180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Highly RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Highly Recommended
Luxembourg made all public transport free, first country ever to do it, so getting around costs nothing and the sights oblige by being close together: the old town's cliff-cut casemates, Vianden Castle upriver, wine villages along the Moselle. It's safe, calm, strong on LGBT+ rights and wealthy enough to sting at dinner. An underrated two-day stop between bigger names.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Luxembourg: 1.5
Ranked 53rd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
1.53 homicides per 100,000 people in 2022 — a low rate by world standards.
Lower than 70% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Luxembourg: 1.2
Ranked 6th most peaceful country in the world.
The Global Peace Index skips most small states, Luxembourg included, so this 1.23 is our own estimate — built with the GPI's published methodology: its 23 indicators, scoring bands and 60/40 internal/external weighting.
Scored from the same public data the GPI draws on — Gallup safety polling, UNODC police and homicide figures, World Prison Brief, SIPRI arms transfers, World Bank military spending, UNHCR refugee counts.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Luxembourg: 8.8
Ranked 8th freest country in the world.
One of the ten freest countries on Earth — scoring 8.88 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 9.57; doing business and owning property, 7.92.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Luxembourg: 6.7
Ranked 33rd most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 83% of the 197 countries scored — 67 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 82 out of 100, everyday attitudes 52.