LGBT+ Rights Index in Libya
Libya: LGBT+ Rights Index was -2.27 in 2025. ▬ Flat
LGBT+ Rights Index in Libya, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lgbt+ rights index in Libya is -2.27, measured in 2025. 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 Libya peaked at -2.27 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.34, in 2022.
That places Libya 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.27 | — |
| 1992 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -2.34 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | -2.34 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2.27 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | -2.27 | -0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -2.27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's -2.27 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -1.6, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.27 | -2.27 | -2.27 | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.27 | -2.27 | -2.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.27 | -2.27 | -2.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.3 | -2.34 | -2.27 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 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 Libya?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Libya was -2.27 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was -2.27 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.34 in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Libya ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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.