Most desirable destinations for ethically minded travelers, 2019

Alexandra DimitropoulouCEO BriefingApril 25, 2019May 29, 2019

Scoring 29 out of a possible 30, Germany ranks as the most desirable destination for ethically minded travelers, according to Travel Morality Index for 2019. The number 2 destination for morality and ethicality was Austria, with Iceland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand following in 3rd, 4th, and 55th place.

Canada ranks No. 6 while the United States comes in at 21. It’s not surprising that 15 of this year’s top 20 most desirable destinations for ethically minded travelers are in Europe.

The lowest-ranking countries in the index include Yemen, the Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq and Tanzania.

The research focuses on six categories: human rights, animal welfare, gender equality, workers’ rights, global peace index and positive well-being feeling. In order to determine where the countries should fit on the index, the organization utilized a number of studies, surveys and more to identify the merits and problems in each nation.

Most Ethical Destinations to Travel in 2019

Rank	Country	Human Rights Score	Animal Welfare Score	Gender Equality Score	Workers Rights Score	Global Peace Index	Positive Wellbeing	Total
1	Germany	1.979	1	0.072	1	1.531	1.44	29
2	Austria	1.461	1	0.071	1	1.274	1.46	28
3	Iceland	3.932	7	0.062	1	1.096	1.44	26
4	Netherlands	2.456	3	0.044	3	2.053	1.38	26
5	New Zealand	2.416	7	0.136	1	1.574	1.43	26
6	Canada	1.697	5	0.092	2	1.372	1.48	26
7	Belgium	1.633	5	0.048	2	1.56	1.58	26
8	Finland	2.084	7	0.058	1	1.506	1.27	25
9	Czech Republic	1.964	5	0.124	2	1.381	1.99	25
10	Denmark	1.959	7	0.04	1	1.353	1.34	25
11	France	1.297	4	0.083	1	1.909	1.74	25
12	Ireland	1.659	8	0.109	2	1.393	1.34	24
13	Australia	1.652	7	0.109	3	1.435	1.49	23
14	Estonia	1.591	7	0.122	2	1.732	1.85	23
15	Japan	1.326	7	0.103	2	1.391	1.77	23
16	Norway	3.054	7	0.048	2	2.95	1.29	22
17	Slovenia	2.106	7	0.054	3	1.382	1.91	22
18	Croatia	1.897	7	0.124	2	1.639	2.43	22
19	Italy	0.547	7	0.087	1	1.766	2.11	22
20	Chile	0.425	3	0.319	3	1.649	2	22
21	United States	-0.196	3	0.189	4	1.876	1.72	22
22	Lithuania	1.121	7	0.123	2	1.749	2.05	21
23	Qatar	1.041	7	0.206	2	1.318	2.32	21
24	Latvia	0.8	7	0.196	2	1.689	2.18	21
25	Portugal	0.606	7	0.088	3	1.727	1.83	21
26	Uruguay	1.718	5	0.27	4	2.3	2.05	20
27	United Kingdom	1.575	7	0.116	5	1.82	1.48	20
28	Spain	1.253	5	0.08	5	1.823	1.94	20
29	Cyprus	0.951	8	0.085	3	1.913	2.08	20
30	Hungary	0.792	7	0.259	3	1.531	2.3	20
31	Costa Rica	0.501	7	0.3	2	1.767	2.16	20
32	Bhutan	0.328	8	0.476	1	1.545	3.02	20
33	Oman	0.168	8	0.264	1	1.519	2.74	20
34	Slovakia	1.327	8	0.18	4	1.74	2.2	19
35	Bulgaria	0.629	7	0.217	3	1.635	2.51	19
36	Mauritius	0.429	8	0.373	3	1.548	2.2	19
37	Argentina	0.355	3	0.358	4	1.947	2.84	19
38	Trinidad and Tobago	0.261	8	0.324	1	1.895	2.71	19
39	Greece	0.755	7	0.12	5	2.02	2.37	18
40	Montenegro	0.711	8	0.132	4	1.821	2.72	18
41	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.634	7	0.166	4	2.065	3.06	18
42	Albania	0.365	8	0.238	3	1.849	2.84	18
43	Tajikistan	-0.394	8	0.317	2	1.407	3.59	18
44	Uzbekistan	-0.527	8	0.274	1	1.761	3.72	18
45	Sweden	1.807	7	0.044	6	3.155	1.26	17
46	Poland	1.167	7	0.132	5	2.512	2.12	17
47	Botswana	1.006	7	0.434	4	1.659	2.51	17
48	Guyana	0.34	7	0.504	3	2.043	3.11	17
49	Moldova	0.015	6	0.226	3	1.939	3.18	17
50	Nicaragua	-0.325	7	0.456	2	1.192	3.31	17
51	Tunisia	-0.375	8	0.298	2	2.104	2.97	17
52	Morocco	-0.429	7	0.482	2	1.893	3.05	17
53	Dominican Republic	-0.63	8	0.451	2	2.073	3.02	17
54	Thailand	-0.775	7	0.393	2	1.736	3.1	17
55	Brazil	-1.066	2	0.407	4	2.16	2.98	17
56	Serbia	0.582	7	0.181	5	2.417	2.88	16
57	Romania	0.461	7	0.311	5	1.869	2.62	16
58	Kuwait	0.411	8	0.27	5	1.799	2.79	16
59	Georgia	0.084	8	0.35	3	2.13	2.91	16
60	Malaysia	0.039	7	0.287	4	1.619	2.57	16
61	Armenia	-0.309	8	0.262	3	2.287	3.11	16
62	Kazakhstan	-0.534	7	0.197	5	1.974	3.1	16
63	Jamaica	-0.608	7	0.412	3	2.068	2.56	16
64	Turkey	-0.805	7	0.317	4	2.053	3.13	16
65	Israel	-1.105	7	0.098	3	2.764	2.09	16
66	Myanmar	-1.788	7	0.456	1	2.056	3.74	16
67	Bolivia	0.379	8	0.45	4	2.092	3.42	15
68	Liberia	0.306	8	0.656	3	1.931	3.61	15
69	Ghana	-0.092	8	0.538	3	1.772	2.93	15
70	El Salvador	-0.298	8	0.392	3	2.275	2.92	15
71	Peru	-0.399	7	0.368	4	1.997	3.02	15
72	Cuba	-0.487	8	0.301	4	2.037	3.37	15
73	Kyrgyzstan	-0.556	8	0.392	2	2.181	3.31	15
74	China	-1.114	6	0.152	5	2.243	3.06	15
75	Namibia	0.379	7	0.472	5	2.302	2.81	14
76	Laos	0.343	8	0.461	5	1.821	3.64	14
77	Gabon	0.322	8	0.534	3	2.099	3.36	14
78	Malawi	-0.019	7	0.619	3	1.811	3.46	14
79	Paraguay	-0.213	7	0.467	3	2.109	3.32	14
80	Haiti	-0.338	8	0.601	3	2.064	3.72	14
81	Belarus	-0.373	8	0.13	5	2.112	3.14	14
82	Lebanon	-0.461	5	0.381	4	2.778	3.46	14
83	Vietnam	-0.47	7	0.304	5	1.905	3.22	14
84	Ukraine	-0.494	7	0.285	4	2.168	3.17	14
85	Mozambique	-0.498	8	0.552	3	1.979	3.66	14
86	Gambia	-0.505	8	0.623	3	1.989	3.47	14
87	Azerbaijan	-0.517	6	0.318	5	2.454	3.31	14
88	Bahrain	-0.53	8	0.222	5	2.437	2.75	14
89	Jordan	-0.556	8	0.46	4	2.104	3.05	14
90	Russia	-1.063	7	0.257	4	1.596	3.45	14
91	India	-1.159	2	0.524	5	2.504	3.28	14
92	Egypt	-1.417	2	0.449	5	2.632	3.53	14
93	Lesotho	0.383	8	0.544	4	2.144	3.34	13
94	Benin	0.316	8	0.611	5	1.973	3.36	13
95	Togo	0.27	8	0.567	4	1.837	3.66	13
96	United Arab Emirates	0.136	7	0.232	5	3.113	2.29	13
97	Ecuador	0.065	8	0.385	5	1.987	3.3	13
98	Burkina Faso	-0.124	8	0.61	4	2.029	3.37	13
99	Sierra Leone	-0.177	8	0.645	4	1.851	3.65	13
100	Niger	-0.187	7	0.649	3	1.96	3.86	13
101	Zambia	-0.535	7	0.517	4	1.822	3.4	13
102	Indonesia	-0.545	7	0.453	5	1.853	3.25	13
103	Venezuela	-0.671	7	0.454	3	2.642	3.67	13
104	Ethiopia	-0.779	7	0.502	4	2.524	3.64	13
105	Kenya	-0.856	7	0.549	3	2.354	3.57	13
106	Colombia	-1.057	4	0.383	5	2.729	3	13
107	Philippines	-1.109	7	0.427	4	1.986	3.25	13
108	Mexico	-1.213	7	0.343	5	2.583	2.9	13
109	Sudan	-2.185	8	0.564	2	1.678	4.16	13
110	Papua New Guinea	0.079	7	0.741	4	1.826	3.59	12
111	Guatemala	0.047	7	0.493	5	2.214	3.29	12
112	Algeria	0.016	7	0.442	5	2.182	3.54	12
113	Congo	-0.233	8	0.578	3	2.343	3.85	12
114	Rwanda	-0.34	8	0.381	3	3.16	3.27	12
115	Honduras	-0.447	8	0.461	5	2.282	3.32	12
116	Cambodia	-0.602	8	0.473	5	2.101	3.57	12
117	Cote d'Ivoire	-0.916	8	0.663	3	2.207	3.42	12
118	Pakistan	-1.455	7	0.541	3	1.984	3.92	12
119	Mauritania	-0.008	8	0.617	4	2.355	3.91	11
120	Cameroon	-0.387	8	0.569	4	2.484	3.9	11
121	Mali	-0.609	8	0.678	3	2.686	3.59	11
122	Uganda	-0.662	7	0.523	5	2.283	3.49	11
123	Bangladesh	-1.041	7	0.542	5	2.084	3.62	11
124	Chad	-0.646	8	0.708	4	2.498	4.19	10
125	Zimbabwe	-0.764	7	0.534	5	2.326	4.04	10
126	Burundi	-1.004	8	0.471	6	2.488	3.82	10
127	Iran	-1.084	8	0.461	5	2.439	3.79	10
128	Sri Lanka	-1.105	7	0.354	6	3.508	3.18	10
129	Libya	-1.165	8	0.17	6	3.262	3.84	10
130	Syria	-2.114	8	0.547	5	1.98	4.12	10
131	Tanzania	-0.33	7	0.537	6	3.6	3.45	9
132	Iraq	-1.568	8	0.506	6	3.425	4.22	8
133	Democratic Republic of Congo	-2.036	8	0.652	4	3.251	4.17	8
134	Afghanistan	-1.282	8	0.653	5	3.585	4.21	7
135	Central African Republic	-1.831	8	0.673	6	3.236	4.39	7
136	Yemen	-1.042	8	0.834	6	3.305	4.28	6

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