Ranking · 76 countries · updated 2026-10-08

The safest countries to live in, 2026

The safety score combines the homicide rate per 100,000 people (70%, on a log scale) with the World Bank's political stability and absence of violence indicator (30%).

The top three are Singapore, Japan and Qatar. Click any country for its full guide to visas, costs, safety and citizenship.

The safest countries to live in, 2026
#	Country	Safety score	Rating	Homicides per 100k
1	Singapore	96	Very safe	0.07
2	Japan	95	Very safe	0.23
3	Qatar	93	Very safe	0.07
4	Oman	89	Very safe	0.14
5	Kuwait	87	Very safe	0.25
6	Hong Kong	87	Very safe	0.38
7	South Korea	85	Very safe	0.48
8	Malta	84	Very safe	0.56
9	Switzerland	83	Very safe	0.6
10	Slovenia	82	Very safe	0.57
11	Bahrain	81	Very safe	0.2
12	Norway	80	Very safe	0.72
13	Ireland	79	Very safe	0.65
14	Czech Republic	79	Very safe	0.77
15	United Arab Emirates	79	Very safe	0.69
16	Italy	78	Very safe	0.57
17	Croatia	78	Very safe	0.67
18	Netherlands	77	Very safe	0.69
19	Indonesia	77	Very safe	0.3
20	Portugal	77	Very safe	0.72
21	Denmark	75	Very safe	0.84
22	Taiwan	75	Very safe	0.8
23	Poland	75	Very safe	0.8
24	Hungary	75	Safe	0.72
25	Australia	75	Safe	0.85
26	Finland	74	Safe	0.98
27	Iceland	73	Safe	1.29
28	Malaysia	73	Safe	0.73
29	Montenegro	73	Safe	0.79
30	Spain	73	Safe	0.69
31	Cyprus	72	Safe	0.82
32	Austria	72	Safe	0.88
33	Sweden	71	Safe	1.15
34	Greece	71	Safe	0.84
35	New Zealand	70	Safe	1.46
36	Slovakia	70	Safe	1.12
37	Luxembourg	70	Safe	1.53
38	Germany	69	Safe	0.91
39	Estonia	67	Safe	1.54
40	Saudi Arabia	66	Safe	0.94
41	Bulgaria	66	Safe	1.09
42	United Kingdom	66	Safe	1.12
43	Belgium	66	Safe	1.08
44	Romania	66	Safe	1.11
45	Canada	62	Safe	1.98
46	Mauritius	61	Safe	2.27
47	Albania	61	Safe	1.39
48	France	60	Safe	1.34
49	Vietnam	60	Moderately safe	1.54
50	Lithuania	59	Moderately safe	2.63
51	Latvia	59	Moderately safe	2.5
52	Serbia	58	Moderately safe	1.31
53	Ghana	57	Moderately safe	1.83
54	Morocco	52	Moderately safe	1.71
55	Georgia	50	Moderately safe	2.03
56	Rwanda	47	Moderately safe	3.61
57	Argentina	44	Take care	4.49
58	Cape Verde	44	Take care	6.99
59	Uruguay	40	Take care	11.25
60	Turkey	40	Take care	3.23
61	Chile	39	Take care	6.35
62	Paraguay	38	Take care	6.78
63	Thailand	36	Take care	4.79
64	United States	36	Take care	5.76
65	Philippines	35	Take care	4.35
66	Namibia	35	Take care	11.21
67	Dominican Republic	35	Take care	10.92
68	Costa Rica	33	Take care	17.75
69	Kenya	31	Take care	4.87
70	Panama	30	Take care	11.71
71	Peru	28	High risk	8.6
72	Brazil	17	High risk	19.28
73	Mexico	11	High risk	24.86
74	South Africa	10	High risk	43.72
75	Colombia	8	High risk	24.91
76	Ecuador	8	High risk	45.72

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