180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Not RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Ethiopia runs on its own clock — literally, the calendar is seven years behind everyone else's. The churches at Lalibela were carved straight down into the rock 800 years ago, gelada monkeys graze the Simien plateaus, and the coffee ceremony alone justifies the trip. Check the security picture region by region before you book, because recent conflicts haven't fully settled. And homosexuality is illegal: not one for LGBT+ travellers.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Ethiopia: 6.7
Ranked 56th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
An estimated 6.72 homicides per 100,000 people — an elevated rate by world standards. The 2021 estimate is the freshest figure that exists.
Higher than 68% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Ethiopia: 2.7
Ranked 26th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 15% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.688.
Up 5 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Ethiopia: 4.7
Ranked 19th least free country in the world.
Less free than 93% of the 165 countries measured — 4.70 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 4.49; doing business and owning property, 5.01.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Ethiopia: Illegal
Ranked 55th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of one year imprisonment.
Public attitudes score 13 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.