Our Methodology
How We Work
The BE Index brings together evidence on LGBTQ+ rights, safety, belonging, healthcare, affordability, and relocation to create a comparable country score. My Matches uses that same research to show which destinations best fit your priorities and household.
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What the BE Score Is
Every country receives one published BE Score from 0–100. It is built from 57 indicators — essentially 57 questions we ask consistently of every country — using laws, court decisions, official statistics, institutional data, and major surveys.
Together, those indicators show the strength of the overall foundation for building a LGBTQ+ life there.
Together, those indicators show the strength of the overall foundation for building a LGBTQ+ life there.
57 indicators · 6 pillars · 10 countries
My Matches
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What Your Matches Mean
My Matches starts with the same evidence behind the BE Index, then ranks countries according to how closely that evidence aligns with your priorities and household. You can give more or less emphasis to each of the six pillars, while optional household selections adjust the influence of specific evidence.
Your choices can change the order of your matches, but they never change a country’s published BE Score. Leave everything at Important with no household selections, and your results reproduce the published Index order.
Your choices can change the order of your matches, but they never change a country’s published BE Score. Leave everything at Important with no household selections, and your results reproduce the published Index order.
The same evidence → personalized to you
