180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Recommend CautionLGBT+ visiting: Recommend Caution
Fancy being twenty years ahead of the crowd? East Timor's reefs off Atauro Island are among the richest ever surveyed, the diving costs a fraction of anywhere famous, and the coffee-country hikes inland are all yours. Asia's youngest country is also one of its most open and welcoming, including for LGBT+ travellers. Just come self-sufficient — infrastructure is raw and plans need slack.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
East Timor (Timor-Leste): 5.1
Ranked 68th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
An estimated 5.11 homicides per 100,000 people — an elevated rate by world standards. The 2021 estimate is the freshest figure that exists.
Higher than 61% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
East Timor (Timor-Leste): 1.8
Ranked 58th most peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 73% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.758.
Up 5 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
East Timor (Timor-Leste): 7.4
Ranked 64th freest country in the world.
Freer than 61% of the 165 countries measured — 7.44 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 8.48; doing business and owning property, 5.97.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
East Timor (Timor-Leste): 5.4
Ranked 52nd most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 73% of the 197 countries scored — 54 out of 100.
Public opinion runs ahead of the law — attitudes score 60 out of 100, legal protections 49.