The Gay Travel Index, which ranks the status of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer travelers across 213 countries, has updated its list for this year. Their rankings were based on categories ranging from martial rights to the prevalence of a death penalty.

Nations like Spain, Canada, Malta, New Zealand and Portugal were ranked among the best, safest and open places for inclusive travel.

A number of countries have moved up the rankings thanks to legalizing equal marriage (like Estonia!), and included list first-timers Uruguay, which became the first Latin American country on the list. On the other hand, the number of countries that offer the death penalty for being gay is still more than zero unfortunately, and nations like Saudi Arabia, Iran, parts of Russia and Afghanistan were among the least safe places for travelers.

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Via Statista.