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Safest Countries in the World

Homicide data, democracy index, peace index, and perceived safety. Not a vibes ranking.

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Basel

Safety score 95/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$2060/mo rent$3535/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy26°C summers

Geneva

Safety score 95/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$2887/mo rent$4521/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy26°C summers122 Mbps

Bern

Safety score 93/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$1960/mo rent$3265/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy24°C summers

Taipei

Safety score 93/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$735/mo rent$1044/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy32°C summers142 Mbps

Gold Coast

Safety score 92/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$2267/mo rent$3259/mo total0.8 homicides/100kFull democracy28°C summersCoastal

Perth

Safety score 92/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$1821/mo rent$2737/mo total0.8 homicides/100kFull democracy29°C summersCoastal

Sydney

Safety score 92/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$2506/mo rent$3597/mo total0.8 homicides/100kFull democracy26°C summers114 MbpsCoastal

Zurich

Safety score 90/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$3006/mo rent$4555/mo total0.5 homicides/100kFull democracy23°C summers213 Mbps

Bilbao

Safety score 90/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$1259/mo rent$2147/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy25°C summersCoastal

Malaga

Safety score 90/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$1392/mo rent$2157/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy29°C summersCoastal

Seville

Safety score 90/100. You'll forget what anxiety feels like. Dentist appointments will be your biggest worry.

$980/mo rent$1626/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy34°C summers

Graz

Safety score 89/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$772/mo rent$1820/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy25°C summers

Salzburg

Safety score 89/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1537/mo rent$2677/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy24°C summers

Tenerife

Safety score 89/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1217/mo rent$2042/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy27°C summersCoastalMountains

Funchal

Safety score 89/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1568/mo rent$2223/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy24°C summersCoastalMountains

Lagos

Safety score 89/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1233/mo rent$1984/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy28°C summers84 MbpsCoastal

Copenhagen

Safety score 88/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1970/mo rent$3034/mo total1.0 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers245 MbpsCoastal

Bologna

Safety score 88/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1130/mo rent$2163/mo total0.6 homicides/100k31°C summers

The Hague

Safety score 88/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1548/mo rent$2477/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers99 MbpsCoastal

Tokyo

Safety score 87/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1359/mo rent$1893/mo total0.2 homicides/100kFull democracy28°C summers53 MbpsCoastal

Amsterdam

Safety score 87/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$2602/mo rent$3808/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers122 MbpsCoastal

Rotterdam

Safety score 87/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1805/mo rent$2977/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy21°C summers141 MbpsCoastal

Munich

Safety score 86/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1678/mo rent$2883/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy22°C summers92 Mbps

Montpellier

Safety score 86/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$930/mo rent$1727/mo total1.3 homicides/100k30°C summersCoastal

Nice

Safety score 86/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1142/mo rent$2039/mo total1.3 homicides/100k28°C summersCoastal

Vienna

Safety score 85/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1303/mo rent$2394/mo total1.0 homicides/100kFull democracy24°C summers101 Mbps

Faro

Safety score 85/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1077/mo rent$1751/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy28°C summers49 MbpsCoastal

Honolulu

Safety score 85/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$2703/mo rent$3936/mo total1.5 homicides/100k30°C summersCoastal

Madrid

Safety score 84/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1498/mo rent$2333/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy31°C summers94 Mbps

Lisbon

Safety score 84/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1616/mo rent$2360/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy27°C summers238 MbpsCoastal

Porto

Safety score 84/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1297/mo rent$1940/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy23°C summers226 MbpsCoastal

Frankfurt

Safety score 83/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1358/mo rent$2490/mo total2.7 homicides/100kFull democracy26°C summers

Tallinn

Safety score 83/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$816/mo rent$1779/mo total1.5 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers112 MbpsCoastal

Dublin

Safety score 83/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$2522/mo rent$3668/mo total0.9 homicides/100kFull democracy18°C summers91 MbpsCoastal

Singapore

Safety score 83/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$2696/mo rent$3298/mo total0.1 homicides/100k31°C summers279 MbpsCoastal

Prague

Safety score 82/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1228/mo rent$2032/mo total2.0 homicides/100kFull democracy23°C summers137 Mbps

Valencia

Safety score 82/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1429/mo rent$2219/mo total0.7 homicides/100kFull democracy29°C summers99 MbpsCoastal

Edinburgh

Safety score 82/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1620/mo rent$2851/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy17°C summers89 MbpsCoastal

Split

Safety score 82/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1077/mo rent$1953/mo total0.8 homicides/100k30°C summersCoastalMountains

Seoul

Safety score 82/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$871/mo rent$1385/mo total0.5 homicides/100k28°C summers182 MbpsMountains

Krakow

Safety score 82/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$976/mo rent$1724/mo total0.4 homicides/100k23°C summers88 Mbps

Montreal

Safety score 81/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1309/mo rent$2096/mo total2.3 homicides/100kFull democracy25°C summers112 Mbps

Berlin

Safety score 81/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1550/mo rent$2621/mo total1.2 homicides/100kFull democracy25°C summers128 Mbps

Hamburg

Safety score 81/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1359/mo rent$2420/mo total1.5 homicides/100kFull democracy21°C summers96 Mbps

Warsaw

Safety score 81/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1224/mo rent$1993/mo total0.7 homicides/100k23°C summers109 Mbps

Gothenburg

Safety score 81/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1080/mo rent$1785/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy19°C summers163 MbpsCoastal

Stockholm

Safety score 81/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1816/mo rent$2849/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers190 MbpsCoastal

Toronto

Safety score 79/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1659/mo rent$2546/mo total2.3 homicides/100kFull democracy24°C summers125 Mbps

Vancouver

Safety score 79/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1925/mo rent$2844/mo total2.3 homicides/100kFull democracy21°C summers183 MbpsCoastalMountains

Barcelona

Safety score 79/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1712/mo rent$2512/mo total0.6 homicides/100kFull democracy27°C summers84 MbpsCoastal

Hong Kong

Safety score 79/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$2225/mo rent$2787/mo total0.4 homicides/100kHybrid regime30°C summersCoastal

Budapest

Safety score 79/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$918/mo rent$1549/mo total0.7 homicides/100k26°C summers80 Mbps

Florence

Safety score 79/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1316/mo rent$2332/mo total0.5 homicides/100k30°C summers46 MbpsMountains

Malmo

Safety score 79/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1092/mo rent$1887/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers84 MbpsCoastal

Goa

Safety score 78/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$167/mo rent$310/mo total2.8 homicides/100k29°C summersCoastal

Rome

Safety score 78/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1355/mo rent$2191/mo total0.5 homicides/100k30°C summers75 MbpsCoastal

London

Safety score 77/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$3000/mo rent$4534/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy22°C summers87 Mbps

Manchester

Safety score 77/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1703/mo rent$2741/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy20°C summers102 Mbps

Milan

Safety score 77/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$1737/mo rent$2794/mo total0.5 homicides/100k28°C summers90 MbpsMountains

Bucharest

Safety score 76/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$668/mo rent$1310/mo total1.3 homicides/100kHybrid regime30°C summers255 Mbps

Athens

Safety score 75/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$737/mo rent$1566/mo total1.1 homicides/100kFull democracy32°C summers98 MbpsCoastal

Kuala Lumpur

Safety score 75/100. Walk home at 2am with your phone out. Nothing happens.

$690/mo rent$958/mo total1.0 homicides/100k32°C summers135 Mbps

Bali

Safety score 74/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$1082/mo rent$1284/mo total0.3 homicides/100k29°C summers36 MbpsCoastal

Paris

Safety score 73/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$1604/mo rent$2558/mo total1.1 homicides/100k24°C summers173 Mbps

Belgrade

Safety score 73/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$904/mo rent$1607/mo total1.0 homicides/100k27°C summers68 Mbps

Yerevan

Safety score 72/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$680/mo rent$1020/mo total2.2 homicides/100kHybrid regime34°C summers65 MbpsMountains

Lyon

Safety score 72/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$972/mo rent$1950/mo total1.6 homicides/100k26°C summers146 Mbps

Marrakech

Safety score 72/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$495/mo rent$729/mo total1.7 homicides/100kHybrid regime35°C summers

Marseille

Safety score 70/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$902/mo rent$1789/mo total1.6 homicides/100k27°C summers169 MbpsCoastal

Batumi

Safety score 68/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$461/mo rent$850/mo total2.3 homicides/100kHybrid regime26°C summers32 MbpsCoastalMountains

Tbilisi

Safety score 67/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$681/mo rent$1147/mo total2.3 homicides/100kHybrid regime29°C summers45 Mbps

Chiang Mai

Safety score 67/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$463/mo rent$684/mo total4.8 homicides/100k31°C summers143 MbpsMountains

Miami

Safety score 67/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$3010/mo rent$4306/mo total6.1 homicides/100k32°C summersCoastal

Bangalore

Safety score 66/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$324/mo rent$463/mo total2.8 homicides/100k28°C summers94 Mbps

Phuket

Safety score 66/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$708/mo rent$1065/mo total4.8 homicides/100k31°C summersCoastal

Tucson

Safety score 65/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$1322/mo rent$2230/mo total6.7 homicides/100k37°C summers

Beijing

Safety score 64/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$1059/mo rent$1304/mo total0.5 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime31°C summers204 Mbps

Shanghai

Safety score 64/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$907/mo rent$1146/mo total0.5 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime31°C summers281 MbpsCoastal

Shenzhen

Safety score 64/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$743/mo rent$962/mo total0.5 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime31°C summersCoastal

Bangkok

Safety score 64/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$703/mo rent$982/mo total4.8 homicides/100k33°C summers77 Mbps

New York

Safety score 64/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$4281/mo rent$5504/mo total3.9 homicides/100k28°C summers162 MbpsCoastal

Da Nang

Safety score 63/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$475/mo rent$624/mo total1.5 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime34°C summersCoastal

Buenos Aires

Safety score 62/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$767/mo rent$1615/mo total4.3 homicides/100k27°C summers55 Mbps

Tashkent

Safety score 62/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$609/mo rent$862/mo total1.4 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime35°C summers83 Mbps

Almaty

Safety score 61/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$756/mo rent$1241/mo total2.6 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime28°C summers133 MbpsMountains

San Francisco

Safety score 61/100. Solidly safe. Your mom will still worry, but that's her thing.

$3413/mo rent$4625/mo total4.4 homicides/100k21°C summers181 MbpsCoastal

Phoenix

Safety score 58/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1787/mo rent$2877/mo total8.4 homicides/100k40°C summers

Las Vegas

Safety score 57/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1587/mo rent$2786/mo total8.7 homicides/100k39°C summers

Los Angeles

Safety score 56/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$2839/mo rent$4067/mo total7.0 homicides/100k28°C summers176 MbpsCoastal

Seattle

Safety score 56/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$2442/mo rent$3728/mo total6.8 homicides/100k24°C summers185 MbpsCoastal

Istanbul

Safety score 55/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1070/mo rent$1570/mo total2.6 homicides/100kHybrid regime28°C summers51 MbpsCoastal

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Safety score 40/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$2288/mo rent$3154/mo total0.8 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime41°C summers378 MbpsCoastal

Cairo

Safety score 40/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$215/mo rent$409/mo total1.3 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime35°C summers26 Mbps

Boquete

Safety score 38/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

12.5 homicides/100k24°C summersMountains

Panama City

Safety score 38/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

12.5 homicides/100k29°C summers31 MbpsCoastal

Atenas

Safety score 35/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$650/mo rent$650/mo total17.7 homicides/100kFull democracy27°C summersMountains

San Jose

Safety score 35/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$998/mo rent$1600/mo total17.7 homicides/100kFull democracy25°C summers82 MbpsMountains

Tamarindo

Safety score 35/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$950/mo rent$950/mo total17.7 homicides/100kFull democracy30°C summersCoastal

Chicago

Safety score 35/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$2388/mo rent$3365/mo total17.5 homicides/100k27°C summers180 Mbps

Medellin

Safety score 32/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$703/mo rent$1127/mo total25.3 homicides/100k26°C summers79 MbpsMountains

Cape Town

Safety score 32/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1026/mo rent$1658/mo total45.5 homicides/100k24°C summers53 MbpsCoastalMountains

Tulum

Safety score 30/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1045/mo rent$1489/mo total26.1 homicides/100kHybrid regime32°C summers41 MbpsCoastal

Florianopolis

Safety score 27/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$627/mo rent$1063/mo total20.6 homicides/100k29°C summersCoastal

Rio de Janeiro

Safety score 27/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$661/mo rent$1111/mo total20.6 homicides/100k31°C summers143 MbpsCoastal

Mexico City

Safety score 27/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1173/mo rent$1672/mo total26.1 homicides/100kHybrid regime24°C summers33 MbpsMountains

Ajijic

Safety score 22/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$879/mo rent$1278/mo total24.9 homicides/100kHybrid regime26°C summers

Cancun

Safety score 22/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$737/mo rent$1376/mo total26.1 homicides/100kHybrid regime32°C summersCoastal

Merida

Safety score 22/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$601/mo rent$1114/mo total24.9 homicides/100kHybrid regime34°C summers

Playa del Carmen

Safety score 22/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1068/mo rent$1587/mo total26.1 homicides/100kHybrid regime32°C summersCoastal

Puerto Vallarta

Safety score 22/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1435/mo rent$2044/mo total24.9 homicides/100kHybrid regime30°C summersCoastal

San Miguel de Allende

Safety score 22/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1106/mo rent$1732/mo total24.9 homicides/100kHybrid regime26°C summers

Haifa

Safety score 5/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1054/mo rent$2257/mo total1.6 homicides/100k29°C summers63 MbpsCoastalMountains

Jerusalem

Safety score 5/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1920/mo rent$3076/mo total1.6 homicides/100k29°C summers88 MbpsMountains

Tel Aviv

Safety score 5/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$2194/mo rent$3454/mo total1.6 homicides/100k29°C summers92 MbpsCoastal

Moscow

Safety score 5/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$1499/mo rent$2220/mo total7.8 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime22°C summers

Saint Petersburg

Safety score 5/100. Fine. Normal urban awareness applies.

$908/mo rent$1451/mo total7.8 homicides/100kAuthoritarian regime21°C summersCoastal

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the safest city to live in the world in 2026?▾

Basel (Switzerland) tops our Settler Safety Rankings with a score of 95/100. That factors in homicide rates, democracy, peace index, and perceived safety — not just vibes.

Top 5 safest cities in the world?▾

#1 Basel (95/100), #2 Geneva (95/100), #3 Bern (93/100), #4 Taipei (93/100), #5 Gold Coast (92/100). Scored on homicide data (UNODC), democracy (EIU), peace (IEP), and Numbeo safety index.

Which safe city is also affordable?▾

Goa (India) — rent around $167/mo with a safety score of 78/100. Safe doesn't have to mean expensive.

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