Rankings of Safest Countries For Travel

The safest countries for tourism and travel have been rated out of 10. These rankings are based on crime/homicide rates and drugs and crime, likelihood of terrorism and terrorism casualties, police force effectiveness, costs of security within the country on business, reliability of protection services, rates of property crime and violence.

Global Safe Rankings of Countries.
Updated 2024

 

Country	2024 Safety Rank	Travel Guides & Resource Books *affiliate links*	2023 Safety Rank	Annual Change
Iceland	1	Iceland	1	0
Denmark	2	Denmark	4	+2
Ireland	3	Ireland	3	0
New Zealand	4	New Zealand	2	-2
Austria	5	Austria	5	0
Singapore	6	Singapore	9	+3
Portugal	7	Portugal	6	-1
Slovenia	8	Slovenia	7	-1
Japan	9	Japan	10	+1
Switzerland	10	Switzerland	11	+1
Canada	11	Canada	12	+1
Czech Republic	12	Czech Republic	8	-4
Finland	13	Finland	14	+1
Croatia	14	Croatia	15	+1
Germany	15	Germany	16	+1
Netherlands	16	Netherlands	21	+5
Bhutan	17	Bhutan	19	+2
Hungary	18	Hungary	13	-5
Malaysia	19	Malaysia	18	-1
Belgium	20	Belgium	22	+2
Qatar	21	Qatar	23	+2
Australia	22	Australia	27	+5
Mauritius	23	Mauritius	28	+5
Norway	24	Norway	17	-7
Estonia	25	Estonia	33	+8
Slovakia	26	Slovakia	20	-6
Latvia	27	Latvia	35	+8
Sweden	28	Sweden	26	-2
Poland	29	Poland	25	-4
Bulgaria	30	Bulgaria	24	-6
Romania	31	Romania	31	0
Spain	32	Spain	29	-3
Taiwan	33	Taiwan	30	-3
Italy	34	Italy	32	-2
Kuwait	35	Kuwait	39	+4
Lithuania	36	Lithuania	37	+1
United Kingdom	37	United Kingdom	34	-3
North Macedonia	38	North Macedonia	36	-2
Costa Rica	39	Costa Rica	38	-1
Albania	40	Albania	41	+1
Vietnam	41	Vietnam	44	+3
Botswana	42	Botswana	48	+6
South Korea	43	South Korea	43	0
Mongolia	44	Mongolia	42	-2
Montenegro	45	Montenegro	48	+3
Laos	46	Laos	51	+5
Sierra Leone	47	Sierra Leone	50	+3
Oman	48	Oman	64	+16
Timor-Leste	49	Timor-Leste	54	+5
Uruguay	50	Uruguay	46	-4
Ghana	51	Ghana	40	-11
Senegal	52	Senegal	70	+18
Indonesia	53	Indonesia	47	-6
Argentina	54	Argentina	69	+15
Madagascar	55	Madagascar	84	+29
Namibia	56	Namibia	68	+12
Moldova	57	Moldova	62	+5
Chile	58	Chile	55	-3
Gambia	59	Gambia	45	-14
Greece	60	Greece	53	-7
Bosnia and Herzegovina	61	Bosnia and Herzegovina	58	-3
Jordan	62	Jordan	57	-5
Zambia	63	Zambia	56	-7
Cyprus	64	Cyprus	67	+3
Serbia	65	Serbia	52	-13
Armenia	66	Armenia	83	+17
France	67	France	65	-2
Panama	68	Panama	61	-7
Paraguay	69	Paraguay	77	+8
Trinidad and Tobago	70	Trinidad & Tobago	88	+18
Kosovo	71	Kosovo	71	0
Liberia	72	Liberia	75	+3
Cambodia	73	Cambodia	62	-11
Malawi	74	Malawi	65	-9
United Arab Emirates	75	United Arab Emirates	60	-15
Kazakhstan	76	Kazakhstan	97	+21
Jamaica	77	Jamaica	81	+4
Bolivia	78	Bolivia	80	+2
Nepal	79	Nepal	73	-6
China	80	China	89	+9
Tunisia	81	Tunisia	85	+4
Equatorial Guinea	82	Equatorial Guinea	59	-23
Dominican Republic	83	Dominican Republic	81	-2
Angola	84	Angola	78	-6
Morocco	85	Morocco	74	-11
Uzbekistan	86	Uzbekistan	86	0
Guinea-Bissau	87	Guinea-Bissau	110	+23
Bangladesh	88	Bangladesh	96	+8
Rwanda	89	Rwanda	72	-17
Cote d’Ivoire	90	Cote d’Ivoire	108	+18
Tanzania	91	Tanzania	86	-5
Thailand	92	Thailand	103	+11
Gabon	93	Gabon	75	-18
Georgia	94	Georgia	95	+1
Azerbaijan	95	Azerbaijan	128	+33
Algeria	96	Algeria	109	+13
Ecuador	97	Ecuador	79	-18
Papua New Guinea	98	Papua New Guinea	94	-4
Cuba	99	Cuba	98	-1
Turkmenistan	100	Turkmenistan	104	+4
Kyrgyz Republic	101	Kyrgyz Republic	91	-10
Tajikistan	102	Tajikistan	92	-10
Guatemala	103	Guatemala	106	+3
Peru	104	Peru	101	-3
Togo	105	Togo	102	-3
Guyana	106	Guyana	107	+1
Sri Lanka	107	Sri Lanka	90	-17
Bahrain	108	Bahrain	99	-9
Eswatini	109	Eswatini	93	-16
Benin	110	Benin	105	-5
Lesotho	111	Lesotho	100	-11
Djibouti	112	Djibouti	113	+1
Republic of the Congo	113	Republic of the Congo	111	-2
Mauritania	114	Mauritania	112	-2
Philippines	115	Philippines	125	+10
Belarus	116	Belarus	116	0
Kenya	117	Kenya	120	+3
Mozambique	118	Mozambique	122	+4
Saudi Arabia	119	Saudi Arabia	119	0
Honduras	120	Honduras	117	-3
Egypt	121	Egypt	126	+5
El Salvador	122	El Salvador	114	-8
Nicaragua	123	Nicaragua	124	+1
Zimbabwe	124	Zimbabwe	127	+3
Uganda	125	Uganda	121	-4
India	126	India	135	+9
Guinea	127	Guinea	123	-4
Burundi	128	Burundi	131	+3
Haiti	129	Haiti	115	-14
South Africa	130	South Africa	118	-12
United States of America	131	United States	129	-2
Brazil	132	Brazil	130	-2
Eritrea	133	Eritrea	132	-1
Palestine	134	Palestine	133	-1
Lebanon	135	Lebanon	138	+3
Mexico	136	Mexico	137	+1
Libya	137	Libya	151	+14
Niger	138	Niger	140	+2
Cameroon	139	Cameroon	142	+3
Venezuela	140	Venezuela	148	+8
Colombia	141	Columbia	144	+3
Chad	142	Chad	136	-6
Israel	143	Israel	134	-9
Nigeria	144	Nigeria	143	-1
Myanmar	145	Myanmar	139	-6
Pakistan	146	Pakistan	147	+1
Turkey	147	Turkey	145	-2
Iran	148	Iran	141	-7
North Korea	149	North Korea	152	+3
Burkina Faso	150	Burkina Faso	146	-4
Ethiopia	151	Ethiopia	149	-2
Central African Republic	152	Central African Republic	155	+3
Mali	153	Mali	150	-3
Iraq	154	Iraq	157	+3
Sudan	155	Sudan	154	-1
Somalia	156	Somalia	156	0
Ukraine	157	Ukraine	153	-4
Russia	158	Russia	160	+2
Democratic Republic of the Congo	159	Democratic Republic of the Congo	158	-1
South Sudan	160	South Sudan	159	-1
Syria	161	Syria	161	0
Yemen	162	Yemen	162	0
Afghanistan	163	Afghanistan	163	0

Peace is a concept that is much like a mandala or a web with a central point radiating outwards. If peace is the central star of our mandala the supporting pillars would be: a well-functioning and honest government, acceptance of the rights of others,
equitable distribution of resources, high levels of human capital, etc. etc.

The list and ranking of peaceful countries is separate from the list and ranking of safe destinations for travel as tourism often showcases the best side of a country. Highly secure tourist areas, resorts, hotels, parks, beaches and tourist attractions
can be very safe even when they are in a country that is not considered as being very peaceful according to this list. It does however, help a traveler analyze the potential location for a safe holiday.

Like an intrinsic cycle, peace, like conflict, can be both virtuous or vicious. Conflict and war can work as a process
where negative feedback is reinforced and vicious cycles of violence can be spawned or perpetuated. Alternatively, as we seek peace, positive feedback loops are where more positive and virtuous cycles are created and perpetuated.

 

Dangers can lurk in any city, park or town and being a safe vacationer means paying attention and keeping yourself out of harms way. Crimes and violence can happen in the lowest rated country just as crimes and violence could happen in the safest rated country so these figures should only be used as a guide to help compare a safe travel destination.

Always use caution when exploring unknown places and when meeting unknown people and use your inner instinct and listen to your gut whenever you travel.

Today’s travelers and tourists are more and more wanting to visit the natural beauty and remote regions of a country in order to discover more than just the big cities and commonly advertised attractions so now, more than ever, the safety and security of any particular destination is a key deciding factor of a the safety rating a country receives. These rankings presented here are based on the reliability of the police and legal protective system in a country as well as the rates of criminal activity and the potential for terrorism.

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