180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Recommend CautionLGBT+ visiting: Recommend Caution
Paraguay is the continent's quiet corner, and it grows on people: crumbling Jesuit missions, the raw wilderness of the Chaco, Asunción's unhurried streets, and almost no other tourists anywhere. The country runs nearly entirely on its own hydroelectric dam. It's free, calm and cheap; normal care covers the risks. A gentle original for travellers who've done the loud places.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Paraguay: 6.9
Ranked 53rd in the world for the highest homicide rate.
6.88 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — an elevated rate by world standards.
Higher than 70% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Paraguay: 2.0
Ranked 89th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 54% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.981.
Up 2 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Paraguay: 7.4
Ranked 64th freest country in the world.
Freer than 64% of the 165 countries measured — 7.49 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 7.78; doing business and owning property, 7.08.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Paraguay: 3.4
Ranked 81st least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Ranks behind 54% of the 197 countries scored for LGBT+ equality — 34 out of 100.
Law and public attitudes sit close together, at 38 and 31 out of 100.