180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Not RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Sunrise over Bagan, hot-air balloons drifting past two thousand temples, used to be one of travel's great sights, and one day it will be again. Since the coup, civil war has spread across the country and tourism has all but stopped — going now means real risk and hard ethical questions. Homosexuality is illegal here too. Wait for better days; Myanmar will need travellers then.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Myanmar: 2.6
Ranked 83rd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
2.58 homicides per 100,000 people in 2023 — a low rate by world standards.
Lower than 56% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Myanmar: 3.0
Ranked 11th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 6% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 3.045.
Down 2 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Myanmar: 4.0
Ranked 12th least free country in the world.
Less free than 97% of the 165 countries measured — 4.03 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 3.72; doing business and owning property, 4.46.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Myanmar: Illegal
Ranked 55th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of ten years imprisonment.
Public attitudes score 38 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.