Gender

Gay-Friendly Countries 2025

Spartacus GTI 2024 (Total Score)

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

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5

10

15

5 Most Gay-Friendly Countries

Country
Spartacus GTI 2024 (Total Score)
Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020
Spain Flag
Spain128.77
Canada Flag
Canada129.02
Portugal Flag
Portugal126.87
New Zealand Flag
New Zealand128.23
Malta Flag
Malta128.01
Australia Flag
Australia118.03
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland118
Germany Flag
Germany107.73
Denmark Flag
Denmark108.69
Norway Flag
Norway109.38
Uruguay Flag
Uruguay107.9
Iceland Flag
Iceland109.78
Colombia Flag
Colombia96.1
Taiwan Flag
Taiwan95.74
Chile Flag
Chile96.83
Sweden Flag
Sweden99.18
Austria Flag
Austria97.2
Finland Flag
Finland97.96
Ireland Flag
Ireland98.41
Luxembourg Flag
Luxembourg97.82
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom88.34
France Flag
France87.73
Argentina Flag
Argentina87.07
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands89.46
Belgium Flag
Belgium87.95
Reunion Flag
Reunion8
Andorra Flag
Andorra87.48
Greenland Flag
Greenland8
Costa Rica Flag
Costa Rica76.35
New Caledonia Flag
New Caledonia7
French Polynesia Flag
French Polynesia7
Brazil Flag
Brazil67.22
Cuba Flag
Cuba65.8
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia66.21
Estonia Flag
Estonia65.25
Guadeloupe Flag
Guadeloupe6
Martinique Flag
Martinique6
South Africa Flag
South Africa56.01
Greece Flag
Greece55.44
Israel Flag
Israel55.69
United States Flag
United States47.42
Mexico Flag
Mexico46.5
Puerto Rico Flag
Puerto Rico47.52
India Flag
India35.28
Ecuador Flag
Ecuador35.47
Guam Flag
Guam3
Gibraltar Flag
Gibraltar3
Croatia Flag
Croatia25.05
Nepal Flag
Nepal17.84
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic15.87
United States Virgin Islands Flag
United States Virgin Islands1
Liechtenstein Flag
Liechtenstein1
San Marino Flag
San Marino1
Vietnam Flag
Vietnam-14.99
Italy Flag
Italy-16.94
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina-12.87
Latvia Flag
Latvia-14.42
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus-15.16
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro-13.53
South Korea Flag
South Korea-24.53
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine-22.91
Singapore Flag
Singapore-25.86
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia-24.82
Albania Flag
Albania-22.65
Bhutan Flag
Bhutan-24.18
Japan Flag
Japan-35.26
Angola Flag
Angola-33.66
Romania Flag
Romania-34.1
Laos Flag
Laos-34.89
Serbia Flag
Serbia-33.71
Mongolia Flag
Mongolia-32.71
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia-33.13
Fiji Flag
Fiji-3
Belize Flag
Belize-34.14
Curacao Flag
Curacao-3
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and Barbuda-33.52
Sint Maarten Flag
Sint Maarten-3
Monaco Flag
Monaco-3
Cambodia Flag
Cambodia-44.96
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania-44.38
Botswana Flag
Botswana-44.3
Macau Flag
Macau-44.01
Cape Verde Flag
Cape Verde-46.78
Barbados Flag
Barbados-44.43
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint Lucia-43.8
China Flag
China-53.69
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique-54.92
Peru Flag
Peru-55.15
Niger Flag
Niger-52.97
Kazakhstan Flag
Kazakhstan-52.69
Hungary Flag
Hungary-55.08
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria-54.19
El Salvador Flag
El Salvador-55.22
Panama Flag
Panama-55.28
Moldova Flag
Moldova-51.91
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho-54.18
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius-55.34
Suriname Flag
Suriname-54.64
Samoa Flag
Samoa-5
Seychelles Flag
Seychelles-5
British Virgin Islands Flag
British Virgin Islands-5
Mali Flag
Mali-62.74
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri Lanka-63.23
Benin Flag
Benin-63.88
Georgia Flag
Georgia-62.94
Armenia Flag
Armenia-62.17
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau-6
Vanuatu Flag
Vanuatu-6
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and Principe-63.15
Cook Islands Flag
Cook Islands-6
Pakistan Flag
Pakistan-73.66
Philippines Flag
Philippines-76.06
Poland Flag
Poland-75.15
Honduras Flag
Honduras-75.15
Kyrgyzstan Flag
Kyrgyzstan-72.16
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and Tobago-74.7
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis-73.71
Palau Flag
Palau-7
Venezuela Flag
Venezuela-85.51
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso-82.96
Paraguay Flag
Paraguay-84.74
Nicaragua Flag
Nicaragua-85.57
Lebanon Flag
Lebanon-83.63
Namibia Flag
Namibia-84.93
Gabon Flag
Gabon-82.8
Grenada Flag
Grenada-83.88
Tuvalu Flag
Tuvalu-8
Vatican City Flag
Vatican City-8
Bangladesh Flag
Bangladesh-93.69
Guatemala Flag
Guatemala-94.71
Guinea Flag
Guinea-93.06
Tajikistan Flag
Tajikistan-91.56
Bahrain Flag
Bahrain-95.73
Tonga Flag
Tonga-9
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo-103.32
Turkey Flag
Turkey-103.94
Kenya Flag
Kenya-103.62
Myanmar Flag
Myanmar-104.11
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda-102.77
Burundi Flag
Burundi-103.3
Haiti Flag
Haiti-103.32
Jordan Flag
Jordan-101.87
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New Guinea-10
Azerbaijan Flag
Azerbaijan-101.42
Togo Flag
Togo-103.15
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone-102.97
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the Congo-103.27
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic-102.62
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea-10
Comoros Flag
Comoros-103.47
Guyana Flag
Guyana-104.36
Bahamas Flag
Bahamas-104.09
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-103.04
Uzbekistan Flag
Uzbekistan-113.68
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar-113.36
North Korea Flag
North Korea-11
Chad Flag
Chad-112.72
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican Republic-114.98
Belarus Flag
Belarus-113.38
Liberia Flag
Liberia-112.65
Gambia Flag
Gambia-112.44
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti-112.89
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon Islands-11
Maldives Flag
Maldives-11
Dominica Flag
Dominica-113.56
Sudan Flag
Sudan-122.99
Algeria Flag
Algeria-124.28
Ghana Flag
Ghana-122.68
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast-123.55
Zambia Flag
Zambia-122.04
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe-121.57
Oman Flag
Oman-12
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania-121.77
Jamaica Flag
Jamaica-123.83
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini-12
Indonesia Flag
Indonesia-132.79
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon-132.79
Syria Flag
Syria-135.22
Senegal Flag
Senegal-131.85
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea-13
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia-141.63
Egypt Flag
Egypt-142.48
Iraq Flag
Iraq-143.81
Morocco Flag
Morocco-143.39
Malawi Flag
Malawi-141.75
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia-143.38
South Sudan Flag
South Sudan-142.73
Turkmenistan Flag
Turkmenistan-14
Brunei Flag
Brunei-14
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania-153.27
Malaysia Flag
Malaysia-153.48
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab Emirates-16
Libya Flag
Libya-163.78
Kuwait Flag
Kuwait-163.61
Qatar Flag
Qatar-163.54
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria-172.18
Russia Flag
Russia-173.28
Uganda Flag
Uganda-183.63
Somalia Flag
Somalia-18
Yemen Flag
Yemen-193.41
Iran Flag
Iran-212.11
Afghanistan Flag
Afghanistan-213.32
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi Arabia-213.6
Thailand Flag
Thailand5.81
Bolivia Flag
Bolivia5.24
Palestine Flag
Palestine3.2
  • The Williams Institute’s Global Acceptance Index (GAI) measures the extent to which LGBTI people are seen in ways that are positive and inclusive, both with respect to an individual’s opinions about LGBTI people and with regard to an individual’s position on LGBTI policies.
  • The Spartacus International Gay Guide publishes the Gay Travel Index (GTI), a ranking of gay-friendly countries. Higher scores are preferable. Points are added to countries for anti-discrimination legislation, equal marriage, partnership and adoption laws, and LGBT marketing. Meanwhile, points are subtracted for anti-LGBT laws, HIV travel restrictions, religious influence, and prosecution, murders, and death sentences. Not all categories are displayed.
  • The GIA score for United Kingdom pertains only to Great Britain. The Spartacus score for China includes Hong Kong.