π²π² Republic of the Union of Myanmar (ααΌααΊαα¬)
Visiting: Dangerous
Myanmar presents serious risks to any visitor. Same-sex relationships are criminalised, which places it 122nd for LGBT rights, so LGBT travellers should weigh this carefully. Beyond that, violent crime is moderate, ranking 100th, though the roads are hazardous, at 138th. Where it lags is freedom, which is close to absent, placed 169th, and women's safety is among the very worst, ranking 165th.
Homicide
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people β lower is better.
Myanmar: 3.9
Ranked 81st in the world for the highest homicide rate.
Why this rank?
Nearly four killings per 100,000 people a year is below the world average but past the three where the low tier ends.
Is it safe to visit?
Ordinary crime is the least of it β the Conflict score is what matters. The count comes from the junta, and its previous one was ten times higher.
Road Fatalities
Road-traffic deaths per 100,000 people per year β lower is better.
Myanmar: 19.3
Ranked 43rd in the world for the deadliest roads.
Why this rank?
Nineteen deaths per 100,000 people a year is above the world average of fifteen, though well short of double it.
Is it safe to visit?
Not safe. Above the world average, on a WHO estimate twice what Myanmar last reported.
Conflict
Conflict deaths inside the country in the last twelve months, as recorded by the Uppsala conflict database, civilians killed on purpose, and any UN sanctions or court order over a war. The worst of those sets the colour. Lower is better.
Myanmar: 3.99
Ranked 24th most conflict-affected country in the world.
Why this rank?
2,025 people died in fighting inside Myanmar in the year to July 2026, 220 of them civilians killed on purpose.
Is it safe to visit?
Not safe. Front lines run through Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay and Bago, and the fighting can reach almost anywhere the junta does not fully hold.
Freedom
Six freedoms rated 0β4 by Freedom House β protest, speech, press, religion, movement and due process. The weakest rating sets the colour, and the total places the country inside it β higher is better.
Myanmar: 0.30
Ranked 12th least free country in the world.
Why this rank?
In Myanmar due process and movement are rated 0, meaning absent, so the courts offer no protection and movement is controlled. Total 3 of 24.
Is it safe to visit?
A military junta since the 2021 coup, at war with a broad armed resistance. Peaceful dissent is violently suppressed, courts offer no protection and movement is rated absent. Millions are displaced.
LGBT Rights
LGBT equality in law and daily life β higher is better.
Myanmar: Illegal
Ranked 59th least equal in the world for LGBT people.
Why this rank?
Section 377, the colonial-era law against same-sex acts, remains, with up to ten years, and the junta enforces morality with impunity. Red by law.
Is it safe to visit?
Not safe. The Yangon Pride era of the 2010s is gone. Under military rule the community shares the dangers everyone faces.
Women's Safety
Women's safety β feeling safe out at night, political violence against women, a fair hearing in court, and how normal violence at home is, with the night figure setting a floor on the colour β higher is better.
Myanmar: 4.57
Ranked 16th least safe country in the world for women.
Why this rank?
Only 38 percent of women feel safe out alone at night, the courts are rated near the bottom for women, and attacks on women were recorded throughout 2024. Violence at home is low.
Is it safe to visit?
Myanmar is high risk for a woman travelling alone.