180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
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.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
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.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
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.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
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.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
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.