Lgbt rights index in Gambia
Gambia: Lgbt rights index was -0.4992 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
-0.4992
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 192 countries
All-time high
-0.2853
in 1991
All-time low
-0.5375
in 2014
Years of data
29
1991–2019
Lgbt rights index in Gambia, 1991–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded -0.4992 for lgbt rights index in 2019.
That represents a change of down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt rights index in Gambia peaked at -0.2853 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.5375, in 2014.
Gambia ranks 157th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2938 | -0.3235 | -0.2853 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3453 | -0.3901 | -0.2853 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4747 | -0.5375 | -0.3901 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More social development data for Gambia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,728 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.88 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.522 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.641 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.775 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.814 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt rights index in Gambia?
- Lgbt rights index in Gambia was -0.4992 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt rights index recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2853 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt rights index recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5375 in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for lgbt rights index?
- Gambia ranks 157th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt rights index rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lgbt rights index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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