LGBT+ Rights Index in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: LGBT+ Rights Index was 5.67 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LGBT+ Rights Index in Marshall Islands, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 5.67 for lgbt+ rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 183.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Marshall Islands peaked at 5.67 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.7875, in 1991.
That places Marshall Islands 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.7875 | — |
| 1992 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.7875 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | -354.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.67 | +133.3% |
| 2020 | 5.67 | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 5.67 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.67 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.67 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.67 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.67 | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 5.67 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 5.67 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.25, 4.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7875 | -0.7875 | -0.7875 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6062 | -0.7875 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 2 | 4.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 | 5.67 | 5.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More social development data for Marshall Islands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (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 0 (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 (2021)
- 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 Marshall Islands?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Marshall Islands was 5.67 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7875 in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Marshall Islands ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.