LGBT+ Rights Index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: LGBT+ Rights Index was 2.07 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LGBT+ Rights Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, lgbt+ rights index in Equatorial Guinea stood at 2.07. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 1991.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.15 | — |
| 1992 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.07 | +79.7% |
| 2023 | 1.98 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.07 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 2.07 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.07 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.07 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6687. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1.15 | 2.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More social development data for Equatorial Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (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 -0.4695 % 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Equatorial Guinea was 2.07 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 1991.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.