Lgbt rights index in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Lgbt rights index was -2.53 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
-2.53
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
189th
of 192 countries
All-time high
-1.55
in 1992
All-time low
-2.57
in 2005
Years of data
29
1991–2019
Lgbt rights index in United Arab Emirates, 1991–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded -2.53 for lgbt rights index in 2019.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt rights index in United Arab Emirates peaked at -1.55 in 1992 and was at its lowest, -2.57, in 2005.
That places United Arab Emirates 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.56 | -1.59 | -1.55 | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.24 | -2.57 | -1.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.55 | -2.57 | -2.53 | 10 |
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More social development data for United Arab Emirates
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 252 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.339 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.077 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.104 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.04 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.063 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.031 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt rights index in United Arab Emirates?
- Lgbt rights index in United Arab Emirates was -2.53 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt rights index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was -1.55 in 1992.
- What is the lowest lgbt rights index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.57 in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for lgbt rights index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt rights index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lgbt rights index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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