Safest and most dangerous countries in 2026

Right now the safest countries are Liechtenstein (98.7), San Marino (98.6) and Andorra (98.1); Yemen (17.7) ranks last. This is a live ranking of all 233 countries and territories by safety index, recalculated continuously from global news by multiple independent AI models — not an annual list.

Updated Oct 16, 2026 04:20 UTC · how scores are computed · jump to the most dangerous countries

Very safe · 85–100 · 105 countries

No meaningful threat pressure in any category.

#	Country	Score
1	Fr. S. Antarctic Lands	99.0
2	Antarctica	99.0
3	Liechtenstein	98.7
4	San Marino	98.6
5	Andorra	98.1
6	Monaco	98.0
7	Isle of Man	97.8
8	Faroe Islands	97.7
9	Vatican City	97.5
10	Luxembourg	97.2
11	Guernsey	96.8
12	Jersey	96.7
13	Aland Islands	96.7
14	Iceland	96.6
15	Falkland Islands	96.3
16	Greenland	96.2
17	Switzerland	96.1
18	Saint Helena	95.9
19	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	95.8
20	New Zealand	95.3
21	Saint Barthelemy	95.2
22	Norfolk Island	95.1
23	Cayman Islands	94.9
24	Niue	94.8
25	Cook Islands	94.8
26	Norway	94.7
27	Aruba	94.7
28	Denmark	94.5
29	Canada	94.4
30	Slovenia	94.2
31	Wallis and Futuna	93.9
32	British Virgin Islands	93.7
33	Uruguay	93.7
34	Anguilla	93.6
35	Bermuda	93.6
36	Palau	93.5
37	Malta	93.4
38	French Polynesia	93.3
39	Montserrat	93.3
40	Finland	92.9
41	Curacao	92.7
42	Austria	92.7
43	American Samoa	92.6
44	Czech Republic	92.5
45	Grenada	92.4
46	Singapore	92.3
47	Seychelles	92.3
48	Germany	92.2
49	Netherlands	92.1
50	Sweden	91.8
51	Samoa	91.8
52	Dominica	91.8
53	Cape Verde	91.8
54	Botswana	91.4
55	Turks and Caicos Islands	91.2
56	Saint Martin	90.9
57	Bhutan	90.7
58	Micronesia	90.6
59	Tuvalu	90.3
60	Mauritius	90.3
61	Japan	90.1
62	Kiribati	90.0
63	Estonia	89.9
64	Tonga	89.8
65	Northern Mariana Islands	89.7
66	Sao Tome and Principe	89.6
67	Belgium	89.5
68	Barbados	89.5
69	Namibia	89.4
70	Antigua and Barbuda	89.3
71	Lithuania	89.2
72	Guam	89.0
73	Costa Rica	89.0
74	Saint Kitts and Nevis	88.9
75	Saint Lucia	88.8
76	Macao	88.8
77	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	88.7
78	New Caledonia	88.7
79	Fiji	88.7
80	Panama	88.6
81	Nauru	88.6
82	Latvia	88.5
83	Sint Maarten	88.3
84	Marshall Islands	88.2
85	Mongolia	88.0
86	Montenegro	87.7
87	Chile	87.7
88	Spain	87.6
89	Slovakia	87.5
90	Croatia	87.1
91	Vanuatu	86.8
92	Malaysia	86.6
93	United States Virgin Islands	86.6
94	North Macedonia	86.5
95	Suriname	86.4
96	Paraguay	86.3
97	Bolivia	85.7
98	Romania	85.7
99	Ghana	85.5
100	Ireland	85.5
101	Hungary	85.4
102	Timor-Leste	85.2
103	Kuwait	85.1
104	Bahamas	85.0
105	Puerto Rico	85.0

Generally safe · 70–85 · 83 countries

Everyday risks only; no active threats.

#	Country	Score
106	Taiwan	84.9
107	Poland	84.8
108	Australia	84.7
109	Zambia	84.5
110	Maldives	83.8
111	Cyprus	83.8
112	Brunei	83.6
113	Bulgaria	83.6
114	Liberia	83.6
115	Nepal	83.5
116	Belize	83.4
117	Gambia	83.3
118	Dominican Republic	83.2
119	Sierra Leone	83.0
120	Malawi	82.9
121	Hong Kong	82.8
122	Solomon Islands	82.5
123	Morocco	82.1
124	Argentina	81.9
125	United Arab Emirates	81.8
126	Gabon	81.6
127	Ivory Coast	81.4
128	Portugal	81.4
129	Oman	81.2
130	Peru	81.1
131	Bahrain	81.0
132	Trinidad and Tobago	81.0
133	Jordan	81.0
134	Qatar	80.9
135	Sri Lanka	80.6
136	Senegal	80.6
137	Greece	80.5
138	Thailand	80.2
139	South Korea	80.2
140	Comoros	79.9
141	Indonesia	79.8
142	Tanzania	79.8
143	Angola	79.8
144	Jamaica	79.7
145	Moldova	79.5
146	Tunisia	79.5
147	Lesotho	79.4
148	Vietnam	78.9
149	Guatemala	78.7
150	Guyana	78.6
151	Benin	78.5
152	Algeria	78.5
153	Cambodia	78.4
154	United Kingdom	78.3
155	Kazakhstan	77.7
156	Eswatini	77.5
157	Ecuador	77.2
158	El Salvador	76.9
159	Togo	76.7
160	South Africa	76.5
161	Djibouti	76.5
162	Honduras	76.4
163	Equatorial Guinea	76.4
164	Brazil	76.2
165	Bosnia and Herzegovina	76.1
166	Kosovo	76.0
167	Madagascar	76.0
168	Uzbekistan	75.9
169	Laos	75.7
170	Italy	75.6
171	France	75.2
172	Mexico	74.5
173	Republic of the Congo	74.3
174	Albania	74.3
175	Egypt	73.9
176	Bangladesh	73.9
177	Rwanda	73.5
178	Papua New Guinea	73.2
179	Guinea	72.6
180	Armenia	72.4
181	Kenya	71.9
182	Mauritania	71.9
183	Georgia	71.6
184	Zimbabwe	71.5
185	Uganda	71.0
186	Nicaragua	70.9
187	Kyrgyzstan	70.6
188	Israel	70.2

Broadly safe · 65–70 · 9 countries

Safe overall, with some localized concerns.

#	Country	Score
189	Western Sahara	69.9
190	Philippines	69.2
191	Guinea-Bissau	69.0
192	Saudi Arabia	67.9
193	Iraq	67.7
194	Serbia	67.7
195	China	66.4
196	Cuba	65.5
197	Turkmenistan	65.3

Mixed · 50–65 · 14 countries

Increased caution is advisable; several categories under pressure.

#	Country	Score
198	Azerbaijan	64.5
199	Colombia	64.4
200	United States	61.3
201	Mozambique	60.9
202	Tajikistan	60.1
203	India	59.6
204	Nigeria	59.5
205	Burundi	59.3
206	Belarus	59.0
207	Eritrea	55.1
208	Haiti	55.1
209	Turkey	54.4
210	Venezuela	54.0
211	Chad	51.9

High-risk · 30–50 · 17 countries

Serious, ongoing threats in one or more major categories.

#	Country	Score
212	Ethiopia	48.8
213	Mali	47.4
214	Cameroon	47.4
215	Libya	46.2
216	North Korea	45.6
217	Lebanon	45.5
218	Pakistan	43.7
219	Central African Republic	43.3
220	Iran	42.0
221	Afghanistan	39.6
222	Russia	38.0
223	Ukraine	37.1
224	South Sudan	36.7
225	DR Congo	35.5
226	Burkina Faso	35.2
227	Myanmar	34.2
228	Niger	33.8

Extremely dangerous · 0–30 · 5 countries

Severe active threats — typically armed conflict.

#	Country	Score
229	Somalia	29.2
230	Sudan	22.0
231	Palestine	20.4
232	Syria	18.9
233	Yemen	17.7

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