Which country has the highest Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020?

Iceland has the highest Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020, at 9.78, followed by Netherlands (9.46) and Norway (9.38).

Which country has the lowest Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020?

Azerbaijan has the lowest Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020, at 1.42.

What is the median Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020 across countries?

The median is 4.11 across the 168 countries with data.

Where does this gay-friendly countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Acceptance Index - Williams Institute, UCLA; Gay Travel Index 2025 - Spartacus; Gay Travel Index 2023 - Spartacus; Gay-friendly - Wiki.

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Iceland has the highest Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020 (9.78), followed by Netherlands (9.46) and Norway (9.38). Azerbaijan has the lowest (1.42).

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Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 168 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

4.11

Middle half 3.22 – 5.7

Average

4.6

168 countries

Highest

9.78

Iceland

Lowest

1.42

Azerbaijan

Data

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168 countries · # = rank by Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020

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1	Iceland	9.78
2	Netherlands	9.46
3	Norway	9.38
4	Sweden	9.18
5	Canada	9.02
6	Spain	8.77
7	Denmark	8.69
8	Ireland	8.41
9	United Kingdom	8.34
10	New Zealand	8.23
11	Australia	8.03
12	Malta	8.01
13	Switzerland	8
14	Finland	7.96
15	Belgium	7.95
16	Uruguay	7.9
17	Nepal	7.84
18	Luxembourg	7.82
19	Germany	7.73
19	France	7.73
21	Puerto Rico	7.52
22	Andorra	7.48
23	United States	7.42
24	Brazil	7.22
25	Austria	7.2
26	Argentina	7.07
27	Italy	6.94
28	Portugal	6.87
29	Chile	6.83
30	Cape Verde	6.78
31	Mexico	6.5
32	Costa Rica	6.35
33	Slovenia	6.21
34	Colombia	6.1
35	Philippines	6.06
36	South Africa	6.01
37	Czechia	5.87
38	Singapore	5.86
39	Thailand	5.81
40	Cuba	5.8
41	Taiwan	5.74
42	Bahrain	5.73
43	Israel	5.69
44	Nicaragua	5.57
45	Venezuela	5.51
46	Ecuador	5.47
47	Greece	5.44
48	Mauritius	5.34
49	India	5.28
49	Panama	5.28
51	Japan	5.26
52	Estonia	5.25
53	Bolivia	5.24
54	Syria	5.22
54	El Salvador	5.22
56	Cyprus	5.16
57	Poland	5.15
57	Peru	5.15
57	Honduras	5.15
60	Hungary	5.08
61	Croatia	5.05
62	Vietnam	4.99
63	Dominican Republic	4.98
64	Cambodia	4.96
65	Namibia	4.93
66	Mozambique	4.92
67	Laos	4.89
68	Slovakia	4.82
69	Paraguay	4.74
70	Guatemala	4.71
71	Trinidad and Tobago	4.7
72	Suriname	4.64
73	South Korea	4.53
74	Barbados	4.43
75	Latvia	4.42
76	Lithuania	4.38
77	Guyana	4.36
78	Botswana	4.3
79	Algeria	4.28
80	Bulgaria	4.19
81	Lesotho	4.18
81	Bhutan	4.18
83	Belize	4.14
84	Myanmar	4.11
85	Romania	4.1
86	Bahamas	4.09
87	Macau	4.01
88	Turkey	3.94
89	Benin	3.88
89	Grenada	3.88
91	Jamaica	3.83
92	Iraq	3.81
93	Saint Lucia	3.8
94	Libya	3.78
95	Serbia	3.71
95	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3.71
97	China	3.69
97	Bangladesh	3.69
99	Uzbekistan	3.68
100	Pakistan	3.66
100	Angola	3.66
102	Uganda	3.63
102	Lebanon	3.63
104	Kenya	3.62
105	Kuwait	3.61
106	Saudi Arabia	3.6
107	Dominica	3.56
108	Ivory Coast	3.55
109	Qatar	3.54
110	Montenegro	3.53
111	Antigua and Barbuda	3.52
112	Malaysia	3.48
113	Comoros	3.47
114	Yemen	3.41
115	Morocco	3.39
116	Tunisia	3.38
116	Belarus	3.38
118	Madagascar	3.36
119	DR Congo	3.32
119	Afghanistan	3.32
119	Haiti	3.32
122	Burundi	3.3
123	Russia	3.28
124	Tanzania	3.27
124	Republic of the Congo	3.27
126	Sri Lanka	3.23
127	Palestine	3.2
128	Togo	3.15
128	Sao Tome and Principe	3.15
130	North Macedonia	3.13
131	Guinea	3.06
132	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3.04
133	Sudan	2.99
134	Niger	2.97
134	Sierra Leone	2.97
136	Burkina Faso	2.96
137	Georgia	2.94
138	Ukraine	2.91
139	Djibouti	2.89
140	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.87
141	Gabon	2.8
142	Cameroon	2.79
142	South Sudan	2.79
144	Rwanda	2.77
145	Mali	2.74
146	Chad	2.72
147	Mongolia	2.71
148	Kazakhstan	2.69
149	Ghana	2.68
150	Liberia	2.65
150	Albania	2.65
152	Central African Republic	2.62
153	Egypt	2.48
154	Gambia	2.44
155	Nigeria	2.18
156	Armenia	2.17
157	Kyrgyzstan	2.16
158	Iran	2.11
159	Zambia	2.04
160	Moldova	1.91
161	Jordan	1.87
162	Senegal	1.85
163	Mauritania	1.77
164	Malawi	1.75
165	Ethiopia	1.63
166	Zimbabwe	1.57
167	Tajikistan	1.56
168	Azerbaijan	1.42

What correlates with Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020?

Pearson r against 1,456 other country metrics sharing at least 101 countries, 1 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020 tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Public Opinion IndexLGBT Rights by Country
r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 162
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Equality IndexLGBT Rights by Country
r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 166
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Spartacus GTI Total ScoreMost Homophobic Countries
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 167
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LGBTQI+ Travel Safety IndexMost Homophobic Countries
r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 165
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Travel IndexLGBT Rights by Country
r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 165
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Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN)Most Homophobic CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the worst
r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 148
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020 tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 135
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Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 136
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CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 168
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Failed States IndexFailed States
r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 159
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Fragile States Index
r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 160
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External InterventionFailed States
r = −0.70 · very strong · n = 159
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020?: Iceland has the highest Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020, at 9.78, followed by Netherlands (9.46) and Norway (9.38).
Which country has the lowest Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020?: Azerbaijan has the lowest Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020, at 1.42.
What is the median Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020 across countries?: The median is 4.11 across the 168 countries with data.
Where does this gay-friendly countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Acceptance Index - Williams Institute, UCLA; Gay Travel Index 2025 - Spartacus; Gay Travel Index 2023 - Spartacus; Gay-friendly - Wiki.