180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Highly RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Recommended
Singapore is the world's easiest layover, and worth more than a layover: hawker centres good enough for UNESCO, the sci-fi gardens by the marina, and a genuinely great zoo. It's about the safest city on earth and everything simply works. The order comes with rules — fines for small stuff, no tolerance for drugs — and LGBT+ acceptance is middling, so temper expectations there.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Singapore: 0.2
Ranked 5th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
0.17 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — killings here are genuinely rare.
Lower than 95% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Singapore: 1.4
Ranked 12th most peaceful country in the world.
One of the ten most peaceful countries on Earth — 6th of 163, scoring 1.357.
Holding steady — unchanged since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Singapore: 7.7
Ranked 52nd freest country in the world.
Freer than 69% of the 165 countries measured — 7.73 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 7.19; doing business and owning property, 8.50.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Singapore: 4.4
Ranked 82nd most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Better for LGBT+ equality than 56% of the 197 countries scored — 44 out of 100.
Public opinion runs ahead of the law — attitudes score 49 out of 100, legal protections 39.