Safety — country ranking

2024 · 41 countries · normalized 0–100 (higher is better)

Norway leads on safety; the United States ranks 36 of 41.

Indicators: Feeling safe walking alone at night (OECD); Homicides (OECD).

#CountryScore /100
1 Norway 94.9
2 Switzerland 94.7
3 Denmark 94.3
4 Slovenia 93.7
5 Iceland 93.2
6 Finland 91.7
7 Austria 90.5
8 Luxembourg 90.2
9 Netherlands 89.4
10 Estonia 88.9
11 Spain 88.9
12 Korea, Rep. 88.5
13 Japan 87.4
14 Sweden 87.3
15 Portugal 86.7
16 Germany 85.4
17 Ireland 84.6
18 Czechia 84.1
19 United Kingdom 84.0
20 Lithuania 83.9
21 Canada 83.7
22 Croatia 83.5
23 Latvia 82.3
24 Hungary 82.3
25 France 81.6
26 Belgium 81.5
27 Poland 79.4
28 Israel 78.5
29 Bulgaria 77.1
30 Slovak Republic 76.9
31 Romania 76.8
32 Australia 76.6
33 Italy 75.6
34 Greece 74.7
35 New Zealand 73.7
36 United States 73.4
37 Turkiye 70.5
38 Chile 49.9
39 Costa Rica 49.6
40 Brazil 35.6
41 Mexico 21.7

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