LGBT+ Rights Index in Gambia
Gambia: LGBT+ Rights Index was -1.73 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded -1.73 for lgbt+ rights index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Gambia peaked at -0.6625 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.85, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 163rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6625 | — |
| 1992 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.16 | +75.5% |
| 1997 | -1.66 | +43.0% |
| 1998 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.79 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | -1.79 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.79 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.66 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.66 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.85 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.6 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | -1.6 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.79 | +11.7% |
| 2020 | -1.85 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | -1.73 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.73 | -0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's -1.73 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.52, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's -1.73 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6687, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.05 | -1.66 | -0.6625 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.7 | -1.79 | -1.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.76 | -1.85 | -1.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.75 | -1.85 | -1.73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 160 Burkina Faso -1.64 compare
- 161 Jamaica -1.66 compare
- 162 Turkmenistan -1.68 compare
- 163 South Sudan -1.73 compare
- 165 China -1.73 compare
- 166 Guinea -1.74 compare
More social development data for Gambia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,728 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,728 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 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 Gambia?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Gambia was -1.73 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6625 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.85 in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Gambia ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.