LGBT+ Rights Index in Guatemala
Guatemala: LGBT+ Rights Index was 1.25 in 2025. ▬ Flat
LGBT+ Rights Index in Guatemala, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 1.25 for lgbt+ rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Guatemala peaked at 1.25 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 1991.
Guatemala ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.25 | — |
| 1992 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 62% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.25 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 62% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More social development data for Guatemala
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (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 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 34,994 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Guatemala?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Guatemala was 1.25 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 1991.
- How does Guatemala rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Guatemala ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.