Tanzania vs United Arab Emirates: LGBT+ Rights Index
Tanzania
-3.17
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
-2.88
in 2025
Tanzania rank
186th
United Arab Emirates rank
184th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Tanzania
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports -2.88 against -3.17 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.29.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Tanzania ranks 186th and United Arab Emirates ranks 184th of 194 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.31 | -1.48 | 0.8375 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | -2.49 | -1.51 | 0.9812 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | -2.48 | -2.09 | 0.3917 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | -3.17 | -2.91 | 0.2667 | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Tanzania or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at -2.88 against -3.17 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Tanzania and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.29, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and United Arab Emirates rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Tanzania ranks 186th and United Arab Emirates ranks 184th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Velasco (2026) β 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.