LGBT+ Rights Index in Somalia
Somalia: LGBT+ Rights Index was -0.3355 in 2019. ▬ Flat
LGBT+ Rights Index in Somalia, 1991–2019
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, lgbt+ rights index in Somalia stood at -0.3355. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Somalia peaked at -0.3355 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.3737, in 1994.
Somalia ranks 138th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3483 | -0.3737 | -0.3355 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3432 | -0.3737 | -0.3355 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3546 | -0.3737 | -0.3355 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More social development data for Somalia
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,967 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 892,037 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.165 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.619 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.445 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.165 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.095 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.128 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Somalia?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Somalia was -0.3355 in 2019, according to Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3355 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3737 in 1994.
- How does Somalia rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Somalia ranks 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – 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
The LGBT+ Policy Index measures a country’s LGBT+ policy landscape by capturing the implementation of 18 different LGBT+ policies. Policies included in the index are limited to those adopted across at least three countries or are explicitly advocated for by transnational activists.