180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Highly RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Highly Recommended
Spain runs deep: the Alhambra, Gaudí's Barcelona, Andalusia's white villages, pintxos in San Sebastián, and a different region-sized country wherever you get off the train. It's elite on safety and freedom and holds one of the world's best LGBT+ equality scores. Dinner at ten, strangers who talk to you, festivals that stop whole towns. August in the south is a furnace; time it right.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Spain: 0.7
Ranked 16th in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
0.73 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — killings here are genuinely rare.
Lower than 85% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Spain: 1.6
Ranked 35th most peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 85% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.578.
Holding steady — unchanged since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Spain: 8.4
Ranked 28th freest country in the world.
Freer than 83% of the 165 countries measured — 8.37 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 8.83; doing business and owning property, 7.73.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Spain: 8.3
Ranked 4th most equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
One of the ten best countries on Earth for LGBT+ equality — scoring 83 out of 100.
The law runs ahead of public opinion here — legal protections score 100 out of 100, everyday attitudes 67.