LGBT+ Rights Index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: LGBT+ Rights Index was -0.725 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Papua New Guinea, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded -0.725 for lgbt+ rights index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Papua New Guinea peaked at -0.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.725, in 2015.
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6625 | — |
| 1992 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.6625 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.6 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | -0.725 | +20.8% |
| 2016 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.725 | -0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -0.725 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0521. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -0.725 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.25. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6625 | -0.6625 | -0.6625 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6625 | -0.6625 | -0.6625 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6875 | -0.725 | -0.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.725 | -0.725 | -0.725 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Papua New Guinea was -0.725 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.725 in 2015.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.