Countries with higher scores have more conservative laws.
Country | Total Score | Punishment | LGBTQ | Prostitution | Pornography | Abortion | Gambling | Narcotics | Alcohol | Guns | Corporal |
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SAUDI ARABIA | 95.8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
PAKISTAN | 91.3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7.5 | 12 |
YEMEN | 89.2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
SOMALIA | 87.5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
IRAN | 87.1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4.5 | 9 |
MAURITANIA | 86.7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
AFGHANISTAN | 86.7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
BRUNEI | 85.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
QATAR | 85.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
SUDAN | 84.2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 83.8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4.5 | 6 |
PALESTINE | 81.3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7.5 | 9 |
KUWAIT | 80.0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
LIBYA | 80.0 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
OMAN | 78.3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
IRAQ | 77.1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7.5 | 6 |
MALAYSIA | 74.6 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1.5 | 12 |
EGYPT | 72.5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
SYRIA | 70.4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | 6 |
GAMBIA | 70.4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | 6 |
THAILAND | 69.2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
TANZANIA | 68.8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 12 |
INDONESIA | 68.3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
JORDAN | 67.9 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4.5 | 3 |
BAHRAIN | 66.3 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4.5 | 6 |
BHUTAN | 65.0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
NIGERIA | 65.0 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
BANGLADESH | 64.6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1.5 | 3 |
MYANMAR | 64.2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
SRI LANKA | 63.3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
SAMOA | 63.3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 61.3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7.5 | 6 |
NORTH KOREA | 60.0 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
GHANA | 58.3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
ESWATINI | 58.3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
ALGERIA | 58.3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
MOROCCO | 57.5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
BOTSWANA | 57.5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
UGANDA | 57.5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
EQUAT. GUINEA | 57.5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
LEBANON | 56.7 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
PHILIPPINES | 55.8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
GABON | 55.8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
GUYANA | 55.8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
ZIMBABWE | 55.0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
VIETNAM | 55.0 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
FIJI | 54.6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 |
INDIA | 54.6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4.5 | 6 |
MALI | 53.3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
ERITREA | 53.3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS | 52.5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
MAURITIUS | 52.5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
EAST TIMOR | 52.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
JAPAN | 52.1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 |
SIERRA LEONE | 52.1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.5 | 9 |
SINGAPORE | 52.1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 9 |
VANUATU | 51.7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
JAMAICA | 51.7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
ETHIOPIA | 51.3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | 3 |
SOUTH KOREA | 51.3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 6 |
CAMEROON | 50.8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
NIGER | 50.8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
UZBEKISTAN | 50.8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
CHINA | 50.8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
GUINEA | 50.4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 6 |
TAJIKISTAN | 50.4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4.5 | 3 |
SOUTH SUDAN | 50.0 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
DJIBOUTI | 50.0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
KENYA | 50.0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
BURUNDI | 50.0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
LIBERIA | 49.6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 6 |
NEPAL | 49.2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
SENEGAL | 48.8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7.5 | 6 |
CHAD | 47.5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
GUATEMALA | 47.5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
ISRAEL | 47.1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 10.5 | 0 |
TURKMENISTAN | 47.1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 |
LAOS | 46.7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
MALAWI | 46.3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 |
IVORY COAST | 46.3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4.5 | 6 |
CAMBODIA | 46.3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1.5 | 3 |
BELARUS | 45.8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
BAHAMAS | 45.4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 9 |
ANGOLA | 45.4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | 6 |
BELIZE | 45.0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
RWANDA | 45.0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
EL SALVADOR | 44.6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 |
CUBA | 44.6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 44.2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
UNITED STATES | 44.2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
RUSSIA | 43.8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 |
SURINAME | 43.3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
CENT AFR REP | 43.3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
TUNISIA | 42.5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
HAITI | 42.1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | 3 |
ZAMBIA | 41.7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
MADAGASCAR | 41.7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
LESOTHO | 41.7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
UKRAINE | 41.7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
MONGOLIA | 41.7 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
KAZAKHSTAN | 41.7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
ARMENIA | 41.7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
KYRGYZSTAN | 41.3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 |
TOGO | 40.8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
TAIWAN | 40.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
REP CONGO | 40.8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
LITHUANIA | 40.4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7.5 | 0 |
AZERBAIJAN | 39.2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
BURKINA FASO | 38.8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | 6 |
NAMIBIA | 38.3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
ICELAND | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
DEM REP CONGO | 37.9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 |
TURKEY | 37.9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7.5 | 3 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 37.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
BULGARIA | 36.3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10.5 | 0 |
PANAMA | 35.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7.5 | 6 |
NICARAGUA | 35.0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
SERBIA | 33.8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | 3 |
PARAGUAY | 32.9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7.5 | 0 |
ALBANIA | 32.9 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 |
HONDURAS | 32.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
MONTENEGRO | 32.5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
POLAND | 32.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 |
FINLAND | 31.7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
PERU | 31.7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
PUERTO RICO | 31.7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
MOLDOVA | 30.8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
GUINEA BISSAU | 30.4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | 3 |
MOZAMBIQUE | 29.6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 6 |
BOSNIA | 29.6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7.5 | 3 |
ECUADOR | 29.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
LATVIA | 29.2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
SLOVAKIA | 28.8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 |
BRAZIL | 27.9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 |
IRELAND | 27.9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 |
SOUTH AFRICA | 27.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
VENEZUELA | 27.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
CAPE VERDE | 27.1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 |
GREENLAND | 26.7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
GEORGIA | 26.7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
REUNION | 25.8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
NEW CALEDONIA | 25.8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
FRENCH GUIANA | 25.8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
FRANCE | 25.8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
ROMANIA | 25.0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
NORWAY | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
NORTH MACEDONIA | 25.0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
BENIN | 24.2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
ESTONIA | 24.2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
CYPRUS | 23.8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 |
CZECHIA | 23.3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
UNITED KINGDOM | 22.9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 |
SWEDEN | 22.9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 |
FRENCH POLYNESIA | 22.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
CHILE | 22.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
SLOVENIA | 22.1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 |
COSTA RICA | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 |
BELGIUM | 20.4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4.5 | 3 |
HUNGARY | 20.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
CANADA | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
ITALY | 19.6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 |
CROATIA | 19.2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
AUSTRALIA | 18.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 6 |
BOLIVIA | 18.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
ARGENTINA | 16.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
DENMARK | 16.7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
LUXEMBOURG | 16.7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
SWITZERLAND | 15.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
GREECE | 15.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
NEW ZEALAND | 13.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
MEXICO | 13.8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 |
COLOMBIA | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
SPAIN | 13.3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
AUSTRIA | 13.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
GERMANY | 10.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 |
PORTUGAL | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
URUGUAY | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
NETHERLANDS | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |