🇽🇰 Republic of Kosovo (Kosova)
Visiting: Reasonable
Kosovo is safe to visit. There is no conflict at all, ranking 1st, and road deaths are low, at 34th. Where it lags is freedom, which is only partly protected, placed 87th, though that is still inside the top half. Women's safety is good, violent crime is moderate and LGBT rights are limited, all ranking between 51st and 69th.
Homicide
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Kosovo: 1.9
Ranked 61st in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
Why this rank?
Under two killings per 100,000 people a year. That is low, though the safest countries sit under one.
Is it safe to visit?
Nothing to worry a visitor. The newest count, from 2021, sits well below the world average.
Road Fatalities
Road-traffic deaths per 100,000 people per year — lower is better.
Kosovo: 5.5
Ranked 34th in the world for the safest roads.
Why this rank?
Five and a half deaths per 100,000 people a year is above the EU average of four and a half but well under half the world average of fifteen.
Is it safe to visit?
Safe by world standards — lower than any of its Balkan neighbours.
Why we updated the score?
The WHO publishes no figure for Kosovo, so this is our own, from the regional Transport Community's 2024 count. The police have published 2025 only to November.
Conflict — world number one
Conflict deaths inside the country in the last twelve months, as recorded by the Uppsala conflict database, civilians killed on purpose, and any UN sanctions or court order over a war. The worst of those sets the colour. Lower is better.
Kosovo: 1.00
Ranked 1st least conflict-affected country in the world.
Why this rank?
Nothing on record. The Uppsala conflict database has never recorded a conflict death in Kosovo since its records began in 1989.
Is it safe to visit?
Safe. Nothing armed is recorded in five years. The tension in the north around Mitrovica has stayed political.
Freedom
Six freedoms rated 0–4 by Freedom House — protest, speech, press, religion, movement and due process. The weakest rating sets the colour, and the total places the country inside it — higher is better.
Kosovo: 6.25
Ranked 87th freest country in the world.
Why this rank?
In Kosovo the lowest is due process at 1. Total 14 of 24.
Is it safe to visit?
Credible elections and a lively civil society, but corruption undermines institutions and journalists face intimidation. Due process is the low rating. A legal dispute is what could reach a visitor.
LGBT Rights
LGBT equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Kosovo: 4.8
Ranked 69th most equal in the world for LGBT people.
Why this rank?
The constitution explicitly bans discrimination by orientation, rare anywhere, but the civil code enabling unions keeps failing in parliament. The law index sits at 66, public opinion at 30.
Is it safe to visit?
Reasonable. Pristina Pride marches freely. Conservative family culture keeps most lives private all the same.
Women's Safety
Women's safety — feeling safe out at night, political violence against women, a fair hearing in court, and how normal violence at home is, with the night figure setting a floor on the colour — higher is better.
Kosovo: 8.00
Ranked 51st safest country in the world for women.
Why this rank?
Eighty-five percent of women feel safe out alone at night. The courts rate only fairly, and that is what holds it back.
Is it safe to visit?
A woman travelling alone is safe in Kosovo.