LGBT+ Rights Index in Czechia
Czechia: LGBT+ Rights Index was 13.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LGBT+ Rights Index in Czechia, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 13.1 for lgbt+ rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Czechia peaked at 13.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.33, in 1991.
That places Czechia 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.33 | — |
| 1992 | 3.42 | +46.4% |
| 1993 | 3.42 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.42 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.42 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.42 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.42 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.42 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.17 | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 4.83 | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 5.17 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 5.17 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.17 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.17 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.03 | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 6.12 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.03 | +64.0% |
| 2010 | 10.03 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.03 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.16 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.19 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.19 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.44 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 10.44 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.57 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 10.57 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.57 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.57 | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 13.1 | +13.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 13.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.11, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 13.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.28, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.38 | 2.33 | 4.17 | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.9 | 4.83 | 10.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.17 | 10.03 | 10.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.13 | 10.44 | 13.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More social development data for Czechia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0363 units per person (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 Czechia?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Czechia was 13.1 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 in 1991.
- How does Czechia rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Czechia ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.