180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Recommend CautionLGBT+ visiting: Recommend Caution
Nobody 'does' India; you pick a corner and let it overwhelm you. Kerala's backwaters, Rajasthan's desert forts, the Taj at dawn, food that will rearrange your standards — any one region is a full trip. It's statistically safer than its reputation, and LGBT+ life is slowly getting easier. Trains beat planes for the actual experience. Go one region at a time and you'll be back for the rest.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
India: 2.7
Ranked 87th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
2.72 homicides per 100,000 people in 2023 — a low rate by world standards.
Lower than 54% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
India: 2.2
Ranked 49th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 29% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.229.
Holding steady — unchanged since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
India: 6.2
Ranked 66th least free country in the world.
Less free than 66% of the 165 countries measured — 6.26 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 6.02; doing business and owning property, 6.58.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
India: 5.1
Ranked 59th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 68% of the 197 countries scored — 51 out of 100.
Law and public attitudes sit close together, at 48 and 53 out of 100.