180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Recommend CautionLGBT+ visiting: Recommend Caution
Angola is one for travellers who like doing things the hard way. Kalandula Falls is up there with Africa's biggest, the black rock towers of Pungo Andongo are genuinely strange, and Luanda curves around a lovely Atlantic bay — while charging some of the highest prices on the continent. Crime is a real concern, so keep your wits about you and get local advice on where's fine and where isn't.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Angola: 8.7
Ranked 39th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
An estimated 8.67 homicides per 100,000 people as of 2021 — an elevated rate by world standards. The last nationally reported figure was 4.1, back in 2016.
Higher than 76% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Angola: 2.0
Ranked 88th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 53% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.987.
Slipped 11 places since 2024 — one of the year's bigger falls.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Angola: 5.9
Ranked 60th least free country in the world.
Less free than 69% of the 165 countries measured — 5.96 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 6.53; doing business and owning property, 5.16.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Angola: 4.2
Ranked 84th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 55% of the 197 countries scored — 42 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 49 out of 100, everyday attitudes 35.