180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Highly RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Recommended
Budapest earns the fuss: thermal baths under Art Nouveau domes, café culture that survived everything the twentieth century threw at it, and the golden dessert wines of Tokaj a train ride away. Hungary is statistically among Europe's safest, most peaceful countries. Its politics is another story, and LGBT+ acceptance is patchy — visitors mostly just soak in the baths, literally.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Hungary: 0.7
Ranked 16th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
0.7 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — killings here are genuinely rare.
Lower than 87% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Hungary: 1.5
Ranked 25th most peaceful country in the world.
One of the twenty most peaceful countries on Earth — 17th of 163, scoring 1.500.
Barely moved — down one place since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Hungary: 7.3
Ranked 73rd freest country in the world.
Freer than 59% of the 165 countries measured — 7.37 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 7.59; doing business and owning property, 7.07.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Hungary: 4.9
Ranked 67th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 64% of the 197 countries scored — 49 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 57 out of 100, everyday attitudes 40.