180 countries ranked by safety, peace, freedom and LGBT+ equality
Visiting: Not RecommendedLGBT+ visiting: Not Recommended
Socotra barely looks like Earth — dragon's blood trees, bottle-shaped succulents, beaches with nobody on them — and the limited charter trips there are the one careful exception to an otherwise firm no. Mainland Yemen remains at war and dangerous on every measure, and homosexuality can carry the death penalty. Sana'a's gingerbread towers will have to wait for peace.
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Yemen: 9.4
Ranked 34th in the world for the highest homicide rate.
An estimated 9.4 homicides per 100,000 people — an elevated rate by world standards. The 2021 estimate is the freshest figure that exists.
Higher than 79% of the 230 countries and territories measured.
How peaceful the country is — lower is better.
Yemen: 3.3
Ranked 5th least peaceful country in the world.
Among the ten least peaceful countries ranked — 159th of 163, scoring 3.262.
Up 3 places since 2024.
Personal and economic freedom — higher is better.
Yemen: 3.9
Ranked 10th least free country in the world.
Less free than 98% of the 165 countries measured — 3.98 out of 10.
Day-to-day life (speech, movement, religion) scores 3.19; doing business and owning property, 5.08.
LGBT+ equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Yemen: Death
Ranked 11th least equal in the world for LGBT+ people.
Homosexuality is criminalised here, with a maximum penalty of death penalty.
Public attitudes score 17 out of 100 — the law and public opinion are not the same thing.