LGBT+ Rights Index in Egypt
Egypt: LGBT+ Rights Index was -1.57 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LGBT+ Rights Index in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -1.57 for lgbt+ rights index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Egypt peaked at 0.325 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.57, in 2018.
That places Egypt 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.325 | — |
| 1992 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.01 | -410.2% |
| 2004 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.51 | +49.6% |
| 2018 | -1.57 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | -1.57 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.57 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.57 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.57 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.57 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.57 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.57 | -0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -1.57 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0521. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's -1.57 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -1.6, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.325 | 0.325 | 0.325 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6083 | -1.01 | 0.325 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.17 | -1.57 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.57 | -1.57 | -1.57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More social development data for Egypt
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 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 Egypt?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Egypt was -1.57 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.325 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.57 in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Egypt ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.