180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Not RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Leptis Magna may be the best-preserved Roman city anywhere, and it sits nearly empty on the Libyan coast. Ghadames and the Ubari lakes are just as extraordinary. But Libya is still carved up between militias, and stability can vanish overnight — the rare trips that happen are tightly organised expeditions, and even those are a gamble. Homosexuality is illegal too. One for the someday list.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Libya: 2.1
Ranked 70th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
An estimated 2.1 homicides per 100,000 people — a low rate by world standards. The 2021 estimate is the freshest figure that exists.
Lower than 63% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Libya: 2.5
Ranked 33rd least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 20% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.478.
Barely moved — up one place since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Libya: 4.6
Ranked 16th least free country in the world.
Less free than 94% of the 165 countries measured — 4.67 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 4.57; doing business and owning property, 4.80.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Libya: Illegal
Ranked 55th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment.
Public attitudes score 19 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.