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Safest Countries to Live.

Safety is hard to measure directly across 250 countries, but the WGI governance dimensions — rule of law, political stability, and control of corruption — are reliable proxies. Countries here clear the world median on all three.

21 matchesRule of law75Political stability50Anti-corruption75

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21 countries match

Ranked by composite

Where in the world

21 countries

Europe15
Americas2
Asia2
Oceania2

1
Finland
78
Rule of law 92/100Political stability 80/100Anti-corruption 92/100
2
Denmark
74
Rule of law 91/100Political stability 79/100Anti-corruption 94/100
3
Luxembourg
74
Rule of law 87/100Political stability 84/100Anti-corruption 89/100
4
Switzerland
73
Rule of law 87/100Political stability 83/100Anti-corruption 88/100
5
Liechtenstein
70
Rule of law 87/100Political stability 93/100Anti-corruption 83/100
6
Norway
70
Rule of law 91/100Political stability 81/100Anti-corruption 88/100
7
New Zealand
63
Rule of law 86/100Political stability 86/100Anti-corruption 87/100
8
Iceland
59
Rule of law 85/100Political stability 86/100Anti-corruption 85/100
9
Sweden
54
Rule of law 87/100Political stability 76/100Anti-corruption 88/100
10
Singapore
52
Rule of law 82/100Political stability 87/100Anti-corruption 88/100
11
Greenland
48
Rule of law 84/100Political stability 87/100Anti-corruption 78/100
12
Netherlands
45
Rule of law 86/100Political stability 73/100Anti-corruption 87/100
13
Monaco
43
Rule of law 80/100Political stability 87/100Anti-corruption 84/100
14
Australia
37
Rule of law 82/100Political stability 79/100Anti-corruption 85/100
15
Japan
36
Rule of law 83/100Political stability 85/100Anti-corruption 75/100
16
Ireland
34
Rule of law 84/100Political stability 78/100Anti-corruption 80/100
17
Germany
31
Rule of law 85/100Political stability 68/100Anti-corruption 84/100
18
Estonia
29
Rule of law 83/100Political stability 78/100Anti-corruption 82/100
19
Canada
20
Rule of law 82/100Political stability 76/100Anti-corruption 81/100
20
United Kingdom
7
Rule of law 79/100Political stability 70/100Anti-corruption 78/100
21
Belgium
3
Rule of law 79/100Political stability 68/100Anti-corruption 78/100