LGBT+ Rights Index in Egypt
Egypt: LGBT+ Rights Index was 0.0912 in 2019. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Egypt, 1991–2019
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0912 for lgbt+ rights index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Egypt peaked at 1.07 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0912, in 2018.
That places Egypt 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8757 | 0.0912 | 1.07 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More social development data for Egypt
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 23,763 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.187 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.179 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.159 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.187 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.076 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.115 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Egypt?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Egypt was 0.0912 in 2019, according to Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0912 in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Egypt ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – 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
The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.