LGBT+ Rights Index in Greece
Greece: LGBT+ Rights Index was 15.19 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LGBT+ Rights Index in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 15.19 for lgbt+ rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Greece peaked at 15.19 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.8542, in 2002.
That places Greece 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.0208 | — |
| 1992 | -0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0208 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.8542 | +4006.7% |
| 2003 | -0.8542 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.8542 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.98 | -331.7% |
| 2006 | 1.98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.98 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9 | +46.3% |
| 2009 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.73 | +63.3% |
| 2015 | 7.27 | +53.7% |
| 2016 | 9.27 | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 9.43 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.43 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.52 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.52 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.52 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.98 | +36.4% |
| 2023 | 13.07 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.94 | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 15.19 | +1.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 15.19 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.11, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 15.19 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.28, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0208 | -0.0208 | -0.0208 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9125 | -0.8542 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.12 | 2.9 | 9.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.54 | 9.52 | 15.19 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More social development data for Greece
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 134,563 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0129 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 Greece?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Greece was 15.19 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 15.19 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8542 in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Greece ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.