180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Top RecommendationLGBT+ visiting: Top Recommendation
Prague's old town is so good it hurts, and yes, it knows it — escape the crowds to Karlovy Vary's colonnades or the wine cellars of Moravia and Czechia gets even better. By the numbers this is one of the safest countries on earth, its citizens calmly drinking more beer per head than anyone else on it. Easy, affordable, endlessly walkable.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Czechia: 0.6
Ranked 14th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
0.61 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — killings here are genuinely rare.
Lower than 89% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Czechia: 1.4
Ranked 17th most peaceful country in the world.
One of the twenty most peaceful countries on Earth — 11th of 163, scoring 1.435.
Up 2 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Czechia: 8.8
Ranked 8th freest country in the world.
One of the ten freest countries on Earth — scoring 8.82 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 9.69; doing business and owning property, 7.61.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Czechia: 7.2
Ranked 23rd most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 88% of the 197 countries scored — 72 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 80 out of 100, everyday attitudes 64.