Safest countries to live

#	Country	Safety score	Cities
1	Estonia	70	8
2	Uruguay	70	9
3	Lithuania	70	8
4	Ireland	70	8
5	Denmark	70	8
6	Sweden	69	12
7	Latvia	69	8
8	Finland	69	10
9	Paraguay	69	8
10	Norway	69	9
11	Slovakia	68	8
12	United Kingdom	68	32
13	Belgium	68	10
14	Netherlands	68	16
15	Slovenia	67	8
16	France	67	31
17	Germany	67	30
18	Austria	67	11
19	Canada	67	30
20	Switzerland	67	9
21	Brazil	66	30
22	Hungary	66	16
23	Poland	66	16
24	Cambodia	66	8
25	Czechia	66	8
26	Mauritius	66	9
27	Singapore	66	16
28	Croatia	65	9
29	Montenegro	65	10
30	Romania	64	16
31	South Africa	64	16
32	Australia	64	22
33	Argentina	64	17
34	Spain	64	31
35	Georgia	63	8
36	Bulgaria	63	8
37	Portugal	63	15
38	Malta	63	7
39	New Zealand	63	10
40	Thailand	62	35
41	Saudi Arabia	62	16
42	Oman	62	9
43	United States	62	38
44	Morocco	62	16
45	Malaysia	61	16
46	Cyprus	61	8
47	Italy	60	31
48	Peru	60	16
49	Bahrain	60	8
50	Colombia	60	30
51	Ecuador	60	17
52	Sri Lanka	60	12
53	Qatar	60	8
54	Chile	59	17
55	Mexico	59	35
56	Albania	58	9
57	Turkey	58	33
58	India	58	17
59	United Arab Emirates	57	16
60	Panama	57	9
61	Greece	57	11
62	Costa Rica	56	11
63	Dominican Republic	56	13
64	Indonesia	56	31
65	Vietnam	55	33
66	Taiwan	53	16
67	Philippines	51	17
68	Japan	50	30

What the ranking shows

Across 68 countries, average safety score runs from 70/100 in Estonia at the top down to 50/100 in Japan — a 20-point spread. The score is a city-average, so a high-ranking country can still contain pockets of higher risk and a lower-ranking one can contain safe cities; it reflects geology and geography (seismic zones, cyclone basins, flood plains, climate) far more than policy. Use it to narrow the search, then drop into each country page to compare its cities and into individual city pages for the full hazard and crime breakdown before you decide.

FAQ

What is the safest country to live in by this measure?

Estonia, with the highest average safety score (70/100) across its cities in our data.

How is this measured?

Average across each country's cities, from open data — USGS earthquakes, modelled flood/storm/wildfire/heat/drought/cold/tsunami, and World Bank homicide rates. It is not the Global Peace Index (which adds conflict and terrorism).

Which country scores lowest?

Japan has the lowest average safety score (50/100) among the 68 countries ranked here.

Does a safe country mean every city is safe?

No — country scores are averages. Within-country variation is large, so check the individual city page before relying on it.