LGBT+ Rights Index in Kiribati
Kiribati: LGBT+ Rights Index was 0.2542 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LGBT+ Rights Index in Kiribati, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, lgbt+ rights index in Kiribati stood at 0.2542. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Kiribati peaked at 0.2542 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.475, in 1991.
Kiribati ranks 122nd 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.475 | — |
| 1992 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.475 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2542 | -153.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2542 | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.2542 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0521, 4.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.2542 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.25, 20% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.475 | -0.475 | -0.475 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.475 | -0.475 | -0.475 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1104 | -0.475 | 0.2542 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2542 | 0.2542 | 0.2542 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 119 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3375 compare
- 120 Eswatini 0.3125 compare
- 121 Liberia 0.2833 compare
- 123 Cote d'Ivoire 0.25 compare
- 124 Chad 0.1792 compare
- 125 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0333 compare
More social development data for Kiribati
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 5 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (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 Kiribati?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Kiribati was 0.2542 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2542 in 2015.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.475 in 1991.
- How does Kiribati rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Kiribati ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.