180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Recommended
Mostar's bridge, Sarajevo's Ottoman bazaar and rafting on the jade-green Neretva, all at half the price of the Croatian coast an hour away. Bosnia wears its recent history openly — the war tours are sobering and worth your time — and above the capital you can walk the abandoned Olympic bobsled track. Day to day it's statistically safer than much of Western Europe. Go before the secret's fully out.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.0
Ranked 39th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
0.98 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — killings here are genuinely rare.
Lower than 77% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.9
Ranked 76th most peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 64% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.895.
Down 3 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7.0
Ranked 76th freest country in the world.
Freer than 55% of the 165 countries measured — 7.06 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 7.54; doing business and owning property, 6.40.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.0
Ranked 64th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 67% of the 197 countries scored — 50 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 63 out of 100, everyday attitudes 38.