Lgbt rights index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Lgbt rights index was -2.21 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
-2.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 192 countries
All-time high
-1.39
in 1991
All-time low
-2.4
in 2007
Years of data
29
1991–2019
Lgbt rights index in Afghanistan, 1991–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, lgbt rights index in Afghanistan stood at -2.21.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt rights index in Afghanistan peaked at -1.39 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.4, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 180th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.41 | -1.43 | -1.39 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.79 | -2.4 | -1.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.32 | -2.4 | -2.21 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.67 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.041 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.018 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.069 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.023 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.022 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.051 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt rights index in Afghanistan?
- Lgbt rights index in Afghanistan was -2.21 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt rights index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was -1.39 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt rights index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4 in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for lgbt rights index?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt rights index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lgbt rights index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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