Results

Between 2011 and 2019, the GBGR World Mean Score rose 6.8 points and the GBTR World Mean Score rose 5 points. While indicative of progress, this does not necessarily signal global success. In 2019, 62% percent of countries received a failing grade on the GBGR and 72% on the GBTR.

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100-90 %

B

89-80 %

C

79-70 %

D

69-60 %

F

59-50 %

49-40 %

39-30 %

29-20 %

19-10 %

9-0 %

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The F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights®

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0%

Most Protecting Countries

2019

1. Belgium

2. Denmark

3. Malta

4. Sweden

5. Uruguay

The F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights™

F

0%

Most Protecting Countries

2019

1. Denmark

2. Norway

3. Uruguay

The F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights®

A - Protecting

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Andorra 92%

Australia 93%

Austria 96%

Belgium 100%

Canada 96%

Denmark 100%

Finland 96%

France 96%

Iceland 96%

Ireland 93%

Luxembourg 96%

Malta 100%

Netherlands 93%

New Zealand 93%

Norway 93%

Portugal 96%

Spain 96%

Sweden 100%

United Kingdom 96%

Uruguay 100%

B - Tolerant

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Colombia 85%

Croatia 82%

Cyprus 82%

Czech Republic 82%

Ecuador 82%

Estonia 89%

Germany 85%

Greece 89%

Israel 82%

Liechtenstein 89%

Slovakia 82%

Slovenia 85%

South Africa 85%

Taiwan 82%

C - Resistant

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Albania 70%

Angola 74%

Argentina 78%

Bolivia 78%

Bosnia and Herzegovina 74%

Brazil 74%

Cabo Verde 78%

Chile 78%

Fiji 78%

Georgia 70%

Hungary 78%

Italy 74%

Kosovo 74%

Lithuania 78%

Mexico 70%

Mongolia 74%

Montenegro 74%

Nepal 70%

Romania 78%

Serbia 70%

Suriname 74%

Switzerland 70%

Thailand 74%

United States 78%

D - Intolerant

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Bahamas 63%

Bulgaria 67%

Costa Rica 69%

Hong Kong, China 62%

Japan 63%

Latvia 63%

Macedonia 67%

Micronesia 62%

Monaco 69%

Palau 65%

Timor-Leste 63%

Vietnam 67%

F - Persecuting

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Afghanistan 7%

Algeria 11%

Antigua and Barbuda 30%

Armenia 41%

Azerbaijan 26%

Bahrain 26%

Bangladesh 11%

Barbados 26%

Belarus 22%

Belize 48%

Benin 33%

Bhutan 30%

Botswana 52%

Brunei Darussalam 7%

Burkina Faso 26%

Burundi 22%

Cambodia 56%

Cameroon 15%

Central African Republic 15%

Chad 15%

China 37%

Comoros 15%

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26%

Cote d’Ivoire 37%

Cuba 59%

Djibouti 22%

Dominica 15%

Dominican Republic 41%

Egypt 22%

El Salvador 41%

Equatorial Guinea 26%

Eritrea 15%

Ethiopia 15%

Gabon 15%

Gambia 11%

Gaza 11%

Ghana 22%

Grenada 31%

Guatemala 37%

Guinea 19%

Guinea-Bissau 59%

Guyana 33%

Haiti 41%

Honduras 56%

India 37%

Indonesia 19%

Iran 4%

Iraq 26%

Jamaica 30%

Jordan 30%

Kazakhstan 37%

Kenya 22%

Kiribati 35%

Kuwait 19%

Kyrgyzstan 30%

Laos 48%

Lebanon 19%

Lesotho 59%

Liberia 15%

Libya 11%

Madagascar 56%

Malawi 22%

Malaysia 15%

Maldives 7%

Mali 37%

Marshall Islands 58%

Mauritania 11%

Mauritius 50%

Moldova 59%

Morocco 19%

Mozambique 52%

Myanmar 22%

Namibia 33%

Nauru 58%

Nicaragua 41%

Niger 48%

Nigeria 7%

North Korea 22%

Oman 15%

Pakistan 7%

Panama 50%

Papua New Guinea 22%

Paraguay 48%

Peru 59%

Philippines 59%

Poland 59%

Qatar 15%

Republic of the Congo 33%

Russia 19%

Rwanda 48%

Samoa 35%

Sao Tome and Principe 59%

Saudi Arabia 4%

Senegal 15%

Seychelles 59%

Sierra Leone 15%

Singapore 37%

Solomon Islands 15%

Somalia 4%

South Korea 56%

South Sudan 11%

Sri Lanka 30%

St. Kitts and Nevis 22%

St. Lucia 31%

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 12%

Sudan 15%

Swaziland (Eswatini) 30%

Syria 7%

Tajikistan 22%

Tanzania 7%

Togo 15%

Tonga 26%

Trinidad and Tobago 56%

Tunisia 19%

Turkey 22%

Turkmenistan 11%

Tuvalu 15%

Uganda 7%

Ukraine 59%

United Arab Emirates 7%

Uzbekistan 7%

Vanuatu 58%

Venezuela 59%

West Bank 23%

Yemen 7%

Zambia 11%

Zimbabwe 19%

The F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights™

A - Protecting

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Belgium 94%

Canada 94%

Denmark 100%

France 94%

Luxembourg 94%

Malta 94%

Norway 100%

Uruguay 100%

B - Tolerant

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Andorra 81%

Austria 88%

Chile 82%

Croatia 82%

Czech Republic 82%

Estonia 88%

Finland 82%

Germany 88%

Iceland 88%

Ireland 82%

Netherlands 88%

New Zealand 82%

Portugal 88%

South Africa 82%

Sweden 82%

United Kingdom 82%

C - Resistant

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Australia 71%

Bolivia 77%

Bosnia and Herzegovina 71%

Colombia 77%

Ecuador 77%

Greece 77%

India 71%

Israel 77%

Montenegro 77%

Nepal 77%

Peru 71%

Serbia 71%

Slovakia 77%

Slovenia 77%

Switzerland 77%

Taiwan 71%

Thailand 71%

D - Intolerant

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Argentina 65%

Cabo Verde 65%

Costa Rica 69%

Fiji 65%

Italy 65%

Latvia 65%

Liechtenstein 63%

Moldova 65%

Monaco 63%

Palau 63%

Panama 63%

Spain 65%

F - Persecuting

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Afghanistan 18%

Albania 59%

Algeria 24%

Angola 53%

Antigua and Barbuda 35%

Armenia 41%

Azerbaijan 24%

Bahamas 47%

Bahrain 24%

Bangladesh 24%

Barbados 47%

Belarus 41%

Belize 47%

Benin 35%

Bhutan 41%

Botswana 53%

Brazil 59%

Brunei Darussalam 12%

Bulgaria 59%

Burkina Faso 24%

Burundi 29%

Cambodia 47%

Cameroon 18%

Central African Republic 18%

Chad 18%

China 41%

Comoros 18%

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18%

Cote d’Ivoire 24%

Cuba 35%

Cyprus 53%

Djibouti 24%

Dominica 25%

Dominican Republic 35%

Egypt 18%

El Salvador 53%

Equatorial Guinea 29%

Eritrea 18%

Ethiopia 18%

Gabon 12%

Gambia 12%

Gaza 12%

Georgia 59%

Ghana 29%

Grenada 38%

Guatemala 35%

Guinea 24%

Guinea-Bissau 47%

Guyana 41%

Haiti 47%

Honduras 47%

Hong Kong, China 56%

Hungary 53%

Indonesia 18%

Iran 29%

Iraq 12%

Jamaica 35%

Japan 59%

Jordan 24%

Kazakhstan 29%

Kenya 35%

Kiribati 44%

Kosovo 59%

Kuwait 12%

Kyrgyzstan 47%

Laos 35%

Lebanon 24%

Lesotho 47%

Liberia 18%

Libya 12%

Lithuania 47%

Macedonia 59%

Madagascar 47%

Malawi 12%

Malaysia 6%

Maldives 24%

Mali 24%

Marshall Islands 44%

Mauritania 24%

Mauritius 44%

Mexico 35%

Micronesia 44%

Mongolia 59%

Morocco 24%

Mozambique 41%

Myanmar 29%

Namibia 41%

Nauru 44%

Nicaragua 35%

Niger 35%

Nigeria 18%

North Korea 18%

Oman 12%

Pakistan 47%

Papua New Guinea 24%

Paraguay 35%

Philippines 35%

Poland 53%

Qatar 18%

Republic of the Congo 35%

Romania 53%

Russia 24%

Rwanda 41%

Samoa 50%

Sao Tome and Principe 41%

Saudi Arabia 12%

Senegal 24%

Seychelles 47%

Sierra Leone 24%

Singapore 53%

Solomon Islands 19%

Somalia 18%

South Korea 59%

South Sudan 6%

Sri Lanka 41%

St. Kitts and Nevis 29%

St. Lucia 44%

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19%

Sudan 24%

Suriname 47%

Swaziland (Eswatini) 35%

Syria 6%

Tajikistan 18%

Tanzania 18%

Timor-Leste 59%

Togo 18%

Tonga 24%

Trinidad and Tobago 47%

Tunisia 24%

Turkey 29%

Turkmenistan 12%

Tuvalu 13%

Uganda 12%

Ukraine 53%

United Arab Emirates 12%

United States 41%

Uzbekistan 6%

Vanuatu 50%

Venezuela 41%

Vietnam 59%

West Bank 19%

Yemen 12%

Zambia 18%

Zimbabwe 29%

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