180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Highly RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Highly Recommended
Bhutan charges a daily fee to visit, and it's the rare tourist charge that buys something real: empty trails, the cliff-hugging Tiger's Nest monastery, and valleys that look like they did centuries ago. This is the world's only carbon-negative country, and it measures Gross National Happiness with a straight face. Exceptionally safe and calm. If the budget stretches, go.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Bhutan: 2.5
Ranked 78th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
2.47 homicides per 100,000 people in 2020 — a low rate by world standards.
Lower than 59% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Bhutan: 1.5
Ranked 29th most peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 87% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.536.
Holding steady — unchanged since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Bhutan: 7.1
Ranked 74th freest country in the world.
Freer than 58% of the 165 countries measured — 7.17 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 7.41; doing business and owning property, 6.84.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Bhutan: 5.1
Ranked 59th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 68% of the 197 countries scored — 51 out of 100.
Law and public attitudes sit close together, at 51 and 50 out of 100.