Safest and most dangerous countries in 2026

Right now the safest countries are Liechtenstein (98.8), San Marino (98.8) and Andorra (98.4); Russia (21.8) 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 Sep 1, 2026 02:29 UTC · how scores are computed · jump to the most dangerous countries

Very safe · 85–100 · 119 countries

No meaningful threat pressure in any category.

#	Country	Score
1	Fr. S. Antarctic Lands	99.2
2	Antarctica	99.1
3	Liechtenstein	98.8
4	San Marino	98.8
5	Andorra	98.4
6	Monaco	98.3
7	Isle of Man	98.1
8	Faroe Islands	98.0
9	Vatican City	97.9
10	Guernsey	97.1
11	Jersey	97.0
12	Aland Islands	97.0
13	Iceland	97.0
14	Luxembourg	96.8
15	Greenland	96.7
16	Saint Helena	96.3
17	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	96.2
18	New Zealand	96.1
19	Switzerland	96.1
20	Saint Barthelemy	95.7
21	Norfolk Island	95.7
22	Cayman Islands	95.5
23	Austria	95.5
24	Falkland Islands	95.4
25	Niue	95.4
26	Cook Islands	95.4
27	Aruba	95.3
28	Portugal	94.8
29	Netherlands	94.8
30	Ireland	94.7
31	Slovenia	94.7
32	Norway	94.7
33	Wallis and Futuna	94.5
34	British Virgin Islands	94.5
35	Uruguay	94.4
36	Anguilla	94.4
37	Bermuda	94.4
38	Denmark	94.4
39	Palau	94.3
40	Mauritius	94.2
41	Canada	94.2
42	Montserrat	94.1
43	French Polynesia	93.9
44	Belgium	93.7
45	Curacao	93.6
46	Singapore	93.3
47	Grenada	93.3
48	American Samoa	93.3
49	Seychelles	93.2
50	Australia	93.2
51	Malta	92.9
52	Samoa	92.8
53	Dominica	92.8
54	Cape Verde	92.7
55	Czech Republic	92.6
56	Botswana	92.4
57	Germany	92.3
58	Turks and Caicos Islands	92.3
59	Finland	92.0
60	Saint Martin	92.0
61	Sweden	91.8
62	Bhutan	91.8
63	Croatia	91.8
64	Micronesia	91.7
65	Tuvalu	91.5
66	Kiribati	91.2
67	Japan	91.1
68	Tonga	91.0
69	Sao Tome and Principe	90.8
70	Namibia	90.8
71	Barbados	90.8
72	Antigua and Barbuda	90.6
73	Northern Mariana Islands	90.6
74	Costa Rica	90.3
75	Saint Kitts and Nevis	90.2
76	Saint Lucia	90.2
77	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	90.1
78	Macao	90.0
79	Nauru	90.0
80	New Caledonia	89.9
81	Fiji	89.9
82	Slovakia	89.8
83	Lithuania	89.8
84	Sint Maarten	89.6
85	Estonia	89.5
86	Mongolia	89.5
87	Marshall Islands	89.4
88	Spain	89.4
89	United Kingdom	89.2
90	Chile	88.7
91	Malaysia	88.6
92	Vanuatu	88.4
93	Panama	88.4
94	United States Virgin Islands	88.2
95	Latvia	88.1
96	France	87.7
97	North Macedonia	87.7
98	Cyprus	87.5
99	Montenegro	87.3
100	Poland	87.2
101	Suriname	87.2
102	Guam	87.1
103	Bulgaria	86.9
104	Ghana	86.8
105	Bahamas	86.8
106	Puerto Rico	86.8
107	Hungary	86.8
108	Paraguay	86.7
109	Timor-Leste	86.6
110	Bolivia	86.5
111	Romania	86.4
112	Greece	86.1
113	Brunei	85.6
114	Italy	85.6
115	Albania	85.5
116	Argentina	85.3
117	Maldives	85.3
118	Zambia	85.2
119	Liberia	85.2

Generally safe · 70–85 · 70 countries

Everyday risks only; no active threats.

#	Country	Score
120	Gambia	84.9
121	Sierra Leone	84.8
122	Malawi	84.7
123	Dominican Republic	84.7
124	Indonesia	84.7
125	Solomon Islands	84.6
126	Senegal	84.6
127	Kuwait	84.6
128	South Korea	84.3
129	Nepal	84.0
130	Morocco	83.9
131	Belize	83.8
132	Peru	83.5
133	Oman	83.4
134	Ivory Coast	83.1
135	Hong Kong	83.0
136	Qatar	82.8
137	Trinidad and Tobago	82.8
138	Sri Lanka	82.6
139	Gabon	82.1
140	Angola	81.9
141	Comoros	81.9
142	Vietnam	81.6
143	Tanzania	81.6
144	Guyana	81.5
145	Jamaica	81.4
146	Moldova	81.2
147	Benin	81.1
148	Lesotho	80.9
149	Bahrain	80.7
150	South Africa	80.6
151	Cambodia	80.4
152	Bosnia and Herzegovina	79.9
153	United Arab Emirates	79.9
154	Kosovo	79.6
155	Kazakhstan	79.6
156	Togo	79.5
157	Thailand	79.3
158	Eswatini	79.1
159	Brazil	79.1
160	Djibouti	78.9
161	Ecuador	78.8
162	Serbia	78.8
163	Laos	78.7
164	Madagascar	78.6
165	Uzbekistan	78.5
166	Equatorial Guinea	78.4
167	Georgia	78.4
168	Guatemala	78.0
169	Bangladesh	77.4
170	Tunisia	76.5
171	Papua New Guinea	76.3
172	Republic of the Congo	76.2
173	Jordan	76.1
174	Algeria	75.5
175	Kenya	75.5
176	Rwanda	75.2
177	United States	74.7
178	El Salvador	74.6
179	Taiwan	74.3
180	Zimbabwe	74.2
181	Kyrgyzstan	74.1
182	Armenia	74.1
183	Mauritania	73.8
184	Western Sahara	73.2
185	Honduras	72.1
186	Uganda	71.5
187	Mexico	71.2
188	Philippines	70.8
189	Egypt	70.2

Broadly safe · 65–70 · 11 countries

Safe overall, with some localized concerns.

#	Country	Score
190	India	69.8
191	Colombia	69.6
192	Azerbaijan	69.4
193	Cuba	69.4
194	Turkmenistan	69.1
195	Nicaragua	69.0
196	Guinea-Bissau	68.7
197	China	68.3
198	Guinea	67.4
199	Saudi Arabia	66.7
200	Mozambique	65.6

Mixed · 50–65 · 13 countries

Increased caution is advisable; several categories under pressure.

#	Country	Score
201	Tajikistan	64.9
202	Burundi	63.7
203	Turkey	59.7
204	Nigeria	58.9
205	Belarus	57.8
206	Chad	56.5
207	Eritrea	55.2
208	Venezuela	54.8
209	Cameroon	54.1
210	Iraq	53.7
211	Pakistan	51.9
212	Israel	51.4
213	Ukraine	50.2

High-risk · 30–50 · 15 countries

Serious, ongoing threats in one or more major categories.

#	Country	Score
214	Ethiopia	48.5
215	Mali	47.5
216	Central African Republic	47.3
217	Haiti	45.8
218	Burkina Faso	43.0
219	Lebanon	41.5
220	DR Congo	40.9
221	Niger	40.9
222	Libya	39.3
223	Myanmar	38.7
224	Somalia	34.5
225	South Sudan	33.9
226	Iran	33.4
227	North Korea	32.4
228	Palestine	32.1

Extremely dangerous · 0–30 · 5 countries

Severe active threats — typically armed conflict.

#	Country	Score
229	Sudan	28.9
230	Yemen	27.5
231	Syria	27.5
232	Afghanistan	26.9
233	Russia	21.8

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