180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Recommend CautionLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
The djembe drum comes from Guinea, and Conakry still stays up late playing it. Out in the Fouta Djallon highlands, waterfalls pour off green plateaus that hardly any outsider ever sees. It's a hard trip though — crime is a real issue, the junta era makes everything unpredictable, and this is one for seasoned overlanders rather than first-timers. Homosexuality is illegal: LGBT+ travellers should skip it.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Guinea: 8.5
Ranked 44th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
An estimated 8.48 homicides per 100,000 people — an elevated rate by world standards. The 2021 estimate is the freshest figure that exists.
Higher than 74% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Guinea: 2.3
Ranked 46th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 28% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.253.
Up 6 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Guinea: 5.2
Ranked 39th least free country in the world.
Less free than 82% of the 165 countries measured — 5.26 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 4.83; doing business and owning property, 5.87.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Guinea: Illegal
Ranked 55th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of three years imprisonment and a fine of 1,000,000 Guinean Francs.
Public attitudes score 14 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.