180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Not RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
More than 800 languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea, and a highlands sing-sing — hundreds of clans in full ceremonial dress — is unlike anything else on earth. The diving in Milne Bay is barely touched. This is expedition travel, full stop: the murder rate is severe and independent wandering is unwise, so go with operators who know the ground. Homosexuality is illegal — LGBT+ travellers should pass.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Papua New Guinea: 10.4
Ranked 30th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
An estimated 10.41 homicides per 100,000 people — a high rate by any standard. The 2021 estimate is the freshest figure that exists.
Higher than 80% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Papua New Guinea: 2.2
Ranked 48th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 29% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.230.
Down 9 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Papua New Guinea: 7.0
Ranked 76th freest country in the world.
Freer than 57% of the 165 countries measured — 7.07 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 7.78; doing business and owning property, 6.09.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Papua New Guinea: Illegal
Ranked 55th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of fourteen years imprisonment.
No public-opinion data is available for this country.