LGBT+ Rights Index in Paraguay
Paraguay: LGBT+ Rights Index was -0.7583 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Paraguay, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lgbt+ rights index in Paraguay is -0.7583, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Paraguay peaked at -0.3625 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.43, in 2019.
Paraguay ranks 139th 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.3625 | — |
| 1992 | -0.6125 | +69.0% |
| 1993 | -0.6125 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.6125 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.6125 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.6125 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.7375 | +20.4% |
| 1998 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.7375 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.36 | +84.7% |
| 2018 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.43 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | -1.43 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.43 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.7583 | -46.8% |
| 2023 | -0.7583 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.7583 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.7583 | -0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's -0.7583 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's -0.7583 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6264 | -0.7375 | -0.3625 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.7375 | -0.7375 | -0.7375 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9313 | -1.43 | -0.7375 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9805 | -1.43 | -0.7583 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More social development data for Paraguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 162 (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 Paraguay?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Paraguay was -0.7583 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3625 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.43 in 2019.
- How does Paraguay rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Paraguay ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.