180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Recommend CautionLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
The food alone is worth the flight, and then there's Baalbek — Roman temples on a scale Rome itself can't match — and the ancient port of Byblos. Lebanon runs on resilience; the country is warm and the situation is fragile, so book flexible, plan late and track the advisories. Homosexuality is illegal, which rules it out for LGBT+ travellers.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Lebanon: 2.6
Ranked 83rd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
2.64 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — a low rate by world standards.
Lower than 55% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Lebanon: 2.7
Ranked 28th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 17% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.674.
Barely moved — down one place since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Lebanon: 5.9
Ranked 60th least free country in the world.
Less free than 70% of the 165 countries measured — 5.91 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 6.39; doing business and owning property, 5.24.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Lebanon: Illegal
Ranked 55th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of six years imprisonment.
Public attitudes score 15 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.