180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Highly RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Highly Recommended
Germany covers every register: Berlin's museums and clubs, Bavaria's castles and beer gardens, Christmas markets in December, the Alps in an afternoon train. It's safe, free, superbly organised and strong on LGBT+ rights. The trains being late is a genuine national scandal precisely because everything else works. Rent bikes, buy the regional day ticket, and don't skip the small towns.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Germany: 0.9
Ranked 32nd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
0.92 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — killings here are genuinely rare.
Lower than 80% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Germany: 1.5
Ranked 28th most peaceful country in the world.
One of the twenty most peaceful countries on Earth — 20th of 163, scoring 1.533.
Down 3 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Germany: 8.7
Ranked 13th freest country in the world.
Freer than 90% of the 165 countries measured — 8.67 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 9.27; doing business and owning property, 7.84.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Germany: 8.0
Ranked 7th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
One of the ten best countries on Earth for LGBT+ equality — scoring 80 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 100 out of 100, everyday attitudes 60.