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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.

20 matchesRule of law75Political stability50Anti-corruption75

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20 countries match

Ranked by composite

Where in the world

20 countries

Europe14
Americas2
Asia2
Oceania2

1
Finland
80
Rule of law 92/100Political stability 82/100Anti-corruption 91/100
2
Switzerland
74
Rule of law 87/100Political stability 85/100Anti-corruption 88/100
3
Denmark
73
Rule of law 92/100Political stability 79/100Anti-corruption 94/100
4
Norway
73
Rule of law 91/100Political stability 85/100Anti-corruption 87/100
5
Liechtenstein
71
Rule of law 87/100Political stability 92/100Anti-corruption 83/100
6
Luxembourg
68
Rule of law 87/100Political stability 87/100Anti-corruption 87/100
7
Sweden
67
Rule of law 87/100Political stability 81/100Anti-corruption 87/100
8
New Zealand
61
Rule of law 86/100Political stability 86/100Anti-corruption 86/100
9
Iceland
60
Rule of law 85/100Political stability 89/100Anti-corruption 85/100
10
Singapore
60
Rule of law 83/100Political stability 89/100Anti-corruption 88/100
11
Netherlands
44
Rule of law 86/100Political stability 75/100Anti-corruption 86/100
12
Japan
40
Rule of law 84/100Political stability 88/100Anti-corruption 77/100
13
Germany
29
Rule of law 85/100Political stability 69/100Anti-corruption 82/100
14
Greenland
29
Rule of law 85/100Political stability 79/100Anti-corruption 78/100
15
Estonia
28
Rule of law 82/100Political stability 81/100Anti-corruption 81/100
16
Canada
28
Rule of law 83/100Political stability 80/100Anti-corruption 80/100
17
Australia
27
Rule of law 83/100Political stability 79/100Anti-corruption 85/100
18
Ireland
25
Rule of law 84/100Political stability 79/100Anti-corruption 78/100
19
United Kingdom
10
Rule of law 80/100Political stability 71/100Anti-corruption 79/100
20
Belgium
0
Rule of law 79/100Political stability 69/100Anti-corruption 76/100