LGBT+ Rights Index in Ukraine
Ukraine: LGBT+ Rights Index was 3.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LGBT+ Rights Index in Ukraine, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, lgbt+ rights index in Ukraine stood at 3.67. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Ukraine peaked at 3.67 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1991.
Ukraine ranks 73rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | — |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.58 | +58.3% |
| 1997 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.58 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.67 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 2.67 | +60.0% |
| 2016 | 2.83 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2.83 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.83 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.83 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.83 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.83 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.83 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.83 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.67 | +29.4% |
| 2025 | 3.67 | +0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 3.67 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 3.67 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.28, 36% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 | 1 | 1.58 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 1.58 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.11 | 2.83 | 3.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 70 Monaco 3.87 compare
- 71 Cape Verde 3.83 compare
- 71 Lesotho 3.83 compare
- 74 Micronesia (country) 3.5 compare
- 75 Botswana 3.42 compare
- 76 Mozambique 3.08 compare
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (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 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Ukraine?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Ukraine was 3.67 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 in 2024.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1991.
- How does Ukraine rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Ukraine ranks 73rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.