LGBT+ Rights Index in Ghana
Ghana: LGBT+ Rights Index was -0.2307 in 2019. ▬ Flat
LGBT+ Rights Index in Ghana, 1991–2019
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, lgbt+ rights index in Ghana stood at -0.2307. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Ghana peaked at -0.2307 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.2689, in 1992.
That places Ghana 133rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.235 | -0.2689 | -0.2307 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.2384 | -0.2689 | -0.2307 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2422 | -0.2689 | -0.2307 | 10 |
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- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 16,030 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.711 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.896 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.888 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.711 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.361 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.606 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Ghana?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Ghana was -0.2307 in 2019, according to Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2307 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2689 in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Ghana ranks 133rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – 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
The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.