LGBT+ Rights Index in Guinea
Guinea: LGBT+ Rights Index was -0.4142 in 2019. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Guinea, 1991–2019
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded -0.4142 for lgbt+ rights index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Guinea peaked at -0.376 in 1992 and was at its lowest, -0.4142, in 1991.
Guinea ranks 152nd 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 | -0.3888 | -0.4142 | -0.376 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3837 | -0.4142 | -0.376 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4066 | -0.4142 | -0.376 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More social development data for Guinea
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,154 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 47,692 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.187 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.56 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.424 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.187 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.12 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Guinea?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Guinea was -0.4142 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?
- The highest recorded value was -0.376 in 1992.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4142 in 1991.
- How does Guinea rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Guinea ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.