Revealed: These Are The Safest (And Dangerous) Countries in the World, 2024
If you’re looking for safe places to visit or live, CEOWORLD magazine has ranked the world’s safest nations. In 2024, Andorra, located in the Pyrenees mountains between Spain and France, was named the world’s safest country. Despite being one of the smallest and least-populated countries in Europe with only around 82,000 residents, it attracts over 3.5 million overseas visitors each year, making it the country with the most tourists per capita. So whether you’re planning a trip, considering relocating, or just curious, Andorra is worth checking out. It’s followed by the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Taiwan and Norway.
African countries have a crime problem. It is very deeply rooted and has affected their relations with the world. For example, in 2023, the investment flows to African nations plummeted by $48 billion because of the high crime rate. Similarly, despite Africa featuring many of the world’s iconic attractions, tourism is affected mainly due to internal conflict, political instability, and crime rates. In Africa, Burundi holds the first place for its crime rate.
With the world turned upside-down and inside-out by international conflict, determining the safest countries is now more important than ever. 7 of the top 10 safest countries are in Asia. Only Andorra, Norway, and Liechtenstein rank in the top 10 without being in Asia! So, which countries have proven to be safe and which have not?
Safest Countries in the World, 2024
Rank | Country | Region | Crime Index by Country | Population | GDP (USD million) | GDP Per Capita |
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1 | Andorra | Southern Europe | 91.86 | 83,523 | 3,692 | 44,107 |
2 | United Arab Emirates | West Asia | 91.85 | 9,282,410 | 509,179 | 50,602 |
3 | Qatar | West Asia | 91.81 | 2,656,032 | 235,500 | 81,968 |
4 | Taiwan | Eastern Asia | 90.78 | 23,399,654 | 751,930 | 32,339 |
5 | Norway | Northern Europe | 89.8 | 5,533,582 | 546,768 | 99,266 |
6 | Armenia | West Asia | 89.34 | 2,981,200 | 24,540 | 8,283 |
7 | Hong Kong (China) | Eastern Asia | 88.87 | 7,498,100 | 385,546 | 51,168 |
8 | Japan | West Asia | 88.82 | 124,240,000 | 4,230,862 | 33,950 |
9 | Singapore | Southeastern Asia | 87.52 | 5,917,600 | 497,347 | 87,884 |
10 | Liechtenstein | Central Europe | 87.04 | 39,724 | 6,608 | 184,083 |
11 | Monaco | Western Europe | 86.49 | 39,050 | 8,596 | 234,317 |
12 | Estonia | Northern Europe | 86.41 | 1,365,884 | 41,799 | 30,998 |
13 | Bahrain | West Asia | 86.18 | 1,577,059 | 44,994 | 28,464 |
14 | Slovenia | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 85.56 | 2,120,937 | 68,394 | 32,350 |
15 | China | Eastern Asia | 83.87 | 1,409,670,000 | 17,700,899 | 12,541 |
16 | South Korea | Eastern Asia | 83.74 | 51,439,038 | 1,709,232 | 33,147 |
17 | Switzerland | Western Europe | 83.66 | 8,931,306 | 905,684 | 102,865 |
18 | Iceland | Northern Europe | 83.61 | 396,960 | 30,570 | 78,837 |
19 | Georgia | Eastern Europe | 82.88 | 3,736,400 | 30,023 | 8,165 |
20 | Croatia | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 82.82 | 3,855,641 | 80,185 | 20,877 |
21 | Netherlands | Western Europe | 82.76 | 17,590,000 | 1,092,748 | 61,770 |
22 | Italy | Southern Europe | 82.12 | 58,919,345 | 2,186,082 | 37,146 |
23 | Denmark | Northern Europe | 80.73 | 5,959,464 | 420,800 | 71,402 |
24 | Finland | Northern Europe | 80.49 | 5,572,545 | 305,689 | 54,507 |
25 | Czech Republic | Central Europe | 80.42 | 10,882,235 | 335,243 | 30,475 |
26 | Rwanda | Eastern Africa | 80.06 | 13,246,394 | 13,927 | 1,032 |
27 | Saudi Arabia | West Asia | 79.13 | 32,175,224 | 1,069,437 | 32,586 |
28 | Austria | Central Europe | 78.73 | 9,154,514 | 526,182 | 58,013 |
29 | Poland | Central Europe | 77.07 | 37,667,000 | 842,172 | 22,393 |
30 | Slovakia | Central Europe | 76.9 | 5,426,468 | 133,044 | 24,471 |
31 | Brunei | Southeastern Asia | 75.98 | 445,400 | 15,153 | 34,384 |
32 | Uzbekistan | Central Asia | 75.11 | 36,599,764 | 90,392 | 2,509 |
33 | Portugal | Southern Europe | 75.02 | 10,467,366 | 276,432 | 26,879 |
34 | Azerbaijan | West Asia | 74.97 | 10,151,517 | 77,392 | 7,530 |
35 | Cyprus | West Asia | 74.3 | 918,100 | 32,032 | 34,791 |
36 | Ireland | Western Europe | 74.2 | 5,281,600 | 589,569 | 112,248 |
37 | North Macedonia | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 73.48 | 1,832,696 | 15,801 | 7,672 |
38 | Lithuania | Northern Europe | 73.38 | 2,869,660 | 79,427 | 28,482 |
39 | Kuwait | West Asia | 72.99 | 4,670,713 | 159,687 | 32,215 |
40 | Cuba | Caribbean | 72.86 | 11,089,511 | 107,528 | 56,495 |
41 | Hungary | Central Europe | 72.52 | 9,597,085 | 203,829 | 21,075 |
42 | Romania | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 72.02 | 19,051,562 | 350,414 | 18,413 |
43 | Luxembourg | Western Europe | 71.97 | 660,809 | 89,095 | 135,605 |
44 | Spain | Southern Europe | 71.95 | 48,345,223 | 1,582,054 | 33,090 |
45 | Bulgaria | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 71.12 | 6,447,710 | 103,099 | 16,087 |
46 | Latvia | Northern Europe | 69.89 | 1,874,700 | 46,668 | 24,929 |
47 | Nepal | Southern Asia | 69.03 | 29,164,578 | 41,339 | 1,353 |
48 | Thailand | Southeastern Asia | 68.86 | 68,263,022 | 512,193 | 7,298 |
49 | Montenegro | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 68.76 | 616,695 | 7,058 | 11,338 |
50 | Serbia | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 68.75 | 6,641,197 | 75,015 | 11,301 |
51 | Germany | Central Europe | 67.84 | 84,607,016 | 4,429,838 | 52,824 |
52 | Russia | Eastern Europe | 67.28 | 146,424,729 | 1,862,470 | 13,006 |
53 | Jordan | West Asia | 66.74 | 11,302,000 | 50,022 | 4,851 |
54 | Turkey | West Asia | 66.53 | 85,279,553 | 1,154,600 | 13,384 |
55 | North Korea | Eastern Asia | 66.09 | 25,660,000 | 48,350 | 654 |
56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 65.94 | 3,277,082 | 26,945 | 7,778 |
57 | Malta | Southern Europe | 65.91 | 519,562 | 20,311 | 38,715 |
58 | Pakistan | Southern Asia | 65.85 | 241,499,431 | 340,636 | 1,471 |
59 | Sri Lanka | Southern Asia | 65.26 | 22,037,000 | 88,309 | 3,342 |
60 | Vietnam | Southeastern Asia | 65.15 | 100,300,000 | 433,356 | 4,316 |
61 | Philippines | Southeastern Asia | 64.91 | 112,892,781 | 435,675 | 3,859 |
62 | Oman | West Asia | 64.73 | 5,113,071 | 108,282 | 21,266 |
63 | Ghana | Western Africa | 64.41 | 30,832,019 | 76,628 | 2,329 |
64 | India | Southern Asia | 64.24 | 1,392,329,000 | 3,732,224 | 2,612 |
65 | Tunisia | Northern Africa | 63.78 | 11,850,232 | 51,271 | 4,191 |
66 | Panama | Central America | 63.69 | 4,337,406 | 82,348 | 18,493 |
67 | Iraq | West Asia | 62.95 | 43,324,000 | 297,695 | 5,883 |
68 | Moldova | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 62.37 | 2,512,758 | 16,000 | 6,411 |
69 | Canada | North America | 61.95 | 40,528,396 | 2,117,805 | 53,247 |
70 | Sudan | Northern Africa | 61.17 | 41,984,500 | 25,569 | 534 |
71 | Albania | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 61.15 | 2,761,785 | 23,032 | 8,057 |
72 | Kazakhstan | Central Asia | 61.05 | 20,000,000 | 259,292 | 12,968 |
73 | Indonesia | Southeastern Asia | 60.94 | 279,118,866 | 1,417,387 | 5,109 |
74 | Ireland | Western Europe | 59.71 | 5,281,600 | 589,569 | 112,248 |
75 | Zambia | Eastern Africa | 59.69 | 19,610,769 | 29,536 | 1,486 |
76 | Lebanon | West Asia | 59.63 | 5,490,000 | 37,945 | 3,283 |
77 | Greece | Southeastern Europe (Balkans) | 59.49 | 10,413,982 | 242,385 | 23,173 |
78 | Morocco | Northern Africa | 58.82 | 37,022,000 | 147,343 | 3,980 |
79 | Ukraine | Eastern Europe | 58.79 | 41,130,432 | 173,413 | 5,225 |
80 | Barbados | Caribbean | 58.26 | 267,800 | 6,220 | 21,442 |
81 | Australia | Australasia | 57.7 | 26,461,912 | 1,687,713 | 63,487 |
82 | Egypt | Northern Africa | 57.1 | 104,462,545 | 398,397 | 3,770 |
83 | Israel | West Asia | 56.81 | 9,827,000 | 521,688 | 53,196 |
84 | United Kingdom | Western Europe | 56.51 | 67,026,292 | 3,332,059 | 48,912 |
85 | New Zealand | Australasia | 56.09 | 5,223,100 | 249,415 | 48,072 |
86 | Mauritius | Eastern Africa | 55.6 | 1,261,041 | 14,819 | 11,752 |
87 | Sweden | Northern Europe | 55.45 | 10,558,012 | 597,110 | 55,216 |
88 | Belgium | Western Europe | 54.94 | 11,801,722 | 627,511 | 53,657 |
89 | United States | North America | 54.73 | 335,893,238 | 26,949,643 | 80,412 |
90 | Iran | West Asia | 54.65 | 84,038,000 | 366,438 | 4,234 |
91 | Myanmar | Southeastern Asia | 54.34 | 55,770,232 | 74,861 | 1,381 |
92 | Malaysia | Southeastern Asia | 53.99 | 33,379,500 | 430,895 | 13,034 |
93 | Ethiopia | Eastern Africa | 52.26 | 107,334,000 | 155,804 | 1,473 |
94 | Belarus | Eastern Europe | 52.23 | 9,200,617 | 68,864 | 7,477 |
95 | Paraguay | South America | 51.88 | 6,109,644 | 44,142 | 5,843 |
96 | Nigeria | Western Africa | 51.8 | 216,783,400 | 390,002 | 1,755 |
97 | Nicaragua | Central America | 51.7 | 6,733,763 | 17,353 | 2,599 |
98 | Uruguay | South America | 51.68 | 3,444,263 | 76,244 | 21,378 |
99 | Algeria | Northern Africa | 51.45 | 45,400,000 | 224,107 | 4,875 |
100 | Botswana | Southern Africa | 50.49 | 2,410,338 | 20,756 | 7,758 |
101 | Mongolia | Eastern Asia | 50.18 | 3,457,548 | 18,782 | 5,348 |
102 | Cambodia | Southeastern Asia | 49.98 | 17,091,464 | 30,943 | 1,916 |
103 | Belize | Central America | 49.71 | 441,471 | 3,218 | 7,142 |
104 | Costa Rica | Central America | 48.53 | 5,262,225 | 85,590 | 16,213 |
105 | Mexico | North America | 48.42 | 129,406,736 | 1,811,468 | 13,804 |
106 | Kyrgyzstan | Central Asia | 47.76 | 7,100,000 | 12,681 | 1,830 |
107 | Tanzania | Eastern Africa | 47.69 | 61,741,120 | 84,033 | 1,327 |
108 | Maldives | Southern Asia | 47.66 | 382,751 | 6,977 | 17,559 |
109 | Uganda | Eastern Africa | 47.57 | 45,562,000 | 52,390 | 1,163 |
110 | France | Western Europe | 47.33 | 68,373,000 | 3,049,016 | 46,315 |
111 | Kenya | Eastern Africa | 46.59 | 51,526,000 | 112,749 | 2,188 |
112 | Bahamas | Caribbean | 46.3 | 397,360 | 13,876 | 34,371 |
113 | Ivory Coast | Caribbean | 46.23 | 29,389,150 | 79,430 | 2,728 |
114 | Fiji | Melanesia | 46.21 | 893,468 | 5,511 | 6,025 |
115 | Chile | South America | 46.05 | 19,960,889 | 344,400 | 17,254 |
116 | Guatemala | Central America | 45.45 | 17,602,431 | 102,765 | 5,407 |
117 | Libya | Northern Africa | 44.54 | 6,931,061 | 40,194 | 5,872 |
118 | Dominican Republic | Caribbean | 44.32 | 10,760,028 | 120,629 | 11,249 |
119 | Zimbabwe | Eastern Africa | 44.26 | 15,178,979 | 32,424 | 2,006 |
120 | Colombia | South America | 43.95 | 52,215,503 | 363,835 | 6,976 |
121 | El Salvador | Central America | 43.9 | 6,884,888 | 35,339 | 5,558 |
122 | Bangladesh | Southern Asia | 43.89 | 169,828,911 | 446,349 | 2,621 |
123 | Ecuador | South America | 43.18 | 16,938,986 | 118,686 | 6,500 |
124 | Mozambique | Eastern Africa | 42.91 | 32,419,747 | 21,936 | 647 |
125 | Namibia | Southern Africa | 42.62 | 2,641,857 | 12,647 | 4,786 |
126 | Cameroon | Central Africa | 42.24 | 28,088,845 | 49,262 | 1,722 |
127 | Argentina | South America | 42.11 | 46,654,581 | 621,833 | 13,297 |
128 | Bolivia | South America | 41.92 | 12,006,031 | 46,796 | 3,858 |
129 | Somalia | Eastern Africa | 41.54 | 18,143,379 | 11,515 | 717 |
130 | Brazil | South America | 41.34 | 203,062,512 | 2,126,809 | 10,413 |
131 | Niger | Western Africa | 41.25 | 25,369,415 | 17,073 | 631 |
132 | Angola | Central Africa | 40.53 | 33,086,278 | 93,796 | 2,550 |
133 | Guinea | Western Africa | 40.06 | 13,261,638 | 23,205 | 1,543 |
134 | Peru | South America | 39.53 | 33,396,698 | 264,636 | 7,669 |
135 | Jamaica | Eastern Asia | 39.36 | 2,825,544 | 18,761 | 6,831 |
136 | Yemen | West Asia | 37.57 | 31,888,698 | 21,045 | 618 |
137 | Syria | West Asia | 37.18 | 22,923,000 | 11,800 | 537 |
138 | Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean | 36.24 | 1,365,805 | 27,887 | 19,622 |
139 | Honduras | Central America | 35.9 | 9,745,149 | 33,992 | 3,245 |
140 | South Africa | Southern Africa | 35.54 | 62,027,503 | 380,906 | 6,191 |
141 | Haiti | Caribbean | 34.37 | 11,743,017 | 25,986 | 2,125 |
142 | Afghanistan | Southern Asia | 34.3 | 34,262,840 | 14,939 | 443 |
143 | Papua New Guinea | Melanesia | 34.29 | 11,781,559 | 31,692 | 2,581 |
144 | Venezuela | South America | 33.73 | 28,302,000 | 92,210 | 3,474 |
145 | San Marino | Southern Europe | 32.5 | 33,889 | 1,998 | 58,541 |
146 | Macau (China) | Eastern Asia | 32.32 | 681,300 | 38,480 | 54,296 |
147 | Seychelles | Eastern Africa | 32.2 | 100,447 | 2,085 | 20,890 |
148 | Guyana | South America | 32.02 | 743,699 | 16,329 | 20,565 |
149 | Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | 31.73 | 100,772 | 1,949 | 19,068 |
150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean | 31.47 | 47,195 | 1,069 | 18,082 |
151 | Palau | Micronesia | 31 | 16,733 | 267 | 15,113 |
152 | Saint Lucia | Caribbean | 30.91 | 178,696 | 2,469 | 13,572 |
153 | Cape Verde | Western Africa | 30.31 | 491,233 | 2,598 | 4,503 |
154 | Eswatini | Southern Africa | 29.7 | 1,365,884 | 41,799 | 30,998 |
155 | Djibouti | Eastern Africa | 29.33 | 1,001,454 | 3,873 | 3,761 |
156 | Bhutan | Southern Asia | 28.92 | 770,276 | 2,686 | 3,500 |
157 | Vanuatu | Melanesia | 27.94 | 301,295 | 1,166 | 3,492 |
158 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Central Africa | 27.76 | 214,610 | 674 | 2,905 |
159 | Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | 27.4 | 6,106,869 | 14,407 | 2,858 |
160 | Kiribati | Micronesia | 26.05 | 121,388 | 297 | 2,381 |
161 | Mauritania | Western Africa | 25.81 | 4,475,683 | 10,357 | 2,338 |
162 | Laos | Southeastern Asia | 25.67 | 7,443,000 | 14,244 | 1,879 |
163 | Senegal | Western Africa | 25.51 | 18,275,743 | 31,141 | 1,715 |
164 | Timor Leste (East Timor) | Southeastern Asia | 25.13 | 1,354,662 | 2,023 | 1,497 |
165 | Benin | Western Africa | 24.89 | 12,606,998 | 19,940 | 1,449 |
166 | Comoros | Eastern Africa | 24.48 | 758,316 | 1,364 | 1,377 |
167 | Tajikistan | Central Asia | 23.32 | 10,077,600 | 11,816 | 1,180 |
168 | Lesotho | Southern Africa | 23.1 | 2,306,000 | 2,373 | 1,110 |
169 | Guinea-Bissau | Western Africa | 22.66 | 1,781,308 | 1,991 | 1,028 |
170 | Togo | Western Africa | 22.55 | 8,095,498 | 9,111 | 1,004 |
171 | Mali | Western Africa | 22.43 | 22,395,489 | 21,309 | 913 |
172 | Gambia | Western Africa | 22.27 | 2,417,471 | 2,388 | 903 |
173 | Burkina Faso | Western Africa | 22.18 | 22,185,654 | 20,785 | 888 |
174 | Liberia | Western Africa | 21.86 | 5,248,621 | 4,347 | 800 |
175 | Chad | Central Africa | 21.85 | 17,414,717 | 12,596 | 703 |
176 | DR Congo | Central Africa | 21.72 | 95,370,000 | 67,512 | 675 |
177 | Eritrea | Eastern Africa | 20.31 | 3,748,902 | 2,255 | 644 |
178 | Malawi | Eastern Africa | 19.57 | 21,507,723 | 13,176 | 580 |
179 | Central African Republic | Central Africa | 19.53 | 5,633,412 | 2,760 | 539 |
180 | Madagascar | Eastern Africa | 18.8 | 26,923,353 | 15,763 | 530 |
181 | Sierra Leone | Western Africa | 18.2 | 8,494,260 | 3,519 | 415 |
182 | Burundi | Eastern Africa | 17.5 | 12,837,740 | 3,190 | 246 |
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Methodology: CEOWORLD magazine conducts surveys to gather information from foreign travelers, immigrants, expats (expatriates), experts, and residents about their experiences and opinions on various destinations. In the survey, people who have visited specific countries in the last five years are asked to rate those countries on safety. These ratings are then combined with other indices and information, such as the Global Peace Index, the State Department’s travel safety ratings, and the GeoSure Global scores of major cities in each country. A weighted score is calculated based on this information to determine each country’s overall safety rating. This approach ensures a balanced evaluation, with no single score favoring one country over another.
CEOWORLD magazine has produced a report that ranks the safest countries by considering various dimensions. These dimensions include safety from violent crime, safety from terrorism, transportation safety, health measures (including disease), safety for specific groups such as women; foreign travelers, immigrants, expats (expatriates) of colour; and LGBTQ+foreign travelers, immigrants, expats (expatriates), and the quality of the public healthcare system.
Please keep in mind that the rankings we provide cannot predict the future safety of a country. It is important to note that natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and supercells can happen in any country at any time and are not considered in our rankings. Also, economic growth can affect a country’s safety level. It is important to understand that our rankings do not guarantee that a country is safe at present or that every part of the country is equally safe. It is essential to balance our rankings with current events and take extra precautions to stay informed about travel safety issues. Lastly, please note that survey results can vary.
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