LGBT+ Rights Index in Chad
Chad: LGBT+ Rights Index was 0.1792 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Chad, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lgbt+ rights index in Chad is 0.1792, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Chad peaked at 0.3667 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1167, in 2019.
Chad ranks 124th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2625 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2625 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1792 | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1792 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1167 | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3667 | +214.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1792 | -51.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1792 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1792 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1792 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1792 | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.1792 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.52. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.1792 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6687. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2625 | 0.2625 | 0.2625 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2625 | 0.2625 | 0.2625 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2313 | 0.1167 | 0.2625 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2104 | 0.1792 | 0.3667 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 121 Liberia 0.2833 compare
- 122 Kiribati 0.2542 compare
- 123 Cote d'Ivoire 0.25 compare
- 125 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0333 compare
- 126 Sri Lanka -0.1 compare
- 127 Kyrgyzstan -0.1458 compare
More social development data for Chad
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.50 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,281 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,281 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0715 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Chad?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Chad was 0.1792 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3667 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1167 in 2019.
- How does Chad rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Chad ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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.