101 Safest Countries in the World

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The world can be a very dangerous place. However, there are places that are safer than others. Each year, the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) puts together the Global Peace Index (GPI) report that helps measure the relative position of different nations peacefulness. They use a system that takes into account 23 different indicators to come up with a GPI score. Some of these factors include: number of deaths from external organized conflict, number of conflicts, relations with neighboring countries, ect… Some of the scores are quantitative scale and others use a qualitative scale ranked from 1 to 5. With that mind mind, check out the top 101 safest countries in the world based off of their GPI score.

#101 – 90. Safest Countries in the World

101. Belarus

GPI – 2.112

100. Papua New Guinea

GPI – 2.109

99. Jordan

GPI – 2.104

98. Togo

GPI – 2.104

97. Guinea

GPI – 2.101

96. Cambodia

GPI – 2.101

95. Gabon

GPI – 2.099

94. Bolivia

GPI – 2.092

93. Bangladesh

GPI – 2.084

92. Kosovo

GPI – 2.078

91. Dominican Republic

GPI – 2.073

90. Jamaica

GPI – 2.068

#89 – 80. Safest Countries in the World

89. Bosnia and Herzegovina

GPI – 2.065

88. Haiti

GPI – 2.0640

87. Macedonia

GPI – 2.058

86. Mozambique

GPI – 2.056

85. Nepal

GPI – 2.053

84. Trinidad and Tobago

GPI – 2.053

83. Angola

GPI – 2.048

82. Guyana

GPI – 2.043

81. Cuba

GPI – 2.037

80. Burkina Faso

GPI – 2.029

#79 – 70. Safest Countries in the World

79. Greece

GPI – 2.02

78. Tunisia

GPI – 1.998

77. Paraguay

GPI – 1.997

76. Gambia

GPI – 1.989

75. Ecuador

GPI – 1.987

74. Peru

GPI – 1.986

73. Oman

GPI – 1.984

72. Swaziland

GPI – 1.98

71. Morocco

GPI – 1.979

70. Kazakhstan

GPI – 1.974

#69 – 60. Safest Countries in the World

69. Benin

GPI – 1.973

68. Nicaragua

GPI – 1.96

67. Sri Lanka

GPI – 1.954

66. Argentina

GPI – 1.947

65. Equatorial Guinea

GPI – 1.946

64. Moldova

GPI – 1.939

63. Liberia

GPI – 1.931

62. Cyprus

GPI – 1.913

61. France

GPI – 1.909

60. Vietnam

GPI – 1.905

#59 – 50. Safest Countries in the World

59. Timor-Leste

GPI – 1.895

58. Montenegro

GPI – 1.893

57. United Kingdom

GPI – 1.876

56. Qatar

GPI – 1.869

55. Indonesia

GPI – 1.853

54. Serbia

GPI – 1.851

53. Albania

GPI – 1.849

52. Senegal

GPI – 1.849

51. Tanzania

GPI – 1.837

50. Panama

GPI – 1.826

#49 – 40. Safest Countries in the World

49. South Korea

GPI – 1.823

48. Zambia

GPI – 1.822

47. Laos

GPI – 1.821

46. Mongolia

GPI – 1.821

45. United Arab Emirates

GPI – 1.82

44. Malawi

GPI – 1.811

43. Namibia

GPI – 1.806

42. Kuwait

GPI – 1.799

41. Ghana

GPI – 1.772

40. Costa Rica

GPI – 1.767

#39 – 30. Safest Countries in the World

39. Italy

GPI – 1.766

38. Madagascar

GPI – 1.766

37. Uruguay

GPI – 1.761

36. Lithuania

GPI – 1.749

35. Sierra Leone

GPI – 1.74

34. Taiwan

GPI – 1.736

33. Estonia

GPI – 1.732

32. Poland

GPI – 1.727

31. Latvia

GPI – 1.689

30. Spain

GPI – 1.678

#29 – 20. Safest Countries in the World

29. Botswana

GPI – 1.659

28. Chile

GPI – 1.649

27. Croatia

GPI – 1.639

26. Bulgaria

GPI – 1.635

25. Malaysia

GPI – 1.619

24. Romania

GPI – 1.596

23. Netherlands

GPI – 1.574

22. Slovakia

GPI – 1.568

21. Belgium

GPI – 1.56

20. Mauritius

GPI – 1.548

#19 – 10. Safest Countries in the World

19. Bhutan

GPI – 1.545

18. Germany

GPI – 1.531

17. Hungary

GPI – 1.531

16. Norway

GPI – 1.519

15. Finland

GPI – 1.506

14. Sweden

GPI – 1.502

13. Australia

GPI – 1.435

12. Switzerland

GPI – 1.407

11. Slovenia

GPI – 1.396

10. Ireland

GPI – 1.393

#9 – 1. Safest Countries in the World

9.  Japan

GPI – 1.391

8. Singapore

GPI – 1.382

7. Czech Republic

GPI – 1.381

6. Canada

GPI – 1.372

5. Denmark

GPI – 1.353

4. Portugal

GPI – 1.318

3. Austria

GPI – 1.274

2. New Zealand

GPI – 1.192

1. Iceland

GPI – 1.096

Ideas for the top 101 safest countries in the world were taken from the following sources.^[1]Business Insider – The 31 safest countriy in the world^[2]Vision of Humanity – Global Peace Index 2018^[3]Global Peace Index 2018