Best and worst countries for LGBTI+ tourists (2024)

This map, published by Statista in 2024, shows the best and worst countries for LGBTI+ tourism, according to data provided by Spartacus.

Spartacus is a German website that has been publishing the annual Gay Travel Index. In its 2024 edition, it assesses the safety of travelling to the 213 countries and territories evaluated for all members of the LGBTI+ community.

Five countries have the highest scores (+12): Spain, Portugal, Canada, Malta and New Zealand. The next Spanish-speaking countries are Uruguay (+10), Colombia (+9), Chile (+9), Argentina (+8) and Costa Rica (+7).

At the bottom, with the lowest scores (-21), are Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Chechnya. The Spanish-speaking countries that appear lowest in the table are the Dominican Republic (-11), Guatemala (-9), Venezuela (-8), Nicaragua (-8) and Paraguay (-8).

In this article from the newsletter I spoke in more detail (with more maps) about the situation of the LGBTI+ community around the world: Beyond visibility, a question of rights.

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