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Best gay friendly countries in European region in 2024

47 country LGBT laws

Landscape view of Portugal
1   🇵🇹
83
Lisbon •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
10M people
83%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
Landscape view of Sweden
2   🇸🇪
83
Stockholm •
Europe •
Northern Europe •
Developed •
10M people
83%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
3   🇦🇹
80
Vienna •
Europe •
Central Europe •
Developed •
9M people
80%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
4   🇧🇪
80
Brussels •
Europe •
Western Europe •
Developed •
11M people
80%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
5   🇩🇰
80
Copenhagen •
Europe •
Northern Europe •
Developed •
6M people
80%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
6   🇫🇮
80
Helsinki •
Europe •
Northern Europe •
Developed •
5M people
80%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
7   🇮🇸
80
Reykjavík •
Europe •
Northern Europe •
Developed •
334K people
80%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
8   🇱🇺
80
Luxembourg •
Europe •
Western Europe •
Developed •
576K people
80%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
9   🇲🇹
80
Valletta •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
425K people
80%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
10   🇳🇱
80
Amsterdam •
Europe •
Western Europe •
Developed •
17M people
80%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
11   🇳🇴
80
Oslo •
Europe •
Northern Europe •
Developed •
5M people
80%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
12   🇪🇸
80
Madrid •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
46M people
80%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
13   🇬🇧
80
London •
Europe •
Northern Europe •
Developed •
65M people
83%
civil rights
6%
discrimination
0%
persecution
14   🇫🇷
77
Paris •
Europe •
Western Europe •
Developed •
67M people
80%
civil rights
6%
discrimination
0%
persecution
15   🇬🇮
77
Gibraltar •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
32K people
77%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
16   🇮🇪
77
Dublin •
Europe •
Northern Europe •
Developed •
6M people
77%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
17   🇨🇭
77
Bern •
Europe •
Central Europe •
Developed •
8M people
77%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
18   🇩🇪
73
Berlin •
Europe •
Central Europe •
Developed •
82M people
77%
civil rights
6%
discrimination
0%
persecution
19   🇦🇩
70
Andorra la Vella •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
78K people
70%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
20   🇸🇮
70
Ljubljana •
Europe •
Central Europe •
Developed •
2M people
63%
civil rights
6%
discrimination
0%
persecution
21   🇨🇿
67
Prague •
Europe •
Central Europe •
Developed •
11M people
57%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
22   🇪🇪
67
Tallinn •
Europe •
Northern Europe •
Developed •
1M people
57%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
23   🇱🇮
63
Vaduz •
Europe •
Central Europe •
Developed •
38K people
43%
civil rights
0%
discrimination
0%
persecution
24   🇸🇰
63
Bratislava •
Europe •
Central Europe •
Developed •
5M people
57%
civil rights
6%
discrimination
0%
persecution
25   🇮🇹
60
Rome •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
61M people
54%
civil rights
6%
discrimination
0%
persecution
26   🇧🇦
57
Sarajevo •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
4M people
43%
civil rights
11%
discrimination
0%
persecution
27   🇭🇷
57
Zagreb •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
4M people
57%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
0%
persecution
28   🇨🇾
53
Nicosia •
Europe •
Middle East •
Developed •
847K people
40%
civil rights
11%
discrimination
0%
persecution
29   🇬🇷
53
Athens •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
11M people
40%
civil rights
6%
discrimination
11%
persecution
30   🇭🇺
53
Budapest •
Europe •
Central Europe •
Developed •
10M people
50%
civil rights
11%
discrimination
0%
persecution
31   🇱🇹
53
Vilnius •
Europe •
Northern Europe •
Developed •
3M people
43%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
0%
persecution
32   🇦🇱
50
Tirana •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
3M people
37%
civil rights
11%
discrimination
0%
persecution
33   🇧🇬
50
Sofia •
Europe •
Eastern Europe •
Developed •
7M people
30%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
0%
persecution
34   🇽🇰
50
Pristina •
Europe •
Eastern Europe •
Least Developed •
2M people
40%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
0%
persecution
35   🇱🇻
50
Riga •
Europe •
Northern Europe •
Developed •
2M people
27%
civil rights
11%
discrimination
0%
persecution
36   🇲🇨
50
Monaco •
Europe •
Western Europe •
Developed •
38K people
13%
civil rights
6%
discrimination
0%
persecution
37   🇲🇪
50
Podgorica •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
622K people
30%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
0%
persecution
38   🇷🇸
50
Belgrade •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
7M people
30%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
0%
persecution
39   🇲🇰
47
Skopje •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Least Developed •
2M people
27%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
0%
persecution
40   🇲🇩
47
Chisinau •
Europe •
Eastern Europe •
Developed •
4M people
40%
civil rights
22%
discrimination
0%
persecution
41   🇵🇱
47
Warsaw •
Europe •
Central Europe •
Developed •
38M people
27%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
0%
persecution
42   🇷🇴
47
Bucharest •
Europe •
Eastern Europe •
Developed •
20M people
37%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
0%
persecution
43   🇸🇲
47
City of San Marino •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
33K people
27%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
0%
persecution
44   🇺🇦
43
Kyiv •
Europe •
Eastern Europe •
Developed •
43M people
40%
civil rights
28%
discrimination
0%
persecution
45   🇻🇦
33
Vatican City •
Europe •
Southern Europe •
Developed •
451 people
7%
civil rights
17%
discrimination
11%
persecution
46   🇧🇾
30
Minsk •
Europe •
Eastern Europe •
Developed •
9M people
27%
civil rights
33%
discrimination
22%
persecution
47   🇷🇺
23
Moscow •
Europe •
Eastern Europe •
Developed •
147M people
27%
civil rights
39%
discrimination
33%
persecution

Best gay friendly countries in European region in 2024

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