180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Highly RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Highly Recommended
More UNESCO sites than any country on earth, and the list is the least of it. Rome, Florence and Venice are compulsory for a reason, but Italy's genius is local: the espresso ritual, the €40 trattoria feast, towns of a thousand people with churches worth a detour. Safe, free and welcoming, with fair LGBT+ acceptance. You will not finish Italy. Nobody does. That's the point.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Italy: 0.6
Ranked 14th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
0.55 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — killings here are genuinely rare.
Lower than 90% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Italy: 1.7
Ranked 47th most peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 80% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.662.
Barely moved — up one place since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Italy: 8.2
Ranked 34th freest country in the world.
Freer than 81% of the 165 countries measured — 8.28 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 8.93; doing business and owning property, 7.38.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Italy: 6.6
Ranked 36th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 81% of the 197 countries scored — 66 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 73 out of 100, everyday attitudes 59.