Which country has the highest Spartacus GTI Total Score?

Iceland has the highest Spartacus GTI Total Score in 2026, at 14, followed by Spain (13) and Malta (13).

Which country has the lowest Spartacus GTI Total Score?

Yemen has the lowest Spartacus GTI Total Score in 2026, at -24.

What is the median Spartacus GTI Total Score across countries?

The median is -6 across the 212 countries with data in 2026.

Where does this most homophobic countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: A socioecological measurement of homophobia for all countries and its public health impact (Supplementary Annex S3) - European Journal of Public Health; Countries Where Homosexuality is Illegal - Erasing 76 Crimes; Homosexuality: The countries where it is illegal to be gay - BBC; Understanding the State of Global LGBTQI+ Persecution 2021 - Rainbow Railroad.

Country rankings

Most Homophobic Countries

Name: Most Homophobic Countries
Creator: Rankodex

Iceland has the highest Spartacus GTI Total Score in 2026 (14), followed by Spain (13) and Malta (13). Yemen has the lowest (-24).

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Spartacus GTI Total Score, 2026

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 212 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

-6

Middle half -11 – 3

Average

-4.75

212 countries

Highest

Iceland

Lowest

-24

Yemen

Over time · 2023–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

Median of all countries
Iceland
Spain
Malta
Germany
Canada

Data

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215 countries · # = rank by Spartacus GTI Total Score

#
1	Iceland	14	330
2	Spain	13	356
2	Malta	13	370
4	Germany	12	309
4	Canada	12	383
4	Belgium	12	343
4	Portugal	12	358
8	Switzerland	11	328
8	Norway	11	358
8	New Zealand	11	299
11	France	10	338
11	Australia	10	304
11	Chile	10	307
11	Uruguay	10	305
15	Colombia	9	239
15	Netherlands	9	373
15	Cuba	9	279
15	Sweden	9	377
15	Greece	9	239
15	Austria	9	305
15	Denmark	9	347
15	Finland	9	300
15	Luxembourg	9	320
15	New Caledonia	9	—
15	French Polynesia	9	—
15	Faroe Islands	9	—
15	Greenland	9	—
28	Taiwan	8	188
28	Ireland	8	320
28	Reunion	8	—
31	India	7	177
32	Brazil	6	248
32	Mexico	6	212
32	United Kingdom	6	342
32	Argentina	6	260
32	Nepal	6	206
32	Guadeloupe	6	—
32	Martinique	6	—
32	Andorra	6	255
32	Gibraltar	6	—
41	Ecuador	5	223
41	Israel	5	215
41	Costa Rica	5	259
41	Puerto Rico	5	245
41	Slovenia	5	279
41	Estonia	5	223
47	United States	4	292
47	South Africa	4	317
47	Bolivia	4	223
47	Aruba	4	138
47	United States Virgin Islands	4	289
52	Thailand	3	141
52	Czechia	3	185
52	Cyprus	3	192
52	Guam	3	—
56	Croatia	2	288
56	Liechtenstein	2	142
56	San Marino	2	238
59	Japan	-1	96
59	Vietnam	-1	65
59	Italy	-1	169
59	Poland	-1	82
59	Lithuania	-1	150
59	Latvia	-1	95
59	Montenegro	-1	167
59	Curacao	-1	85
67	South Korea	-2	92
67	Romania	-2	137
67	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-2	138
67	Suriname	-2	136
67	Bermuda	-2	—
67	Sint Maarten	-2	85
73	Ukraine	-3	165
73	Serbia	-3	172
73	Singapore	-3	78
73	Namibia	-3	58
73	Albania	-3	96
73	Botswana	-3	108
73	Lesotho	-3	80
73	Fiji	-3	123
73	Bhutan	-3	16
73	Barbados	-3	-10
73	Antigua and Barbuda	-3	3
73	British Virgin Islands	-3	—
73	Monaco	-3	62
86	Peru	-4	206
86	Cambodia	-4	4
86	Slovakia	-4	191
86	Mongolia	-4	117
86	Moldova	-4	95
86	North Macedonia	-4	163
86	Cape Verde	-4	123
86	Belize	-4	-9
86	Seychelles	-4	75
86	Micronesia	-4	50
96	China	-5	31
96	Hong Kong	-5	74
96	Timor-Leste	-5	20
96	Mauritius	-5	15
96	Macau	-5	65
96	Samoa	-5	48
96	Marshall Islands	-5	85
103	Sri Lanka	-6	-46
103	Bulgaria	-6	159
103	Panama	-6	51
103	Armenia	-6	64
103	Sao Tome and Principe	-6	—
103	Cook Islands	-6	—
109	Angola	-7	183
109	Mozambique	-7	62
109	Venezuela	-7	28
109	Honduras	-7	65
109	Laos	-7	71
109	El Salvador	-7	58
109	Guinea-Bissau	-7	—
109	Saint Lucia	-7	-90
109	Saint Kitts and Nevis	-7	43
118	Philippines	-8	62
118	Benin	-8	10
118	Kiribati	-8	-70
118	Palau	-8	—
122	Pakistan	-9	-47
122	Ethiopia	-9	-83
122	Guinea	-9	-60
122	Dominican Republic	-9	3
122	Hungary	-9	136
122	Nicaragua	-9	156
122	Gabon	-9	10
122	Vanuatu	-9	—
122	Tuvalu	-9	-75
131	Bangladesh	-10	-19
131	Ivory Coast	-10	-25
131	North Korea	-10	—
131	Kazakhstan	-10	2
131	Guatemala	-10	3
131	Rwanda	-10	-29
131	Haiti	-10	78
131	Belarus	-10	13
131	Paraguay	-10	30
131	Lebanon	-10	-58
131	Central African Republic	-10	-22
131	Equatorial Guinea	-10	40
131	Bahrain	-10	-15
131	Trinidad and Tobago	-10	21
131	Eswatini	-10	-26
131	Solomon Islands	-10	-85
131	Bahamas	-10	50
131	Grenada	-10	43
131	Tonga	-10	-130
150	DR Congo	-11	-27
150	Turkey	-11	40
150	Uzbekistan	-11	-65
150	Madagascar	-11	26
150	Niger	-11	14
150	Chad	-11	-38
150	Tajikistan	-11	24
150	Togo	-11	-5
150	Sierra Leone	-11	-73
150	Republic of the Congo	-11	16
150	Gambia	-11	-139
150	Jamaica	-11	-61
150	Comoros	-11	-56
150	Guyana	-11	-162
150	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-11	-70
150	Dominica	-11	-47
166	Indonesia	-12	-7
166	Kenya	-12	-62
166	Myanmar	-12	-73
166	Ghana	-12	-59
166	Kyrgyzstan	-12	32
166	Liberia	-12	-49
166	Georgia	-12	154
166	Maldives	-12	-80
174	Malawi	-13	-163
174	Zambia	-13	-79
174	Burundi	-13	-25
174	Papua New Guinea	-13	-81
174	Azerbaijan	-13	1
174	Mauritania	-13	-141
174	Djibouti	-13	5
181	Algeria	-14	-75
181	Morocco	-14	-89
181	Cameroon	-14	-64
181	Mali	-14	12
181	Burkina Faso	-14	53
181	Tunisia	-14	-91
181	Eritrea	-14	-75
188	Syria	-15	—
188	Jordan	-15	-15
188	Oman	-15	-145
188	Brunei	-15	-200
192	Egypt	-16	-95
192	Sudan	-16	-159
192	Malaysia	-16	-160
192	Senegal	-16	-67
192	Zimbabwe	-16	-52
192	Libya	-16	-150
192	Kuwait	-16	-180
199	Nigeria	-17	-190
199	Russia	-17	-37
199	Tanzania	-17	-120
199	South Sudan	-17	-116
199	Turkmenistan	-17	-60
199	Qatar	-17	-137
205	Iraq	-18	-28
205	United Arab Emirates	-18	-160
207	Uganda	-19	-83
208	Somalia	-21	-140
209	Afghanistan	-22	-137
209	Saudi Arabia	-22	-196
211	Iran	-23	-105
212	Yemen	-24	-145
—	Cayman Islands	—	60
—	Turks and Caicos Islands	—	50
—	Northern Mariana Islands	—	85

What correlates with Spartacus GTI Total Score (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,342 other country metrics sharing at least 128 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Spartacus GTI Total Score tend to score higher on these

Equality IndexLGBT Rights by Country
r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 192
Plot
Legal IndexLGBT Rights by Country
r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 190
Plot
Travel IndexLGBT Rights by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 194
Plot
Global Acceptance IndexLGBT Rights by Country
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 171
Plot
Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020Gay-Friendly Countries
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 167
Plot
Public Opinion IndexLGBT Rights by Country
r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 173
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Spartacus GTI Total Score tend to score lower on these

Teetotalers FemaleTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 184
Plot
ObjectiveLists Conservative Country ScoreMost Conservative Countries
r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 158
Plot
TeetotalersTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 184
Plot
Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 159
Plot
Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 158
Plot
Human RightsFailed States
r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 177
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Spartacus GTI Total Score?: Iceland has the highest Spartacus GTI Total Score in 2026, at 14, followed by Spain (13) and Malta (13).
Which country has the lowest Spartacus GTI Total Score?: Yemen has the lowest Spartacus GTI Total Score in 2026, at -24.
What is the median Spartacus GTI Total Score across countries?: The median is -6 across the 212 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this most homophobic countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: A socioecological measurement of homophobia for all countries and its public health impact (Supplementary Annex S3) - European Journal of Public Health; Countries Where Homosexuality is Illegal - Erasing 76 Crimes; Homosexuality: The countries where it is illegal to be gay - BBC; Understanding the State of Global LGBTQI+ Persecution 2021 - Rainbow Railroad.