180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Not RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Want Roman ruins with nobody else in the photo? Algeria has them at Timgad and Djémila, plus prehistoric rock art out in the Tassili n'Ajjer and the steep white casbah of Algiers. Most of the country is pure Sahara, and it sees a tiny fraction of the visitors its neighbours get. Day to day it's calmer than its reputation suggests. Homosexuality is illegal though, so most LGBT+ travellers will want to give it a miss.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Algeria: 1.4
Ranked 51st in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
1.38 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — a low rate by world standards.
Lower than 72% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Algeria: 2.0
Ranked 72nd least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 44% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.042.
Barely moved — down one place since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Algeria: 4.5
Ranked 15th least free country in the world.
Less free than 95% of the 165 countries measured — 4.50 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 4.69; doing business and owning property, 4.24.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Algeria: Illegal
Ranked 55th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 Dinars.
Public attitudes score 19 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.