180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Recommend CautionLGBT+ visiting: Recommend Caution
Those impossible beach photos with the giant granite boulders? That's Anse Source d'Argent, and it looks like that in real life. Giant tortoises wander Curieuse, and the Vallée de Mai grows the world's largest and rudest-looking seed. The Seychelles are free, welcoming and fine for LGBT+ travellers — the only real pain is the bill. Island-hop by ferry rather than charter and it softens a little.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Seychelles: 8.0
Ranked 47th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
7.97 homicides per 100,000 people in 2022 — an elevated rate by world standards.
Higher than 73% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Seychelles: 1.6
Ranked 46th most peaceful country in the world.
Not GPI-ranked; 1.65 is our own estimate built with the index's method.
Peaceful politics and no meaningful military; a high homicide figure (8 per 100,000 among 120,000 people), heavy policing and high incarceration are what the index sees.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Seychelles: 8.2
Ranked 34th freest country in the world.
Freer than 81% of the 165 countries measured — 8.24 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 8.70; doing business and owning property, 7.58.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Seychelles: 6.1
Ranked 43rd most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 78% of the 197 countries scored — 61 out of 100.
Public opinion runs ahead of the law — attitudes score 66 out of 100, legal protections 55.