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Safest Countries for Women

Democracy, low crime, and institutional stability — because 'safe' means something different when the question is personal.

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Denmark

Women's safety score 87/100. The kind of place where walking home alone at night is just… walking home.

~$1970/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy20°C summers245 Mbps

Finland

Women's safety score 86/100. The kind of place where walking home alone at night is just… walking home.

~$1210/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy22°C summers227 Mbps

Japan

Women's safety score 86/100. The kind of place where walking home alone at night is just… walking home.

~$1359/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy28°C summers53 Mbps

Netherlands

Women's safety score 86/100. The kind of place where walking home alone at night is just… walking home.

~$1985/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy20°C summers120 Mbps

Switzerland

Women's safety score 83/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$2280/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy25°C summers303 Mbps

Slovenia

Women's safety score 83/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1118/mo rent27°C summers130 Mbps

Ireland

Women's safety score 82/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$2264/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy19°C summers91 Mbps

Estonia

Women's safety score 81/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$816/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy20°C summers112 Mbps

Czech Republic

Women's safety score 80/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1228/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy23°C summers137 Mbps

South Korea

Women's safety score 80/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$871/mo rentVisa: complex28°C summers182 Mbps

Portugal

Women's safety score 80/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1358/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy26°C summers149 Mbps

Austria

Women's safety score 79/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1204/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy25°C summers101 Mbps

Poland

Women's safety score 79/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1100/mo rentVisa: moderate23°C summers99 Mbps

Sweden

Women's safety score 79/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1329/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy20°C summers146 Mbps

Singapore

Women's safety score 79/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$2696/mo rentVisa: moderate31°C summers279 Mbps

Canada

Women's safety score 78/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1631/mo rentVisa: easyFull democracy23°C summers140 Mbps

Germany

Women's safety score 78/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1296/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy24°C summers157 Mbps

Spain

Women's safety score 77/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1355/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy29°C summers92 Mbps

United Kingdom

Women's safety score 76/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$2054/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy20°C summers93 Mbps

Slovakia

Women's safety score 76/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1042/mo rent26°C summers92 Mbps

Hungary

Women's safety score 75/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$918/mo rentVisa: moderate26°C summers80 Mbps

Italy

Women's safety score 75/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1384/mo rentVisa: moderate30°C summers70 Mbps

Norway

Women's safety score 75/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$2004/mo rentFull democracy21°C summers258 Mbps

Greece

Women's safety score 73/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$737/mo rentVisa: moderateFull democracy32°C summers98 Mbps

Malaysia

Women's safety score 72/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$690/mo rentVisa: moderate32°C summers135 Mbps

New Zealand

Women's safety score 71/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$991/mo rentFull democracy18°C summers

Romania

Women's safety score 71/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$668/mo rentVisa: moderate30°C summers255 Mbps

Taiwan

Women's safety score 71/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$735/mo rentVisa: easyFull democracy32°C summers142 Mbps

Australia

Women's safety score 70/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$2198/mo rentFull democracy27°C summers114 Mbps

France

Women's safety score 70/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1110/mo rentVisa: moderate27°C summers162 Mbps

Indonesia

Women's safety score 70/100. Strong institutions, low crime, functioning democracy. The basics shouldn't feel this rare.

~$1082/mo rentVisa: easy29°C summers36 Mbps

Serbia

Women's safety score 69/100. Progress visible but incomplete. The data is honest even when it's uncomfortable.

~$904/mo rentVisa: easy27°C summers68 Mbps

Armenia

Women's safety score 67/100. Progress visible but incomplete. The data is honest even when it's uncomfortable.

~$680/mo rentVisa: easy34°C summers65 Mbps

Israel

Women's safety score 65/100. Progress visible but incomplete. The data is honest even when it's uncomfortable.

~$1723/mo rentVisa: moderate29°C summers81 Mbps

United Arab Emirates

Women's safety score 64/100. Progress visible but incomplete. The data is honest even when it's uncomfortable.

~$2288/mo rentVisa: moderate41°C summers378 Mbps

India

Women's safety score 63/100. Progress visible but incomplete. The data is honest even when it's uncomfortable.

~$246/mo rentVisa: complex29°C summers87 Mbps

Georgia

Women's safety score 62/100. Progress visible but incomplete. The data is honest even when it's uncomfortable.

~$571/mo rentVisa: easy27°C summers38 Mbps

Croatia

Women's safety score 62/100. Progress visible but incomplete. The data is honest even when it's uncomfortable.

~$1077/mo rent30°C summers

Thailand

Women's safety score 59/100. Progress visible but incomplete. The data is honest even when it's uncomfortable.

~$625/mo rentVisa: complex32°C summers110 Mbps

Argentina

Women's safety score 58/100. Progress visible but incomplete. The data is honest even when it's uncomfortable.

~$767/mo rentVisa: easy27°C summers55 Mbps

Hong Kong

Women's safety score 58/100. Progress visible but incomplete. The data is honest even when it's uncomfortable.

~$2225/mo rentVisa: moderate30°C summers

Morocco

Women's safety score 54/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$495/mo rent35°C summers

United States

Women's safety score 53/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$2470/mo rentVisa: easy31°C summers177 Mbps

Turkey

Women's safety score 49/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$1070/mo rentVisa: easy28°C summers51 Mbps

China

Women's safety score 47/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$903/mo rentVisa: complex31°C summers242 Mbps

Egypt

Women's safety score 47/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$215/mo rent35°C summers26 Mbps

Vietnam

Women's safety score 46/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$475/mo rent34°C summers245 Mbps

Costa Rica

Women's safety score 45/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$866/mo rentVisa: easyFull democracy27°C summers134 Mbps

Kazakhstan

Women's safety score 45/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$756/mo rent28°C summers133 Mbps

Uzbekistan

Women's safety score 45/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$609/mo rent35°C summers83 Mbps

Panama

Women's safety score 40/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

Visa: easy26°C summers31 Mbps

South Africa

Women's safety score 40/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$1026/mo rentVisa: moderate24°C summers53 Mbps

Brazil

Women's safety score 39/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$644/mo rent30°C summers143 Mbps

Colombia

Women's safety score 38/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$703/mo rentVisa: easy26°C summers79 Mbps

Mexico

Women's safety score 34/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$1006/mo rentVisa: moderate30°C summers72 Mbps

Russia

Women's safety score 29/100. Room for improvement. The score reflects what the data shows, not what we wish it showed.

~$1203/mo rentVisa: moderate22°C summers

How we score countries

Each country score averages our women's safety score across all tracked cities. City-level scores: democracy index (35%), homicide rate (25%), Global Peace Index (20%), perceived safety (20%). Democracy gets the highest weight because institutional strength is the best available proxy for gender equality.

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Data: Numbeo · UNODC · EIU · World Bank · EF EPI · Ookla Speedtest

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