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# Iceland tops Spartacus Gay Travel Index for very first time; UK languishes in 15th
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/iceland-tops-spartacus-gay-travel-index-for-very-first-time-uk-languishes-in-15th/
- Published: 2025-03-24T16:28:21.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-24T16:30:05.000Z
- Description: Iceland has joined the world’s most LGBTQ+-friendly travel destinations – Malta, Canada, Portugal and Spain – for the first time in the 2025 edition of the SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX, which provides an overview of the situation for LGBTQ+ people in a total of 216 countries and regions. While countri
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: Travel, Iceland, LGBT, LGBTQ

**Iceland** has joined the world’s most LGBTQ+-friendly travel destinations – **Malta**, **Canada**, **Portugal** and **Spain** – for the first time in the 2025 edition of the **SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX**, which provides an overview of the situation for LGBTQ+ people in a total of 216 countries and regions.

While countries like **Greece**, **Thailand** and **Curaçao** have significantly improved their rankings, the **United States** and **Georgia** have fallen behind. Notably, the UK languishes in joint 15th position along with countries such as **Ireland**, **Taiwan**, **Sweden** and **Argentina**.

Close behind the leading nations are **Germany** and **New Zealand**, sharing sixth place, followed by **Australia**, **Norway** and **Switzerland**, which all rank eighth.

With the adoption of a law introducing marriage equality in 2024, **Greece**, **Thailand** and **Curaçao** have significantly improved their rankings. Greece jumps from 38th place in 2024 to 15th place, the same position as the UK. Thailand, the first Southeast Asian country to grant same-sex partnerships equal status to heterosexual marriage, climbs from 54th to 41st place. Curaçao now ranks 58th, compared to 70th in 2024.

**Georgia**, struggling with Russian influence, has plummeted from 109th to 162nd place due to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Another notable drop: the United States. The new administration under President **Donald Trump** has already begun restricting trans rights at the national level. As a result, the US has fallen from 41st to 48th place. At the bottom of the ranking, **Afghanistan**, **Chechnya**, **Iran** and **Saudi Arabia** continue to share last place at rank 210, just as they did in 2023.

**The entire SPARTACUS Gay Travel Index can be downloaded [HERE](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/files/gaytravelindex.pdf)**