Revealed: Countries Where Women Feel Secure, Respected, Equal, And Unthreatened: Ranking 2018

Remarkably, Iceland tops the 2018 list of the countries where women feel secure, respected, equal, and unthreatened, while Syria, Afghanistan, and Yemen are at the bottom. Norway was placed at No. 2 among 153 countries, followed by Switzerland, Slovenia and Spain.

To identify the countries where women feel secure, respected, equal, and unthreatened, CEOWORLD magazine reviewed University of Georgetown’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security’s data to determine the nations where women feel equal in 2018. The study took into account the condition of women and their empowerment in homes, communities, and societies more broadly. It is one the first index to capture women’s inclusion, security, and access to justice. Iceland ranked highly in almost all the categories.

In other Indo-Pacific Region, Singapore ranked at 10 on the index; Australia: 17; the United States: 22; Japan: 29; Laos: 54; Philippines: 68; Thailand: 89; Vietnam & Malaysia: 91; Cambodia: 95; Indonesia: 90; Myanmar: 119; and India: 131.

Countries where women feel secure, respected, equal, and unthreatened for 2018:

1. Iceland
2. Norway
3. Switzerland
4. Slovenia
5. Spain
6. Finland
7. Canada
7. Netherlands
7. Sweden
10. Belgium
10. Singapore
12. Denmark
12. Germany
12. United Kingdom
15. Austria
15. Luxembourg
17. Australia
18. New Zealand
19. Ireland
20. Portugal
21. France
22. United States
23. Estonia
24. Croatia
24. Serbia
26. Cyprus
27. South Korea
28. Poland
29. Japan
30. Czech Republic
31. Malta
32. Italy
32. Lithuania
34. Latvia
35. Slovakia
36. Montenegro
37. Belarus
38. Macedonia, FYR
39. Mongolia
40. Greece
41. Jamaica
42. Ecuador
42. United Arab Emirates
44. Trinidad and Tobago
45. Kazakhstan
46. Hungary
46. Romania
48. Bulgaria
48. Namibia
50. Bosnia and Herzegovina
51. South Africa
52. Costa Rica
53. Georgia
54. Laos
55. Russia
56. Uzbekistan
57. Suriname
58. Nicaragua
59. Argentina
60. Albania
60. Uruguay
62. Chile
63. Bahrain
64. Bolivia
64. Dominican Republic
64. Qatar
67. Mauritius
68. Philippines
69. Ghana
70. Zimbabwe
71. Paraguay
72. Panama
73. Peru
74. Kyrgyzstan
75. Tajikistan
76. Mexico
77. El Salvador
78. Venezuela
79. Belize
80. Israel
80. Turkmenistan
82. Brazil
83. Honduras
83. Kuwait
85. Nepal
85. Tanzania
87. China
87. Moldova
89. Thailand
90. Indonesia
91. Malaysia
91. VietNam
93. Tunisia
94. Rwanda
95. Cambodia
96. Colombia
97. Botswana
97. Sri Lanka
99. Saudi Arabia
100. Armenia
100. Uganda
102. Guatemala
103. Ukraine
104. Togo
105. Turkey
106. Ethiopia
107. Kenya
108. Bhutan
108. Mozambique
110. Jordan
111. Haiti
111. Zambia
113. Azerbaijan
113. Lesotho
113. Morocco
116. Iran
117. Senegal
118. Burkina Faso
119. Myanmar
120. Maldives
121. Cote d’Ivoire
122. Burundi
123. Algeria
124. Gabon
125. Malawi
126. Liberia
127. Bangladesh
128. Comoros
128. Nigeria
130. Benin
131. India
132. Madagascar
133. Angola
133. Swaziland
135. Guinea
136. Mauritania
137. Sierra Leone
138. Congo
138. Egypt
140. Somalia
141. Chad
142. Cameroon
143. Lebanon
144. Niger
145. Sudan
146. Mali
147. Iraq
148. Congo, Democratic Republic
149. Central African Republic
150. Pakistan
151. Yemen
152. Afghanistan
152. Syria