180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Not RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Trinidad invented the steelpan and throws the Caribbean's greatest Carnival — being in Port of Spain for it is a bucket-list event. Tobago adds reefs and the scarlet ibis roost at Caroni. But the murder rate ranks among the world's highest, and homosexuality has been re-criminalised by the courts: LGBT+ travellers should stay away, and everyone else should stick to organised Carnival and Tobago circuits.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Trinidad and Tobago: 41.5
Ranked 2nd in the world for the highest homicide rate.
41.52 homicides per 100,000 people in 2024 — a high rate by any standard.
Higher than 97% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Trinidad and Tobago: 2.0
Ranked 75th least peaceful country in the world.
More peaceful than 45% of the 163 countries ranked, scoring 2.020.
Slipped 17 places since 2024 — one of the year's bigger falls.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Trinidad and Tobago: 7.4
Ranked 64th freest country in the world.
Freer than 59% of the 165 countries measured — 7.37 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 7.89; doing business and owning property, 6.65.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Trinidad and Tobago: Illegal
Ranked 55th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment.
Public attitudes score 27 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.