A new study has revealed the 15 safest countries For LGBTQ travellers in 2025.
Developed by MouseNotifier, the research has ranked 203 countries based on their LGBTQ+ rights and safety.
Key Findings
- Sweden ranks #1 with strong protections, including legalised same-sex marriage and hate crime laws.
- Canada and the Netherlands also lead due to favourable worker protections and public acceptance.
- The index highlights not just legal rights but also public attitudes, measured through the Gallup World Poll.
- Countries with laws criminalising LGBTQ+ acts faced significant score penalties, reflecting ongoing risks in those areas.
The study analysed the countries using five factors: legalised same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ worker protections, criminalisation of hate-based violence, Gallup World Poll data and the presence of laws criminalising LGBTQ+ acts.
Countries were scored based on these factors, with penalties applied for harmful laws.
The rankings were:
- Sweden
- Canada
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Malta
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- Portugal
- Denmark
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Iceland
- France
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
