LGBT+ Rights Index in Singapore
Singapore: LGBT+ Rights Index was -1.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LGBT+ Rights Index in Singapore, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lgbt+ rights index in Singapore is -1.1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Singapore peaked at -1.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -3.53, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 147th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.24 | — |
| 1992 | -2.24 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -2.24 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -2.24 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -2.24 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -2.74 | +22.3% |
| 1997 | -2.74 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -2.74 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -2.74 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -2.74 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2.74 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -2.74 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2.74 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2.74 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2.74 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2.74 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2.62 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | -2.53 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | -2.53 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2.78 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | -2.53 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | -2.53 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -2.53 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -2.53 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -2.53 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2.53 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -2.53 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2.53 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2.53 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -3.53 | +39.5% |
| 2021 | -3.53 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.77 | -49.8% |
| 2023 | -1.1 | -37.6% |
| 2024 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.1 | -0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's -1.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.11. (64 countries reporting)
- Singapore's -1.1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.25. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.46 | -2.74 | -2.24 | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.69 | -2.74 | -2.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.55 | -2.78 | -2.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.02 | -3.53 | -1.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More social development data for Singapore
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Singapore?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Singapore was -1.1 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was -1.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.53 in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Singapore ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.