180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Highly RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Highly Recommended
You'll hear 'Bula!' fifty times a day in Fiji and every one of them means it. The soft-coral diving in the Somosomo Strait is world-famous, village sevusevu ceremonies welcome you in properly, and the Yasawas do the desert-island fantasy on a backpacker budget. It's safe, friendly and warm to LGBT+ visitors. Cyclone season, November to April, is the only planning caveat.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Fiji: 2.4
Ranked 75th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
2.37 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — a low rate by world standards.
Lower than 60% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Fiji: 1.5
Ranked 20th most peaceful country in the world.
The GPI doesn't cover Fiji, so 1.48 is our estimate from its published methodology.
Low crime by regional standards; the score carries a small premium for coup history and current political fragility. No proper safety survey exists for Fiji, so treat the last decimal loosely.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Fiji: 7.4
Ranked 64th freest country in the world.
Freer than 62% of the 165 countries measured — 7.45 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 8.43; doing business and owning property, 6.08.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Fiji: 5.2
Ranked 57th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 71% of the 197 countries scored — 52 out of 100.
The law scores 52 out of 100; no public-opinion data is available.