180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Recommend Caution
Kyrgyzstan might be the best-value adventure on the planet. Summer in a yurt beside Song-Kul lake, glacier hikes an hour from the capital, horses cheaper to hire than city bikes back home — and the welcome is the real thing. It's an easygoing trip by the region's standards. Politics wobbles now and then, so glance at the news, and LGBT+ travellers should stay discreet.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Kyrgyzstan: 4.7
Ranked 73rd in the world for the highest homicide rate.
An estimated 4.74 homicides per 100,000 people — a moderate rate by world standards. The 2021 estimate is the freshest figure that exists.
Higher than 59% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Kyrgyzstan: 2.0
Ranked 86th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 52% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.988.
Up 5 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Kyrgyzstan: 6.4
Ranked 73rd least free country in the world.
Less free than 62% of the 165 countries measured — 6.43 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 6.33; doing business and owning property, 6.56.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Kyrgyzstan: 2.3
Ranked 66th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Ranks behind 69% of the 197 countries scored for LGBT+ equality — 23 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 36 out of 100, everyday attitudes 10.