180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Ghana might be West Africa's friendliest introduction. The slave castles at Cape Coast will stay with you forever, Accra's music and food scenes are having a moment, and in Mole you can walk, on foot with a ranger, right up to elephants. It's stable, welcoming and safer than plenty of Europe. The one hard caveat: homosexuality is illegal, and that rules it out for LGBT+ travellers.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Ghana: 1.8
Ranked 57th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
1.83 homicides per 100,000 people in 2022 — a low rate by world standards.
Lower than 67% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Ghana: 1.9
Ranked 78th most peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 63% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.898.
Down 3 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Ghana: 7.0
Ranked 76th freest country in the world.
Freer than 54% of the 165 countries measured — 7.05 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 7.93; doing business and owning property, 5.81.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Ghana: Illegal
Ranked 55th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment.
Public attitudes score 18 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.