180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Highly RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Highly Recommended
You already know the pictures: Dubrovnik's walls, the lakes at Plitvice, a thousand islands off Split. Croatia is safe, polished and every bit as good as advertised — which is the catch, because July and August are wall-to-wall people at climbing prices. Book early, or better, come in June or September when the sea's still warm and the old towns belong to you again.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Croatia: 1.0
Ranked 39th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
1.01 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — a low rate by world standards.
Lower than 76% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Croatia: 1.5
Ranked 27th most peaceful country in the world.
One of the twenty most peaceful countries on Earth — 19th of 163, scoring 1.519.
Barely moved — down one place since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Croatia: 7.8
Ranked 47th freest country in the world.
Freer than 73% of the 165 countries measured — 7.83 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 8.47; doing business and owning property, 6.94.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Croatia: 5.7
Ranked 46th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 76% of the 197 countries scored — 57 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 80 out of 100, everyday attitudes 33.