🇦🇲 Armenia (Asia)

Visiting: RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Recommend Caution

Armenia was the first country in the world to adopt Christianity, back in 301 AD, and the monasteries prove it — ride the record-breaking cable car up to Tatev, or duck into the rock-cut chapels of Geghard. Yerevan does long evenings of coffee and wine under Mount Ararat. It's safe, cheap and welcoming. Attitudes to LGBT+ people lag well behind the hospitality, so couples will want some discretion.

Homicide

Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.

64.3(worst)
0.0(best)

Armenia: 2.2

Ranked 73rd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.

2.19 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — a low rate by world standards.

Lower than 62% of the 230 countries and territories measured.

Source: UNODC intentional homicide statistics (UN SDG database, indicator 16.1.1) · published 2026

Peace

How peaceful the country is — lower is better.

3.4(worst)
1.0(best)

Armenia: 1.9

Ranked 75th most peaceful country in the world.

More peaceful than 64% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.893.

Climbed 10 places since 2024 — one of the year's bigger rises.

Source: Global Peace Index 2025, Institute for Economics & Peace · published June 2025

Freedom

Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.

2.5(worst)
9.3(best)

Armenia: 7.7

Ranked 52nd freest country in the world.

Freer than 69% of the 165 countries measured — 7.73 out of 10.

Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 7.92; doing business and owning property, 7.46.

Source: Human Freedom Index 2025, Cato Institute / Fraser Institute · published December 2025

LGBT

LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.

0.0(worst)
9.3(best)

Armenia: 2.5

Ranked 67th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.

Ranks behind 67% of the 197 countries scored for LGBT+ equality — 25 out of 100.

The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 45 out of 100, everyday attitudes 5.

Source: Equaldex LGBT Equality Index · published 2026 (live index)