Africa: best-rated countries in Gay Travel Index 2023

Réunion was rated the safest travel destination in Africa for members of the LGBT community, according to a 2023 ranking. With eight points, the French overseas department outperformed South Africa, ranking 17th worldwide, while the Southern African country stood in the 35th position. These were the only destinations considered friendly for LGBT tourists in Africa.

A country scores less than zero in the index when human rights are not observed, nor guaranteed, or even violated. This means that Mozambique, Angola, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Lesotho, Mali, Benin, Niger, and Seychelles were far from being considered safe, but were better-rated destinations compared to other countries in the continent.

Best-rated travel destinations for LGBT tourism in Africa in 2023

Characteristic	Index score*
Reunion	8
South Africa	5
Mozambique	-2
Angola	-3
Botswana	-4
Cabo Verde	-4
Lesotho	-5
Mali	-5
Benin	-5
Niger	-5
Seychelles	-5

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March 2023

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Africa

Survey time period

March 8, 2023

Supplementary notes

* 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 Canada (13 points) while Chechnya got the lowest index score (-19 points). By category, the highest score obtained was three points while the lowest score was minus five.

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