180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Highly RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Highly Recommended
Australia keeps 21 of the world's 25 most venomous snakes and remains the most relaxed place you'll ever visit — the wildlife roulette is mostly a joke tourists tell each other. The Great Barrier Reef, Uluru at dawn and Sydney's harbour open the list; the empty middle and the coastal drives finish it. Safe, free, excellent for LGBT+ travellers. The flights are long and the distances longer: give it three weeks.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Australia: 0.9
Ranked 32nd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
0.94 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — killings here are genuinely rare.
Lower than 78% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Australia: 1.5
Ranked 26th most peaceful country in the world.
One of the twenty most peaceful countries on Earth — 18th of 163, scoring 1.505.
Barely moved — up one place since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Australia: 8.7
Ranked 13th freest country in the world.
One of the ten freest countries on Earth — scoring 8.79 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 9.33; doing business and owning property, 8.03.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Australia: 7.8
Ranked 11th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 94% of the 197 countries scored — 78 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 95 out of 100, everyday attitudes 61.