🇦🇺 Commonwealth of Australia
Visiting: Safe
Australia is a safe country to visit. Two measures stand out: LGBT rights are among the very strongest, ranking 10th, and freedom is as good as it gets, at 16th. Its weakest measure is conflict: there is some exposure, placed 86th, though that is still inside the top half. Road deaths are low, violent crime is rare and women's safety is good, with all three ranking between 27th and 34th.
Homicide
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Australia: 0.9
Ranked 33rd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
Why this rank?
Just under one killing per 100,000 people a year is only just inside the line that marks the safest countries.
Is it safe to visit?
As safe as it gets for a visitor.
Road Fatalities
Road-traffic deaths per 100,000 people per year — lower is better.
Australia: 4.9
Ranked 27th in the world for the safest roads.
Why this rank?
Under five deaths per 100,000 people a year is a shade above the EU average of four and a half, and well under half the world average.
Is it safe to visit?
Safe by world standards. A low rate, even after a rise.
Why we updated the score?
The WHO's 2021 figure was Australia's own count. The transport bureau has published 2025, up on 2024, so we've used the newer count.
Conflict
Conflict deaths inside the country in the last twelve months, as recorded by the Uppsala conflict database, civilians killed on purpose, and any UN sanctions or court order over a war. The worst of those sets the colour. Lower is better.
Australia: 1.56
Ranked 86th least conflict-affected country in the world.
Why this rank?
No conflict death is recorded in Australia in the last five years. The last one the Uppsala conflict database has was in November 2018.
Is it safe to visit?
Safe. Nothing reaches a visitor anywhere on the continent.
Freedom
Six freedoms rated 0–4 by Freedom House — protest, speech, press, religion, movement and due process. The weakest rating sets the colour, and the total places the country inside it — higher is better.
Australia: 8.99
Ranked 16th freest country in the world.
Why this rank?
In Australia the lowest is press at 3. Total 23 of 24.
Is it safe to visit?
A strong record of protecting political rights and civil liberties. Press is one step from the top, with legal constraints on the press and harsh policies toward asylum seekers.
LGBT Rights
LGBT equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Australia: 7.8
Ranked 10th most equal in the world for LGBT people.
Why this rank?
Marriage has been legal since 2017, after a national postal survey returned 62 percent yes, with comprehensive protections. The law index scores 95, public opinion 61.
Is it safe to visit?
Fine. Acceptance is broad, and Sydney's Mardi Gras is a major annual Pride.
Women's Safety
Women's safety — feeling safe out at night, political violence against women, a fair hearing in court, and how normal violence at home is, with the night figure setting a floor on the colour — higher is better.
Australia: 8.35
Ranked 34th safest country in the world for women.
Why this rank?
The courts rate high and violence at home is rare. Barely half of women feel safe walking alone at night, which is the whole reason it isn't higher.
Is it safe to visit?
A woman travelling alone is safe in Australia.