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49 countries, coloured by the Rainbow Index

Every country carries its score from ILGA-Europe's Rainbow Map: marriage, adoption, anti-discrimination, hate-crime and gender-recognition law, rated 0 to 100 %.

49 countries Highest: Spain 88.70 %
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Every card carries its country's colour from this scale

0 %, no legal protection 50 % 100 %, full legal equality
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Rainbow Index Alphabetical Number of Venues
Spain
Rainbow Index: 88.70 %
Venues 469
Cities 77
Malta
Rainbow Index: 87.73 %
Venues 11
Cities 8
Iceland
Rainbow Index: 85.56 %
Venues 3
Cities 1
Belgium
Rainbow Index: 85.31 %
Venues 35
Cities 8
Denmark
Rainbow Index: 85.10 %
Venues 19
Cities 2
Finland
Rainbow Index: 69.85 %
Venues 16
Cities 4
Germany
Rainbow Index: 69.54 %
Venues 433
Cities 68
Norway
Rainbow Index: 68.60 %
Venues 9
Cities 3
Sweden
Rainbow Index: 68.43 %
Venues 23
Cities 3
Luxembourg
Rainbow Index: 68.41 %
Venues 4
Cities 2
Greece
Rainbow Index: 68.27 %
Venues 34
Cities 9
Portugal
Rainbow Index: 66.99 %
Venues 56
Cities 15
Netherlands
Rainbow Index: 63.82 %
Venues 78
Cities 15
Ireland
Rainbow Index: 61.34 %
Venues 20
Cities 6
France
Rainbow Index: 60.25 %
Venues 668
Cities 305
Austria
Rainbow Index: 54.98 %
Venues 38
Cities 11
Slovenia
Rainbow Index: 54.29 %
Venues 5
Cities 1
Montenegro
Rainbow Index: 52.84 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Croatia
Rainbow Index: 51.04 %
Venues 7
Cities 2
Switzerland
Rainbow Index: 50.12 %
Venues 34
Cities 8
Estonia
Rainbow Index: 46.37 %
Venues 4
Cities 1
United Kingdom
Rainbow Index: 43.90 %
Venues 302
Cities 57
Andorra
Rainbow Index: 43.00 %
Venues 1
Cities 1
Czech Republic
Rainbow Index: 41.72 %
Venues 28
Cities 3
Albania
Rainbow Index: 40.58 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Moldova
Rainbow Index: 38.41 %
Venues 1
Cities 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rainbow Index: 36.99 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Kosovo
Rainbow Index: 34.82 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Serbia
Rainbow Index: 33.76 %
Venues 4
Cities 1
Cyprus
Rainbow Index: 33.69 %
Venues 5
Cities 2
Liechtenstein
Rainbow Index: 31.30 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Latvia
Rainbow Index: 29.64 %
Venues 4
Cities 1
North Macedonia
Rainbow Index: 29.26 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
San Marino
Rainbow Index: 28.52 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Slovakia
Rainbow Index: 24.92 %
Venues 6
Cities 3
Italy
Rainbow Index: 24.11 %
Venues 136
Cities 44
Lithuania
Rainbow Index: 24.09 %
Venues 3
Cities 1
Hungary
Rainbow Index: 22.70 %
Venues 9
Cities 1
Poland
Rainbow Index: 21.50 %
Venues 42
Cities 10
Bulgaria
Rainbow Index: 19.76 %
Venues 8
Cities 4
Ukraine
Rainbow Index: 18.76 %
Venues 3
Cities 1
Romania
Rainbow Index: 18.63 %
Venues 9
Cities 4
Monaco
Rainbow Index: 13.70 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Georgia
Rainbow Index: 11.88 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Armenia
Rainbow Index: 9.16 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Belarus
Rainbow Index: 7.01 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Turkey
Rainbow Index: 4.75 %
Venues 7
Cities 2
Azerbaijan
Rainbow Index: 2.25 %
Venues 0
Cities 0
Russia
Rainbow Index: 2.00 %
Venues 0
Cities 0

Rainbow Index figures from the ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map, which rates 49 European countries on their laws and policies for LGBTI people. Colours are ILGA's own. Last checked 26 Oct 2026.