According to the Gay Travel Index published in March 2023, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Chechnya, and Afghanistan were the most dangerous places for LGBT tourists. Each of these nations obtained -19 points, which placed at the bottom of the ranking analizing 199 countries. The category that contributed the most to the four nations' final score was the death sentence for homosexuality.
Most dangerous travel destinations for LGBT tourism worldwide in 2023
(index score)
*Note from the source:
"The index consists of 17 categories at present, ranging from gay marriage to death penalty for homosexuals (...) It has a negative impact on the rating of a country, if human rights are not observed nor guaranteed or even worse, violated."
The best rated countries that year was Malta (13 points). By category, the highest score obtained was 3 points while the lowest score was -5.
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