180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Tanzania is the safari greatest-hits album: the Serengeti migration, the wildlife-stuffed bowl of Ngorongoro, then a flight to Zanzibar to wash the dust off in the Indian Ocean. Kilimanjaro is here too, if your legs are up for it. Day to day it's a solid, well-trodden trip. But homosexuality carries a life sentence — LGBT+ travellers should take their safari money elsewhere.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Tanzania: 3.3
Ranked 89th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
3.3 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — a moderate rate by world standards.
Lower than 50% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Tanzania: 2.0
Ranked 90th most peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 55% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 1.965.
Down 8 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Tanzania: 6.5
Ranked 78th least free country in the world.
Less free than 60% of the 165 countries measured — 6.53 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 6.71; doing business and owning property, 6.27.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Tanzania: Life
Ranked 19th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Public attitudes score 14 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.