LGBT+ Rights Index in Indonesia
Indonesia: LGBT+ Rights Index was 0.5253 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LGBT+ Rights Index in Indonesia, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.5253 for lgbt+ rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 176.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Indonesia peaked at 0.5253 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.9117, in 2017.
Indonesia ranks 118th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.5375 | — |
| 1992 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.5718 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | -0.5718 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.5718 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.5718 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1178 | -120.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1178 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.6697 | -668.5% |
| 2009 | -0.6697 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6697 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.6697 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.6697 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.6697 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.688 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | -0.688 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.688 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.9117 | +32.5% |
| 2018 | -0.9117 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.9117 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.9117 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.9117 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.9117 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5253 | -157.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5253 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5253 | +0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.5253 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 26% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.5253 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.25, 42% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5375 | -0.5375 | -0.5375 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.4466 | -0.6697 | 0.1178 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7478 | -0.9117 | -0.6697 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1932 | -0.9117 | 0.5253 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More social development data for Indonesia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,374 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,215 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 9,215 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Indonesia?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Indonesia was 0.5253 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5253 in 2023.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9117 in 2017.
- How does Indonesia rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Indonesia ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.