180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Not RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Nowhere feeds you like Mexico — CDMX alone is one of the world's great food cities — and then there's Oaxaca, the Yucatán's cenotes, ruins upon ruins. It's also one of the hemisphere's better countries for LGBT+ travellers. Cartel violence keeps the national numbers ugly, but it's fiercely regional: millions travel safely by sticking to well-trodden states and reading the state-level advisories, not the headlines.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Mexico: 25.6
Ranked 8th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
25.64 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — a high rate by any standard.
Higher than 93% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Mexico: 2.6
Ranked 29th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 17% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.636.
Up 2 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Mexico: 6.7
Ranked 85th least free country in the world.
Less free than 55% of the 165 countries measured — 6.72 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 6.58; doing business and owning property, 6.91.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Mexico: 7.1
Ranked 24th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 87% of the 197 countries scored — 71 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 85 out of 100, everyday attitudes 57.