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  • Methodology
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F&M Global Barometer
of Transgender Rights™

An index with 17 items, including researched sources and citations, which assesses state and societal protection and persecution of transgender individuals.

About the Barometers
GBTR Methodology
F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights™
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GBTR
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GBTR Region Score
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Grading Scale
F – Persecuting
0-9 %
10-19 %
20-29 %
30-39 %
40-49 %
50-59 %
D – Intolerant
60-69 %
C – Resistant
70-79 %
B – Tolerant
80-89 %
A – Protecting
90-100 %

Suggested Citation: F&M Global Barometers. F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights, 2011-2023. Dataset, Version 3. 2025. F&M Global Barometers. https://www.fandmglobalbarometers.org/gbtr-results.

2023 Country Scores | F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights™

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F
Persecuting
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Afghanistan
18%
Algeria
18%
Angola
53%
Antigua and Barbuda
47%
Armenia
29%
Azerbaijan
18%
Bahrain
24%
Bangladesh
18%
Barbados
47%
Belarus
29%
Belize
47%
Benin
29%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
59%
Botswana
59%
Brunei
12%
Bulgaria
53%
Burkina Faso
18%
Burma
18%
Burundi
18%
Cabo Verde
53%
Cambodia
53%
Cameroon
18%
Central African Republic
18%
Chad
18%
China
29%
Comoros
18%
Congo (Brazzaville)
29%
Congo (Kinshasa)
24%
Cote d’Ivoire
29%
Cuba
53%
Cyprus
53%
Djibouti
18%
Dominica
19%
Dominican Republic
35%
Egypt
18%
El Salvador
35%
Equatorial Guinea
18%
Eritrea
18%
Eswatini
35%
Ethiopia
18%
Fiji
59%
Gabon
18%
Gambia
18%
Gaza
6%
Georgia
59%
Ghana
24%
Grenada
38%
Guatemala
29%
Guinea
18%
Guinea-Bissau
41%
Guyana
41%
Haiti
24%
Honduras
59%
Indonesia
12%
Iran
24%
Iraq
12%
Italy
59%
Jamaica
41%
Japan
59%
Jordan
12%
Kazakhstan
24%
Kenya
24%
Kiribati
31%
Kuwait
18%
Kyrgyzstan
18%
Laos
29%
Latvia
59%
Lebanon
18%
Lesotho
47%
Liberia
24%
Libya
18%
Lithuania
59%
Madagascar
35%
Malawi
12%
Malaysia
12%
Maldives
18%
Mali
18%
Mauritania
18%
Mauritius
50%
Mexico
47%
Micronesia
56%
Morocco
18%
Mozambique
41%
Namibia
47%
Nauru
50%
Nicaragua
12%
Niger
29%
Nigeria
12%
North Korea
18%
Oman
12%
Pakistan
53%
Palau
56%
Panama
44%
Papua New Guinea
24%
Paraguay
35%
Philippines
41%
Poland
59%
Qatar
12%
Romania
47%
Russia
18%
Rwanda
29%
Saint Kitts and Nevis
59%
Saint Lucia
50%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
19%
Samoa
50%
Sao Tome and Principe
41%
Saudi Arabia
6%
Senegal
18%
Seychelles
59%
Sierra Leone
18%
Solomon Islands
19%
Somalia
18%
South Korea
59%
South Sudan
12%
Sri Lanka
41%
Sudan
18%
Suriname
53%
Syria
12%
Tajikistan
24%
Tanzania
18%
The Bahamas
53%
Timor-Leste
53%
Togo
18%
Tonga
35%
Trinidad and Tobago
41%
Tunisia
24%
Turkey
24%
Turkmenistan
12%
Tuvalu
31%
Uganda
12%
United Arab Emirates
12%
Uzbekistan
24%
Vanuatu
44%
Venezuela
41%
Vietnam
59%
West Bank
19%
Yemen
12%
Zambia
18%
Zimbabwe
24%
D
Intolerant
sort by
Albania
65%
Bhutan
65%
Israel
65%
Liechtenstein
69%
Monaco
69%
Mongolia
65%
Peru
65%
Singapore
65%
Thailand
65%
C
Resistant
sort by
Argentina
76%
Chile
76%
Czechia
76%
Greece
76%
Hong Kong, China
75%
Hungary
71%
India
71%
Ireland
71%
New Zealand
76%
Serbia
71%
Slovakia
76%
Slovenia
76%
Taiwan
71%
Ukraine
71%
United States
76%
B
Tolerant
sort by
Australia
88%
Austria
88%
Belgium
88%
Bolivia
88%
Brazil
88%
Canada
88%
Colombia
82%
Croatia
82%
Ecuador
88%
Estonia
88%
Finland
88%
France
88%
Germany
82%
Marshall Islands
81%
Moldova
82%
Montenegro
82%
Nepal
88%
Netherlands
88%
North Macedonia
82%
South Africa
82%
Spain
88%
Switzerland
88%
United Kingdom
82%
Uruguay
88%
A
Protecting
sort by
Andorra
94%
Costa Rica
94%
Denmark
94%
Iceland
94%
Kosovo
94%
Luxembourg
100%
Malta
94%
Norway
94%
Portugal
94%
Sweden
94%
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