F&M Global Barometers™

The Franklin & Marshall Global Barometer of Gay Rights (GBGR®), Global Barometer of Transgender Rights (GBTR™), and the Global Barometers' LGBTQI+ Perception Index (GBPI) provide a global measure of LGBTI human rights in 204 countries and regions.

The F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights®

The F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights™

F

0-9 %

10-19 %

20-29 %

30-39 %

40-49 %

50-59 %

D

60-69 %

C

70-79 %

B

80-89 %

A

90-100 %

About

The Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers, comprised of the F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights (GBGR®), the Global Barometer of Transgender Rights (GBTR™), and the Global Barometers’ LGBTQI+ Perception Index (GBPI) are designed to measure state-and societal-level protection or persecution of SOGI minorities worldwide. The barometers are housed at Franklin & Marshall College, an undergraduate liberal arts institution established in 1787 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The F&M Global Barometers’ (FMGB) data set is a public good created by the FMGB team. As such, we respectfully request that you do the following when using our data for research or analysis: 1) Please cite our data set as suggested below; and 2) Please bring to our attention any errors that you find.

Suggested Citation: Dicklitch-Nelson, Susan, Erin Hallenbeck, Juliana Stoll, and Amy Moreno. F&M Global Barometers: F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights, F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights, and F&M Global Barometer of Unified LGBT Rights, 2011-2022. Dataset, Version 2. 2024. F&M Global Barometers. https://www.fandmglobalbarometers.org/gbgr-gbtr-results/.

2025 Annual Report

The 2025 Annual Report systematically summarizes the latest findings and analyzes longitudinal trends between 2020 and 2022 on the F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights (GBGR) and the F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights (GBTR) at the regional, country, dimension, and indicator level. The report also introduces a new dataset, the Franklin & Marshall Global Barometer of Unified LGBT Rights (GBUR), a comprehensive measure of LGBT rights.

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The F&M Global Barometer of Gay Rights®

F

0%

Most Protecting Countries

2022

1. Iceland

2. Luxembourg

3. Malta

4. Sweden

The F&M Global Barometer of Transgender Rights™

F

0%

Most Protecting Countries

2022

1. Andorra

2. Iceland

3. Luxembourg

4. Malta

Methodology

Quantifiable. Expert. Reliable.

The F&M Global Barometers™ utilize a unique methodology combining quantitative research design with qualitative, real-world considerations. Fundamental principles of human rights inform the items on our barometers, which are operationalized using binary variables (1 or 0).

The data have been reviewed by 50+ peer review experts in over 40 countries, including academic scholars, grassroots activists, policy professionals, and local organizations.

Classification

Nations are grouped into regions based on the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) country classifications. The GBGR® features 27 items and the GBTR™ features 15 items. Items are chosen based on the availability of reliable data for 203 countries and categorized into the five domains below.

De Jure Protection

De Facto
(Civil & Political) Protection

LGBT Rights Advocacy

Socioeconomic Rights

Societal Persecution

The Grading Scale

Countries are graded and placed into five categories ranging from protecting to persecuting, or “A” to “F” respectively. Countries scoring an “A” are considered excellent, while countries that score an “F” receive a failing human rights report card.

F

0-59%

Persecuting

D

60-69%

Intolerant

C

70-79%

Resistant

B

80-89%

Tolerant

A

90-100%

Protecting

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