180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Not RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Kaieteur Falls drops five times Niagara's height into untouched rainforest, and you might share the viewpoint with nobody. Guyana is South America's only English-speaking country, all giant otters, savannah lodges and frontier logistics. The catch: a high murder rate around the coast, and a colonial-era life sentence still on the books for homosexuality — LGBT+ travellers should pass. Interior trips run on expedition operators.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Guyana: 14.1
Ranked 19th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
14.08 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — a high rate by any standard.
Higher than 87% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Guyana: 2.1
Ranked 58th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 35% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.149.
Holding steady — unchanged since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Guyana: 6.8
Ranked 89th freest country in the world.
Less free than 50% of the 165 countries measured — 6.86 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 7.85; doing business and owning property, 5.47.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Guyana: Life
Ranked 19th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Public attitudes score 53 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.