LGBT+ Rights Index in Madagascar
Madagascar: LGBT+ Rights Index was -0.6 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LGBT+ Rights Index in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lgbt+ rights index in Madagascar is -0.6, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Madagascar peaked at 0.2125 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.6, in 2017.
Madagascar ranks 132nd 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2125 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.5375 | -352.9% |
| 2000 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.5375 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.6 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | -0.6 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.6 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.6 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.6 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.6 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.6 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.6 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.6 | -0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -0.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.52, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -0.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.6687, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1292 | -0.5375 | 0.2125 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.5375 | -0.5375 | -0.5375 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5563 | -0.6 | -0.5375 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 130 Comoros -0.55 compare
- 131 Kenya -0.5542 compare
- 133 Bahamas -0.6375 compare
- 134 Bangladesh -0.675 compare
- 134 Uzbekistan -0.675 compare
More social development data for Madagascar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (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 637 (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 Madagascar?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Madagascar was -0.6 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2125 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6 in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Madagascar ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.