Equaldex is an online publication resource on LGBTQ rights.[1][2][3] Subsections of the website are a collaborative knowledge base.[4][5][6]

Equaldex publishes an annual ranking of LGBT rights by country and territory.[7] As of September 2022, the head of Equaldex is Dan Leveille.[8]

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LGBT Equality Index (2023)

In 2023, the LGBT Equality Index ranked the following countries: LGBT-friendly, best and worst for LGBT rights:[9]

# Country Equality Index
(Out of 100)
Legal Index
(Out of 100)
Public Opinion Index
(Out of 100)
1Iceland Iceland929887
2Denmark Denmark879679
3Norway Norway868884
4Malta Malta8510071
5Canada Canada8310067
6Uruguay Uruguay839373
7Netherlands Netherlands839570
8Andorra Andorra828974
9Spain Spain809368
10Chile Chile8010060
11Germany Germany809565
12Brazil Brazil799861
13Luxembourg Luxembourg798572
14Australia Australia789265
15Finland Finland788868
16Cuba Cuba788473
17Sweden Sweden778570
18New Zealand New Zealand779164
19Belgium Belgium779163
20France France779361
21Colombia Colombia759853
22Argentina Argentina758961
23United States United States758862
24Mexico Mexico759257
25Austria Austria748762
26United Kingdom United Kingdom748762
27Portugal Portugal748960
28Republic of Ireland Ireland738561
29Nepal Nepal728758
30Costa Rica Costa Rica718657
31South Africa South Africa698158
32Switzerland Switzerland687661
33San Marino San Marino686571
34Slovenia Slovenia688650
35Fiji Fiji6868N/A
36Marshall Islands Marshall Islands6767N/A
37Liechtenstein Liechtenstein666369
38India India657754
39Cape Verde Cape Verde655277
40Italy Italy646860
41Barbados Barbados635967
42Ecuador Ecuador638739
43Czech Republic Czech Republic636462
44Suriname Suriname6363N/A
45Israel Israel627944
46Thailand Thailand616261
47Taiwan Taiwan617548
48Peru Peru617547
49Greece Greece617942
50Estonia Estonia608041
51Bolivia Bolivia608337
52Croatia Croatia588235
53Mauritius Mauritius586749
54Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau5757N/A
55Belize Belize574668
56Angola Angola576251
57Philippines Philippines575657
58Cambodia Cambodia567042
59Cyprus Cyprus567635
60Singapore Singapore556051
61Japan Japan555457
62Poland Poland556545
63Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia5454N/A
64Hungary Hungary546543
65Botswana Botswana537036
66Mozambique Mozambique536244
67Seychelles Seychelles5252N/A
68Monaco Monaco525351
69Venezuela Venezuela525647
70Latvia Latvia516537
71Honduras Honduras516437
72São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe505843
73Nauru Nauru5050N/A
74Bhutan Bhutan495940
75Laos Laos495147
76Vietnam Vietnam495542
77Vanuatu Vanuatu486234
78Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea4747N/A
79Romania Romania475736
80Montenegro Montenegro467516
81Slovakia Slovakia455336
82Lithuania Lithuania456326
83El Salvador El Salvador444840
84Ukraine Ukraine446128
85Lesotho Lesotho445929
86Kiribati Kiribati4444N/A
87Nicaragua Nicaragua444939
88Mongolia Mongolia446523
89Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda437017
90Bulgaria Bulgaria436124
91Kosovo Kosovo426421
92Serbia Serbia426421
93Panama Panama 424440
94Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina426717
95Dominican Republic Dominican Republic414834
96China China414635
97South Korea South Korea414140
98Bahrain Bahrain403842
99Guatemala Guatemala404634
100Namibia Namibia394335
101Georgia (country) Georgia386512
102Kazakhstan Kazakhstan386413
103Turkey Turkey384333
104Samoa Samoa3838N/A
105Djibouti Djibouti3838N/A
106Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago384827
107Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo385619
108Benin Benin375619
109Albania Albania376212
110Tajikistan Tajikistan3737N/A
111Tuvalu Tuvalu3737N/A
112Paraguay Paraguay364033
113Moldova Moldova36648
114Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis365715
115Pakistan Pakistan354031
116North Macedonia North Macedonia355713
117Palau Palau355416
118Sri Lanka Sri Lanka352742
119Madagascar Madagascar354722
120Mali Mali345712
121Haiti Haiti345811
122Burkina Faso Burkina Faso34627
123East Timor Timor-Leste335314
124Gabon Gabon325114
125Vatican City Vatican City3232N/A
126Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea3232N/A
127The Bahamas Bahamas325211
128Tonga Tonga3131N/A
129Central African Republic Central African Republic3131N/A
130Russia Russia314220
131Lebanon Lebanon304020
132Grenada Grenada304118
133Belarus Belarus294316
134Ivory Coast Ivory Coast294414
135Rwanda Rwanda29508
136Armenia Armenia27496
137Niger Niger274112
138Azerbaijan Azerbaijan27485
139Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan264112
140Eswatini Eswatini262922
141Jamaica Jamaica263120
142Jordan Jordan24435
143Guyana Guyana242523
144Liberia Liberia233512
145Saint Lucia Saint Lucia232917
146Myanmar Myanmar222124
147Dominica Dominica222914
148Bangladesh Bangladesh221627
149Zimbabwe Zimbabwe21348
150Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo213210
151Indonesia Indonesia212813
152Solomon Islands Solomon Islands2020N/A
153Sierra Leone Sierra Leone20337
154Syria Syria191127
155South Sudan South Sudan1919N/A
156Burundi Burundi182710
157Chad Chad182412
158Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines18298
159Togo Togo182214
160Kenya Kenya171817
161Iraq Iraq171222
162Guinea Guinea172113
163Comoros Comoros171816
164Maldives Maldives16248
165Ghana Ghana16248
166Algeria Algeria15525
167Zambia Zambia15236
168Tunisia Tunisia151317
169Malawi Malawi15254
170Kuwait Kuwait1515N/A
171United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates15029
172Malaysia Malaysia14820
173Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia14325
174North Korea North Korea1414N/A
175Uganda Uganda13224
176Sudan Sudan13818
177Senegal Senegal13224
178Egypt Egypt13916
179Uzbekistan Uzbekistan12718
180Turkmenistan Turkmenistan1212N/A
181Tanzania Tanzania12717
182Morocco Morocco11616
183Libya Libya11319
184Ethiopia Ethiopia10614
185Cameroon Cameroon10811
186Eritrea Eritrea99N/A
187The Gambia Gambia9154
188Yemen Yemen8017
189Mauritania Mauritania8016
190State of Palestine Palestine796
191Qatar Qatar769
192Nigeria Nigeria777
193Somalia Somalia77N/A
194Oman Oman66N/A
195Iran Iran453
196Brunei Brunei33N/A
197Afghanistan Afghanistan102

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