Yemen vs Zambia: LGBT+ Rights Index
Yemen
-3.36
in 2025
Zambia
-3.3
in 2025
Yemen rank
189th
Zambia rank
187th
LGBT+ Rights Index over time
- Yemen
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -3.3 against -3.36 in Yemen, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.
Yemen ranks 189th and Zambia ranks 187th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Yemen averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Yemen | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.29 | -2.2 | 0.0861 | Zambia |
| 2000s | -2.99 | -2.54 | 0.4479 | Zambia |
| 2010s | -3.03 | -3.26 | 0.2333 | Yemen |
| 2020s | -3.17 | -3.3 | 0.1319 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lgbt+ rights index, Yemen or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -3.3 against -3.36 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lgbt+ rights index between Yemen and Zambia?
- 0.06, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Yemen and Zambia rank globally for lgbt+ rights index?
- Yemen ranks 189th and Zambia ranks 187th 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.