Destinations LGBT friendlyness ranking

Most gay safe destinations

Most gay friendly countries - 2026 ranking

Most open countries are of : Canada, Portugal, Sweden and Austria.
Methodology : The Gay Friendlyness Index is determined by analyzing the following indicators for each country : (Anti Discrimination Legislation 🚫, Marriage/Civil Partnership 💑, Adoption Allowed 🚼, Transgender Rights 🏳️‍🌈, Equal Age of Consent 🔞, Religious Influence 🛐, HIV Travel Restrictions 💑, Anti Gay Laws 👬, Homosexuality Illegal 🏳️‍, Pride Banned 🌈, Locals Hostile ⛔, Prosecution ⚖️, Murders 🔪, Death Sentence 💀)
The Gay Friendlyness Index is obtained by a weighted sum of the score obtained for each indicator.


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Canada
Canada : #1

Very Safe 88

Canada gay safety
Portugal
Portugal : #2

Very Safe 88

Portugal gay safety
Sweden
Sweden : #3

Very Safe 88

Sweden gay safety
Austria
Austria : #4

Very Safe 85

Austria gay safety
Belgium
Belgium : #5

Very Safe 85

Belgium gay safety
Denmark
Denmark : #6

Very Safe 85

Denmark gay safety
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands : #6

Very Safe 85

Faroe Islands gay safety
Greenland
Greenland : #6

Very Safe 85

Greenland gay safety
Finland
Finland : #7

Very Safe 85

Finland gay safety
Iceland
Iceland : #8

Very Safe 85

Iceland gay safety
Luxembourg
Luxembourg : #9

Very Safe 85

Luxembourg gay safety
Malta
Malta : #10

Very Safe 85

Malta gay safety
Aruba
Aruba : #11

Very Safe 85

Aruba gay safety
Curacao
Curacao : #11

Very Safe 85

Curacao gay safety
Netherlands
Netherlands : #11

Very Safe 85

Netherlands gay safety
Cook Islands
Cook Islands : #12

Very Safe 85

Cook Islands gay safety
New Zealand
New Zealand : #12

Very Safe 85

New Zealand gay safety
Niue
Niue : #12

Very Safe 85

Niue gay safety
Norway
Norway : #13

Very Safe 85

Norway gay safety
Spain
Spain : #14

Very Safe 85

Spain gay safety
Anguilla
Anguilla : #15

Very Safe 85

Anguilla gay safety
Bermuda
Bermuda : #15

Very Safe 85

Bermuda gay safety
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands : #15

Very Safe 85

Cayman Islands gay safety
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands : #15

Very Safe 85

Falkland Islands gay safety
Montserrat
Montserrat : #15

Very Safe 85

Montserrat gay safety
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands : #15

Very Safe 85

Turks and Caicos Islands gay safety
UK
UK : #15

Very Safe 85

UK gay safety
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands : #15

Very Safe 85

British Virgin Islands gay safety
Gibraltar
Gibraltar : #15

Very Safe 85

Gibraltar gay safety
France
France : #16

Very Safe 82

France gay safety
French Polynesia
French Polynesia : #16

Very Safe 82

French Polynesia gay safety
New Caledonia
New Caledonia : #16

Very Safe 82

New Caledonia gay safety
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Barthelemy : #16

Very Safe 82

Saint Barthelemy gay safety
Saint Martin
Saint Martin : #16

Very Safe 82

Saint Martin gay safety
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon : #16

Very Safe 82

Saint Pierre and Miquelon gay safety
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna : #16

Very Safe 82

Wallis and Futuna gay safety
Ireland
Ireland : #19

Very Safe 82

Ireland gay safety
Switzerland
Switzerland : #20

Very Safe 82

Switzerland gay safety
Uruguay
Uruguay : #21

Very Safe 82

Uruguay gay safety
Colombia
Colombia : #22

Very Safe 79

Colombia gay safety
Germany
Germany : #24

Very Safe 79

Germany gay safety
Israel
Israel : #25

Very Safe 79

Israel gay safety
South Africa
South Africa : #27

Very Safe 79

South Africa gay safety
Andorra
Andorra : #28

Very Safe 76

Andorra gay safety
Argentina
Argentina : #29

Very Safe 76

Argentina gay safety
Australia
Australia : #30

Very Safe 76

Australia gay safety
Slovenia
Slovenia : #31

Very Safe 76

Slovenia gay safety
Taiwan
Taiwan : #32

Very Safe 76

Taiwan gay safety
Czechia
Czechia : #33

Very Safe 73

Czechia gay safety
Estonia
Estonia : #34

Very Safe 73

Estonia gay safety
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein : #37

Very Safe 70

Liechtenstein gay safety
Slovakia
Slovakia : #38

Very Safe 70

Slovakia gay safety
Bolivia
Bolivia : #39

Very Safe 67

Bolivia gay safety
Ecuador
Ecuador : #40

Very Safe 67

Ecuador gay safety
Italy
Italy : #41

Very Safe 67

Italy gay safety
Mozambique
Mozambique : #42

Very Safe 67

Mozambique gay safety
Nepal
Nepal : #43

Very Safe 67

Nepal gay safety
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina : #45

Very Safe 64

Bosnia and Herzegovina gay safety
Chile
Chile : #46

Very Safe 64

Chile gay safety
Costa Rica
Costa Rica : #47

Very Safe 64

Costa Rica gay safety
Croatia
Croatia : #48

Very Safe 64

Croatia gay safety
Cuba
Cuba : #49

Very Safe 64

Cuba gay safety
Macau
Macau : #50

Very Safe 64

Macau gay safety
Seychelles
Seychelles : #51

Very Safe 64

Seychelles gay safety
Thailand
Thailand : #52

Very Safe 64

Thailand gay safety
American Samoa
American Samoa : #53

Very Safe 64

American Samoa gay safety
Guam
Guam : #53

Very Safe 64

Guam gay safety
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands : #53

Very Safe 64

Northern Mariana Islands gay safety
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico : #53

Very Safe 64

Puerto Rico gay safety
USA
USA : #53

Very Safe 64

USA gay safety
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands : #53

Very Safe 64

US Virgin Islands gay safety
Cambodia
Cambodia : #54

Very Safe 61

Cambodia gay safety
Cyprus
Cyprus : #55

Very Safe 61

Cyprus gay safety
El Salvador
El Salvador : #56

Very Safe 61

El Salvador gay safety
Greece
Greece : #57

Very Safe 61

Greece gay safety
Hungary
Hungary : #58

Very Safe 61

Hungary gay safety
India
India : #59

Very Safe 61

India gay safety
Lithuania
Lithuania : #60

Very Safe 61

Lithuania gay safety
Mexico
Mexico : #61

Very Safe 61

Mexico gay safety
Mongolia
Mongolia : #62

Very Safe 61

Mongolia gay safety
Panama
Panama : #63

Very Safe 61

Panama gay safety
Albania
Albania : #65

Safe 58

Albania gay safety
Benin
Benin : #67

Safe 58

Benin gay safety
Brazil
Brazil : #68

Safe 58

Brazil gay safety
Bulgaria
Bulgaria : #69

Safe 58

Bulgaria gay safety
China
China : #70

Safe 58

China gay safety
Japan
Japan : #72

Safe 58

Japan gay safety
Latvia
Latvia : #74

Safe 58

Latvia gay safety
Monaco
Monaco : #75

Safe 58

Monaco gay safety
Montenegro
Montenegro : #76

Safe 58

Montenegro gay safety
Serbia
Serbia : #77

Safe 58

Serbia gay safety
Vietnam
Vietnam : #79

Safe 58

Vietnam gay safety
Hong Kong
Hong Kong : #80

Safe 58

Hong Kong gay safety
Botswana
Botswana : #81

Safe 55

Botswana gay safety
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau : #83

Safe 55

Guinea-Bissau gay safety
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan : #84

Safe 55

Kazakhstan gay safety
Laos
Laos : #85

Safe 55

Laos gay safety
North Macedonia
North Macedonia : #86

Safe 55

North Macedonia gay safety
Moldova
Moldova : #87

Safe 55

Moldova gay safety
Nicaragua
Nicaragua : #88

Safe 55

Nicaragua gay safety
Poland
Poland : #89

Safe 55

Poland gay safety
Romania
Romania : #90

Safe 55

Romania gay safety
San Marino
San Marino : #91

Safe 55

San Marino gay safety
Singapore
Singapore : #92

Safe 55

Singapore gay safety
Armenia
Armenia : #93

Safe 52

Armenia gay safety
Gabon
Gabon : #94

Safe 52

Gabon gay safety
Georgia
Georgia : #95

Safe 52

Georgia gay safety
Honduras
Honduras : #96

Safe 52

Honduras gay safety
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan : #97

Safe 52

Kyrgyzstan gay safety
Peru
Peru : #98

Safe 52

Peru gay safety
Philippines
Philippines : #99

Safe 52

Philippines gay safety
Ukraine
Ukraine : #100

Safe 52

Ukraine gay safety
Angola
Angola : #101

Safe 50

Angola gay safety
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso : #102

Safe 50

Burkina Faso gay safety
Fiji
Fiji : #103

Safe 50

Fiji gay safety
Myanmar
Myanmar : #104

Safe 50

Myanmar gay safety
Vanuatu
Vanuatu : #105

Safe 50

Vanuatu gay safety
Venezuela
Venezuela : #106

Safe 50

Venezuela gay safety
Belize
Belize : #107

Safe 47

Belize gay safety
Lebanon
Lebanon : #108

Safe 47

Lebanon gay safety
Mauritius
Mauritius : #109

Safe 47

Mauritius gay safety
Namibia
Namibia : #110

Safe 47

Namibia gay safety
Rwanda
Rwanda : #111

Safe 47

Rwanda gay safety
Samoa
Samoa : #112

Safe 47

Samoa gay safety
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka : #113

Safe 47

Sri Lanka gay safety
Suriname
Suriname : #114

Safe 47

Suriname gay safety
Syria
Syria : #115

Safe 47

Syria gay safety
Tajikistan
Tajikistan : #116

Safe 47

Tajikistan gay safety
Turkey
Turkey : #117

Safe 47

Turkey gay safety
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda : #118

Safe 44

Antigua and Barbuda gay safety
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan : #119

Safe 44

Azerbaijan gay safety
Bahamas
Bahamas : #120

Safe 44

Bahamas gay safety
Barbados
Barbados : #121

Safe 44

Barbados gay safety
Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo : #122

Safe 44

Democratic Republic of Congo gay safety
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea : #123

Safe 44

Equatorial Guinea gay safety
Guatemala
Guatemala : #124

Safe 44

Guatemala gay safety
Jordan
Jordan : #125

Safe 44

Jordan gay safety
South Korea
South Korea : #126

Safe 44

South Korea gay safety
Madagascar
Madagascar : #127

Safe 44

Madagascar gay safety
Pakistan
Pakistan : #128

Safe 44

Pakistan gay safety
Congo
Congo : #129

Safe 44

Congo gay safety
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago : #130

Safe 44

Trinidad and Tobago gay safety
Tunisia
Tunisia : #131

Safe 44

Tunisia gay safety
Vatican City
Vatican City : #132

Safe 44

Vatican City gay safety
Bahrain
Bahrain : #133

Not safe 41

Bahrain gay safety
Belarus
Belarus : #134

Not safe 41

Belarus gay safety
Burundi
Burundi : #135

Not safe 41

Burundi gay safety
Grenada
Grenada : #136

Not safe 41

Grenada gay safety
Guyana
Guyana : #137

Not safe 41

Guyana gay safety
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast : #138

Not safe 41

Ivory Coast gay safety
Oman
Oman : #139

Not safe 41

Oman gay safety
Paraguay
Paraguay : #140

Not safe 41

Paraguay gay safety
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone : #141

Not safe 41

Sierra Leone gay safety
Bangladesh
Bangladesh : #142

Not safe 38

Bangladesh gay safety
Bhutan
Bhutan : #143

Not safe 38

Bhutan gay safety
Brunei
Brunei : #144

Not safe 38

Brunei gay safety
Central African Republic
Central African Republic : #145

Not safe 38

Central African Republic gay safety
Djibouti
Djibouti : #146

Not safe 38

Djibouti gay safety
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic : #147

Not safe 38

Dominican Republic gay safety
Ghana
Ghana : #148

Not safe 38

Ghana gay safety
Iraq
Iraq : #149

Not safe 38

Iraq gay safety
Kenya
Kenya : #150

Not safe 38

Kenya gay safety
Liberia
Liberia : #151

Not safe 38

Liberia gay safety
Nigeria
Nigeria : #152

Not safe 38

Nigeria gay safety
Togo
Togo : #153

Not safe 38

Togo gay safety
Tonga
Tonga : #154

Not safe 38

Tonga gay safety
Indonesia
Indonesia : #155

Not safe 35

Indonesia gay safety
Chad
Chad : #156

Not safe 35

Chad gay safety
Dominica
Dominica : #158

Not safe 35

Dominica gay safety
Eritrea
Eritrea : #159

Not safe 35

Eritrea gay safety
Ethiopia
Ethiopia : #160

Not safe 35

Ethiopia gay safety
Gambia
Gambia : #161

Not safe 35

Gambia gay safety
Haiti
Haiti : #162

Not safe 35

Haiti gay safety
Jamaica
Jamaica : #163

Not safe 35

Jamaica gay safety
Maldives
Maldives : #164

Not safe 35

Maldives gay safety
Mauritania
Mauritania : #165

Not safe 35

Mauritania gay safety
Morocco
Morocco : #166

Not safe 35

Morocco gay safety
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea : #167

Not safe 35

Papua New Guinea gay safety
Russia
Russia : #168

Not safe 35

Russia gay safety
Senegal
Senegal : #169

Not safe 35

Senegal gay safety
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands : #170

Not safe 35

Solomon Islands gay safety
Eswatini
Eswatini : #171

Not safe 35

Eswatini gay safety
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan : #172

Not safe 35

Uzbekistan gay safety
Zambia
Zambia : #173

Not safe 35

Zambia gay safety
Egypt
Egypt : #174

Not safe 32

Egypt gay safety
Kuwait
Kuwait : #175

Not safe 32

Kuwait gay safety
Malaysia
Malaysia : #176

Not safe 32

Malaysia gay safety
Sudan
Sudan : #177

Not safe 32

Sudan gay safety
Tanzania
Tanzania : #178

Not safe 32

Tanzania gay safety
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan : #179

Not safe 32

Turkmenistan gay safety
Uganda
Uganda : #180

Not safe 32

Uganda gay safety
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe : #181

Not safe 32

Zimbabwe gay safety
Cameroon
Cameroon : #182

Not safe 29

Cameroon gay safety
Malawi
Malawi : #183

Not safe 29

Malawi gay safety
Qatar
Qatar : #184

Not safe 29

Qatar gay safety
Afghanistan
Afghanistan : #185

Not safe 26

Afghanistan gay safety
Libya
Libya : #186

Not safe 26

Libya gay safety
UAE
UAE : #187

Not safe 26

UAE gay safety
Mali
Mali : #188

Not safe 26

Mali gay safety
Yemen
Yemen : #189

Not safe 23

Yemen gay safety
Niger
Niger : #190

Not safe 20

Niger gay safety
Iran
Iran : #191

Not safe 17

Iran gay safety
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia : #192

Not safe 17

Saudi Arabia gay safety
Somalia
Somalia : #193

Not safe 14

Somalia gay safety
Algeria
Algeria : #195

Not safe 14

Algeria gay safety
Guinea
Guinea : #196

Not safe 14

Guinea gay safety