LGBT+ Rights Index in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: LGBT+ Rights Index was 2.07 in 2019. ▲ Rising
LGBT+ Rights Index in Guinea-Bissau, 1991–2019
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 2.07 for lgbt+ rights index in 2019. 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 Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.07 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0719, in 1991.
That places Guinea-Bissau 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 | 0.0719 | 2.07 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 10 |
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More social development data for Guinea-Bissau
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,800 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.252 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.552 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.509 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.252 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.128 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Guinea-Bissau?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Guinea-Bissau was 2.07 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 in 1993.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0719 in 1991.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.