Equaldex

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]

Equaldex Equality Index (2023)

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

Best performing[9]
Country Total Equality Index (Out of 100) Legal Index (Out of 100) Opinion Index (Out of 100)
Isle of Man Isle of Man[lower-alpha 1] 90 90 N/A
Iceland Iceland 90 94 86
Canada Canada 90 100 79
Uruguay Uruguay 86 100 73
Norway Norway 86 90 81
Denmark Denmark 86 98 73
Netherlands Netherlands 85 96 73
Spain Spain 84 98 71
Germany Germany 84 98 70
Australia Australia 84 94 73
Malta Malta 83 100 65
United Kingdom United Kingdom 82 89 75
United States United States 82 97 67
Sweden Sweden 82 87 76
Brazil Brazil 82 98 66
Argentina Argentina 82 97 67

Worst performing[9]
Country Total Equality Index (Out of 100) Legal Index (Out of 100) Opinion Index (Out of 100)
Ethiopia Ethiopia 11 11 10
Egypt Egypt 11 12 10
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 10 10 N/A
The Gambia Gambia 10 17 3
Nigeria Nigeria 9 10 8
Central African Republic Central African Republic 8 8 N/A
Uganda Uganda 7 11 3
Libya Libya 7 7 N/A
Iran Iran 6 9 4
State of Palestine Palestine 6 7 5
Mauritania Mauritania 3 0 5
Somalia Somalia 2 2 N/A
Afghanistan Afghanistan 2 2 2
Brunei Brunei 2 2 N/A
Yemen Yemen 0 0 N/A

Notes
  1. The Isle of Man is a self-governing Crown Dependency of the British Crown. It has the status of "territories for which the United Kingdom is responsible" and is not a sovereign state.

References
  1. Singer-Vine, Jeremy (2022-09-07). "The Datasets We're Looking At This Week". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  2. McHugh, Jess (2019-06-18). "Tips for L.G.B.T.Q. Travelers to Visit the World Safely". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. McHugh, Jess (January 16, 2019). "Finding Open-Minded Health Care Abroad". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. Hope, Allison (October 11, 2022). "An LGBTQ guide to coming out safely and happily". CNN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. Gillespie, Alexandra (January 31, 2022). "New digital tools are helping travelers avoid discrimination". National Geographic. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  6. McGovern, Connor (June 3, 2022). "How destinations are helping LGBTQ+ visitors travel with pride". National Geographic. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. Power, Shannon (January 27, 2023). "Beyoncé LGBTQ fans in Dubai speak out over concert backlash". Newsweek. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  8. Holleis, Jennifer (September 27, 2022). "UAE increasingly dangerous for international LGBTQ community". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  9. Staff (January 1, 2023). "LGBT Equality Index: The Most LGBT-Friendly Countries in the World". Equaldex. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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