ILGA-Europe – which works for LGBTQ safety, equality and freedom – has released its sixteenth annual Rainbow Map, determining the most and least LGBTQ-friendly countries in Europe. The index examines data in seven categories, and each country receives an overall score. The categories are: equality and non-discrimination, family, hate crime and hate speech, legal gender recognition, intersex bodily integrity, civil society space and asylum.
European countries all ranked on their legal protections for LGBTI people. Find out who’s moving up, and who’s moving down in the 2024 #RainbowMap now! ️ https://t.co/nIAPIVzOyS
— ILGA-Europe (@ILGAEurope) May 23, 2024
For the ninth year in a row, Malta—which hosts terrific annual Europride events—lands at number one. Iceland moves up three spots to number two, and Belgium comes in at number three. At the other end of the scale, Russia received the least LGBTQ-friendly rating thanks to its ongoing extreme anti-LGBTQ policies. The full list of the most and least LGBTQ-friendly countries in Europe is below. The most LGBTQ+-friendly countries in Europe: 1. Malta 2, Iceland 3. Belgium 4. Spain 5. Denmark 6. Finland 7. Greece 8. Luxembourg 9. Norway 10. Portugal The least LGBTQ+-friendly countries in Europe were Belarus, Armenia, Turkiye, Azerbaijan, and finally Russia in last place out of 49. Explore the interactive Rainbow Map at ILGA-Europe.org.
Here are the complete scores on this year’s #RainbowMap 87.83% 83.01% 78.47% 76.40% 76.34% 70.77% 70.77% 70.03% 69.52% 67.13% 66.12% 64.37% 62.30% 58.95% 57.17% 51.87% – average 50.60% – 50.35% 50.06%
— ILGA-Europe (@ILGAEurope) May 16, 2024
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