14.05 | 12.75 | 1.29 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 15.19 | 16.39 | 1.2 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 16.39 against 16.38 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 0.01, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Sweden ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 11th 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.