Safest Countries in Oceania & Asia
The safest countries in Asia and Oceania for tourism and travel. Safest countries in Asia and Oceania 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. Updated 2024.
Country | Regional Rank | Guide Books & Resource Guides *affiliate links* |
World Rank |
New Zealand | 1 | New Zealand | 4 |
Singapore | 2 | Singapore | 6 |
Japan | 3 | Japan | 9 |
Bhutan | 4 | Bhutan | 17 |
Malaysia | 5 | Malaysia | 19 |
Australia | 6 | Australia | 22 |
Taiwan | 7 | Taiwan | 33 |
Vietnam | 8 | Vietnam | 41 |
South Korea | 9 | South Korea | 43 |
Mongolia | 10 | Mongolia | 44 |
Laos | 11 | Laos | 46 |
Timor-Leste | 12 | Timor-Leste | 49 |
Indonesia | 13 | Indonesia | 53 |
Moldova | 14 | Moldova | 57 |
Armenia | 15 | Armenia | 66 |
Cambodia | 16 | Cambodia | 73 |
Kazakhstan | 17 | Kazakhstan | 76 |
Nepal | 18 | Nepal | 56 |
China | 19 | China | 80 |
Uzbekistan | 20 | Uzbekistan | 86 |
Bangladesh | 21 | Bangladesh | 88 |
Thailand | 22 | Thailand | 92 |
Georgia | 23 | Georgia | 94 |
Azerbaijan | 24 | Azerbaijan | 95 |
Papua New Guinea | 25 | Papua New Guinea | 98 |
Turkmenistan | 26 | Turkmenistan | 100 |
Kyrgyz Republic | 27 | Kyrgyz Republic | 101 |
Tajikistan | 28 | Tajikistan | 102 |
Sri Lanka | 29 | Sri Lanka | 107 |
Philippines | 30 | Philippines | 115 |
Belarus | 31 | Belarus | 116 |
India | 32 | India | 126 |
Myanmar | 33 | Myanmar | 145 |
Pakistan | 34 | Pakistan | 146 |
North Korea | 35 | North Korea | 149 |
Ukraine | 36 | Ukraine | 157 |
Russia | 37 | Russia | 158 |
Afghanistan | 38 | Afghanistan | 163 |
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 Asian Country as it could happen in the safest rated country in South-East Asia so these figures should only be used as a guide to help compare a safe travel destination.
The safety scores of the USA & Canada are:
Canada
(Safer than 23 countries / Less safe than 0 countries in this region)
United States
(Safer than 9 countries / Less safe than 13 countries in this region)
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.
World Safety Rankings
Safest Countries in Europe
Safest Countries in The Americas & Caribbean
Safest Countries in the Middle East & Africa
It is false!!Iran is more safe than pakistan & indi;everyone knows it!
I don’t think it’s safe in Hong Kong. I live there.