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Sudan ranks 1st on Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN) in 2017, followed by Afghanistan (2nd) and Saudi Arabia (3rd); rank 1 is the worst. Sweden ranks last (158th).

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Year 2017157 of 235 countries
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Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN), 2017

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Ranking

Worst first: the first 15 and last 5 of 157 countries; rank 1 is the worst.

Data

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157 countries · # = rank by Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN)
#
1Sudan1st
2Afghanistan2nd
3Saudi Arabia3rd
4South Sudan4th
5Qatar5th
6Nigeria6th
7Guinea7th
8Iraq8th
9Burundi9th
10Tunisia10th
11Chad11th
12Senegal12th
13Morocco13th
14Mauritania14th
15Malawi15th
16Uganda16th
17Eritrea17th
18Sierra Leone18th
19Togo19th
20Angola20th
21Yemen21st
22Gambia22nd
23Zimbabwe23rd
24Ghana24th
25Cameroon25th
26Iran26th
27Kenya27th
28Libya28th
29Egypt29th
30Niger30th
31Algeria31st
32Ethiopia32nd
33Liberia33rd
34Tanzania34th
35Zambia35th
36Comoros36th
37Madagascar37th
38Papua New Guinea39th
39Central African Republic40th
40Myanmar41st
41Jordan42nd
42Kuwait43rd
43Turkmenistan44th
44Ivory Coast45th
45Benin46th
46Gabon47th
47Eswatini48th
48Uzbekistan49th
49Azerbaijan50th
50Armenia51st
51Rwanda52nd
52Haiti53rd
53Burkina Faso54th
54Republic of the Congo55th
55Lebanon56th
56Malaysia57th
57Turkey58th
58United Arab Emirates59th
59Laos60th
60Lesotho61st
61Oman62nd
62Guyana63rd
63Mali64th
64DR Congo65th
65Tajikistan66th
66Suriname67th
67Russia68th
68Pakistan69th
69Sri Lanka70th
70Kyrgyzstan71st
71Indonesia72nd
72Kazakhstan73rd
73Cambodia74th
74South Korea75th
75Nepal76th
76Djibouti77th
77Belarus78th
78Namibia79th
79China80th
80Paraguay81st
81Singapore82nd
82Botswana83rd
83India84th
84Georgia85th
85Barbados86th
86Timor-Leste87th
87Moldova88th
88Bangladesh89th
89Mongolia90th
90Jamaica91st
91Mauritius92nd
92Bahrain93rd
93Vietnam94th
94Peru95th
95North Macedonia96th
96Ukraine97th
97Bosnia and Herzegovina98th
98Venezuela99th
99Bulgaria100th
100Hong Kong101st
101Dominican Republic102nd
102Albania103rd
103Japan104th
104Panama105th
105Latvia106th
106Bahamas107th
107Poland108th
108Thailand109th
109Guatemala110th
110Honduras111th
111Mozambique112th
112El Salvador113th
113Philippines114th
114Nicaragua115th
115Bolivia116th
116Serbia117th
117Cape Verde118th
118Estonia119th
119Lithuania120th
120Italy121st
121Cyprus122nd
122Costa Rica123rd
123Romania124th
124Israel125th
125Croatia126th
126Chile127th
127Czechia128th
128Slovakia129th
129Greece130th
130Ecuador131st
131Germany132nd
132Hungary133rd
133Mexico134th
134United States135th
135Austria136th
136South Africa137th
137Australia138th
138Brazil139th
139Ireland140th
140Colombia141st
141Argentina142nd
142Switzerland143rd
143Slovenia144th
144Malta145th
145Portugal146th
146New Zealand147th
147Canada148th
148United Kingdom149th
149Uruguay150th
150France151st
151Belgium152nd
152Finland153rd
153Spain154th
154Norway155th
155Denmark156th
156Netherlands157th
157Sweden158th

What correlates with Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN) (2017)?

Pearson r against 1,502 other country metrics sharing at least 95 countries. 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 rank better on Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN) tend to score higher on these

  1. Equality IndexLGBT Rights by Country
    r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 156
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  2. Legal IndexLGBT Rights by Country
    r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 154
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  3. Travel IndexLGBT Rights by Country
    r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 156
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  4. Inclusive SocietySocial Progress Index by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 153
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  5. Global Acceptance Index 2017-2020Gay-Friendly Countries
    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 148
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  6. Global Acceptance IndexLGBT Rights by Country
    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 151
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Opposite directions

Places that rank better on Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN) tend to score lower on these

  1. Teetotalers FemaleTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 153
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  2. TeetotalersTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 153
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  3. Teetotalers MaleTeetotalism by Country
    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 153
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  4. Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 151
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  5. Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
    r = −0.76 · very strong · n = 150
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  6. 6+ Member HouseholdNumber of Households by Country
    r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 146
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Quick answers

Which country ranks first on Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN)?
Sudan ranks 1st on Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN) in 2017, followed by Afghanistan (2nd) and Saudi Arabia (3rd). Rank 1 is the worst country.
Which country ranks last on Homophobic Climate Index Rank (UN)?
Sweden ranks last of the 157 countries with data in 2017, at 158th.
Where does the 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.

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