LGBT+ Rights Index in Eswatini
Eswatini: LGBT+ Rights Index was 0.3125 in 2025. ▬ Flat
LGBT+ Rights Index in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lgbt+ rights index in Eswatini is 0.3125, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Eswatini peaked at 0.3125 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3125, in 1991.
Eswatini ranks 120th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3125 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.3125 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0521, 6.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.3125 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6687. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 0.3125 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More social development data for Eswatini
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,414 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (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 220 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 Eswatini?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Eswatini was 0.3125 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3125 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3125 in 1991.
- How does Eswatini rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Eswatini ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.