LGBT+ Rights Index in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: LGBT+ Rights Index was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LGBT+ Rights Index in Antigua and Barbuda, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 2 for lgbt+ rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 375.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.7875, in 1995.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6625 | — |
| 1992 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.7875 | +18.9% |
| 1996 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.725 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.6 | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | -433.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.11, 20% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7319 | -0.7875 | -0.6625 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.7875 | -0.7875 | -0.7875 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7312 | -0.7875 | -0.725 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 | -0.725 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More social development data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 97 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Antigua and Barbuda was 2 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7875 in 1995.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 375.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Summary measure of a country's LGBTI-related laws, calculated by subtracting the sum of its regressive policy scores from the sum of its progressive policy scores.