180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
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Finland has more saunas than cars, and once you've done a proper smoke sauna by a silent lake you'll understand the priorities. Lapland delivers the northern lights and actual reindeer, Helsinki does design and coffee, and the whole country posts elite scores on every measure we track. The happiest country rankings are debated; the calm is not. Pack for the winter you're promised.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Finland: 0.9
Ranked 32nd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
0.93 homicides per 100,000 people in 2023 — killings here are genuinely rare.
Lower than 80% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Finland: 1.4
Ranked 16th most peaceful country in the world.
One of the ten most peaceful countries on Earth — 10th of 163, scoring 1.420.
Barely moved — up one place since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Finland: 8.8
Ranked 8th freest country in the world.
One of the ten freest countries on Earth — scoring 8.83 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 9.53; doing business and owning property, 7.84.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Finland: 7.6
Ranked 17th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 91% of the 197 countries scored — 76 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 86 out of 100, everyday attitudes 66.