LGBT+ Rights Index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: LGBT+ Rights Index was -2.36 in 2019. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Zimbabwe, 1991–2019
Source: Velasco (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded -2.36 for lgbt+ rights index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Zimbabwe peaked at -0.9281 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.36, in 2013.
Zimbabwe ranks 184th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 | -1.13 | -1.31 | -0.9281 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.3 | -1.36 | -1.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.04 | -2.36 | -1.33 | 10 |
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More social development data for Zimbabwe
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,570 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,632 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.268 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.414 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.424 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.268 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.202 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.147 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Zimbabwe?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Zimbabwe was -2.36 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9281 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.36 in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.