🏆 Country ranking

Safest countries for Americans to live in

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Ranked by the national homicide rate, the most comparable hard statistic across countries. The US rate is roughly 6. Conflict zones are left out.

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Tiles show: Homicides per 100,000 a year

#1 🇸🇬 Singapore Southeast Asia 0.2

#2 🇮🇸 Iceland Europe 0.3

#3 🇩🇰 Denmark Europe 0.3

#4 🇭🇰 Hong Kong East & South Asia 0.38

#5 🇮🇩 Indonesia Southeast Asia 0.4

#6 🇮🇹 Italy Europe 0.5

#7 🇨🇿 Czechia Europe 0.5

#8 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates Middle East & North Africa 0.5

#9 🇳🇴 Norway Europe 0.5

#10 🇰🇷 South Korea East & South Asia 0.5

#11 🇹🇼 Taiwan Southeast Asia 0.5

#12 🇨🇭 Switzerland Europe 0.5

#13 🇨🇳 China East & South Asia 0.5

#14 🇪🇸 Spain Europe 0.6

#15 🇳🇱 Netherlands Europe 0.6

#16 🇮🇪 Ireland Europe 0.6

#17 🇧🇭 Bahrain Middle East & North Africa 0.6

#18 🇴🇲 Oman Middle East & North Africa 0.6

#19 🇶🇦 Qatar Middle East & North Africa 0.6

#20 🇵🇹 Portugal Europe 0.7

#21 🇭🇷 Croatia Europe 0.7

#22 🇲🇾 Malaysia Southeast Asia 0.7

#23 🇵🇱 Poland Europe 0.7

#24 🇸🇮 Slovenia Europe 0.71

#25 🇯🇵 Japan East & South Asia 0.73

#26 🇩🇪 Germany Europe 0.8

#27 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Middle East & North Africa 0.8

#28 🇬🇷 Greece Europe 0.9

#29 🇻🇳 Vietnam Southeast Asia 0.9

#30 🇲🇹 Malta Europe 0.93

#31 🇨🇾 Cyprus Europe 0.96

#32 🇦🇹 Austria Europe 0.99

#33 🇭🇺 Hungary Europe 1

#34 🇷🇸 Serbia Europe 1

#35 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Europe 1

#36 🇪🇬 Egypt Middle East & North Africa 1

#37 🇯🇴 Jordan Middle East & North Africa 1

#38 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 1

#39 🇸🇰 Slovakia Europe 1.07

#40 🇧🇪 Belgium Europe 1.08

#41 🇷🇴 Romania Europe 1.1

#42 🇸🇪 Sweden Europe 1.1

#43 🇲🇰 North Macedonia Europe 1.2

#44 🇧🇬 Bulgaria Europe 1.3

#45 🇫🇷 France Europe 1.33

#46 🇲🇦 Morocco Middle East & North Africa 1.4

#47 🇫🇮 Finland Europe 1.4

#48 🇽🇰 Kosovo Europe 1.5

#49 🇱🇺 Luxembourg Europe 1.53

#50 🇪🇪 Estonia Europe 1.76

#51 🇧🇩 Bangladesh East & South Asia 1.76

#52 🇦🇲 Armenia Central Asia & Caucasus 1.8

#53 🇬🇪 Georgia Central Asia & Caucasus 1.9

#54 🇦🇱 Albania Europe 2

#55 🇲🇪 Montenegro Europe 2

#56 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Central Asia & Caucasus 2

#57 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Central Asia & Caucasus 2

#58 🇳🇵 Nepal East & South Asia 2.3

#59 🇰🇭 Cambodia Southeast Asia 2.5

#60 🇧🇾 Belarus Europe 2.5

#61 🇹🇭 Thailand Southeast Asia 2.6

#62 🇹🇷 Turkey Europe 2.6

#63 🇱🇹 Lithuania Europe 2.66

#64 🇱🇻 Latvia Europe 2.78

#65 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka East & South Asia 2.8

#66 🇮🇳 India East & South Asia 2.9

#67 🇲🇩 Moldova Europe 3

#68 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan Central Asia & Caucasus 3.5

#69 🇧🇴 Bolivia South America 3.65

#70 🇦🇷 Argentina South America 3.8

#71 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Central Asia & Caucasus 4

#72 🇵🇭 Philippines Southeast Asia 4.3

#73 🇵🇰 Pakistan East & South Asia 4.33

#74 🇰🇪 Kenya Africa 5.5

#75 🇲🇳 Mongolia East & South Asia 5.64

#76 🇨🇱 Chile South America 6.7

#77 🇵🇪 Peru South America 7.7

#78 🇸🇻 El Salvador Mexico & Central America 7.9

#79 🇺🇾 Uruguay South America 8.5

#80 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic Mexico & Central America 9

#81 🇵🇾 Paraguay South America 9.5

#82 🇵🇦 Panama Mexico & Central America 10.5

#83 🇳🇬 Nigeria Africa 15.75

#84 🇨🇷 Costa Rica Mexico & Central America 16.6

#85 🇬🇹 Guatemala Mexico & Central America 17.3

#86 🇧🇷 Brazil South America 20.5

#87 🇲🇽 Mexico Mexico & Central America 23.3

#88 🇨🇴 Colombia South America 25.8

#89 🇪🇨 Ecuador South America 38.8

#90 🇿🇦 South Africa Africa 45

#	Country	Homicides per 100,000 a year	Region
1	🇸🇬 Singapore	0.2	Southeast Asia
2	🇮🇸 Iceland	0.3	Europe (Schengen)
3	🇩🇰 Denmark	0.3	Europe (Schengen)
4	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	0.38	East & South Asia
5	🇮🇩 Indonesia	0.4	Southeast Asia
6	🇮🇹 Italy	0.5	Europe (Schengen)
7	🇨🇿 Czechia	0.5	Europe (Schengen)
8	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	0.5	Middle East & North Africa
9	🇳🇴 Norway	0.5	Europe (Schengen)
10	🇰🇷 South Korea	0.5	East & South Asia
11	🇹🇼 Taiwan	0.5	Southeast Asia
12	🇨🇭 Switzerland	0.5	Europe (Schengen)
13	🇨🇳 China	0.5	East & South Asia
14	🇪🇸 Spain	0.6	Europe (Schengen)
15	🇳🇱 Netherlands	0.6	Europe (Schengen)
16	🇮🇪 Ireland	0.6	Europe (non-Schengen)
17	🇧🇭 Bahrain	0.6	Middle East & North Africa
18	🇴🇲 Oman	0.6	Middle East & North Africa
19	🇶🇦 Qatar	0.6	Middle East & North Africa
20	🇵🇹 Portugal	0.7	Europe (Schengen)
21	🇭🇷 Croatia	0.7	Europe (Schengen)
22	🇲🇾 Malaysia	0.7	Southeast Asia
23	🇵🇱 Poland	0.7	Europe (Schengen)
24	🇸🇮 Slovenia	0.71	Europe (Schengen)
25	🇯🇵 Japan	0.73	East & South Asia
26	🇩🇪 Germany	0.8	Europe (Schengen)
27	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	0.8	Middle East & North Africa
28	🇬🇷 Greece	0.9	Europe (Schengen)
29	🇻🇳 Vietnam	0.9	Southeast Asia
30	🇲🇹 Malta	0.93	Europe (Schengen)
31	🇨🇾 Cyprus	0.96	Europe (non-Schengen)
32	🇦🇹 Austria	0.99	Europe (Schengen)
33	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	Europe (Schengen)
34	🇷🇸 Serbia	1	Europe (non-Schengen)
35	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	Europe (non-Schengen)
36	🇪🇬 Egypt	1	Middle East & North Africa
37	🇯🇴 Jordan	1	Middle East & North Africa
38	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	Europe (non-Schengen)
39	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1.07	Europe (Schengen)
40	🇧🇪 Belgium	1.08	Europe (Schengen)
41	🇷🇴 Romania	1.1	Europe (Schengen)
42	🇸🇪 Sweden	1.1	Europe (Schengen)
43	🇲🇰 North Macedonia	1.2	Europe (non-Schengen)
44	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1.3	Europe (Schengen)
45	🇫🇷 France	1.33	Europe (Schengen)
46	🇲🇦 Morocco	1.4	Middle East & North Africa
47	🇫🇮 Finland	1.4	Europe (Schengen)
48	🇽🇰 Kosovo	1.5	Europe (non-Schengen)
49	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	1.53	Europe (Schengen)
50	🇪🇪 Estonia	1.76	Europe (Schengen)
51	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1.76	East & South Asia
52	🇦🇲 Armenia	1.8	Central Asia & Caucasus
53	🇬🇪 Georgia	1.9	Central Asia & Caucasus
54	🇦🇱 Albania	2	Europe (non-Schengen)
55	🇲🇪 Montenegro	2	Europe (non-Schengen)
56	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	2	Central Asia & Caucasus
57	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	2	Central Asia & Caucasus
58	🇳🇵 Nepal	2.3	East & South Asia
59	🇰🇭 Cambodia	2.5	Southeast Asia
60	🇧🇾 Belarus	2.5	Europe (non-Schengen)
61	🇹🇭 Thailand	2.6	Southeast Asia
62	🇹🇷 Turkey	2.6	Europe (non-Schengen)
63	🇱🇹 Lithuania	2.66	Europe (Schengen)
64	🇱🇻 Latvia	2.78	Europe (Schengen)
65	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2.8	East & South Asia
66	🇮🇳 India	2.9	East & South Asia
67	🇲🇩 Moldova	3	Europe (non-Schengen)
68	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	3.5	Central Asia & Caucasus
69	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3.65	South America
70	🇦🇷 Argentina	3.8	South America
71	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	4	Central Asia & Caucasus
72	🇵🇭 Philippines	4.3	Southeast Asia
73	🇵🇰 Pakistan	4.33	East & South Asia
74	🇰🇪 Kenya	5.5	Africa
75	🇲🇳 Mongolia	5.64	East & South Asia
76	🇨🇱 Chile	6.7	South America
77	🇵🇪 Peru	7.7	South America
78	🇸🇻 El Salvador	7.9	Mexico & Central America
79	🇺🇾 Uruguay	8.5	South America
80	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	9	Mexico & Central America
81	🇵🇾 Paraguay	9.5	South America
82	🇵🇦 Panama	10.5	Mexico & Central America
83	🇳🇬 Nigeria	15.75	Africa
84	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	16.6	Mexico & Central America
85	🇬🇹 Guatemala	17.3	Mexico & Central America
86	🇧🇷 Brazil	20.5	South America
87	🇲🇽 Mexico	23.3	Mexico & Central America
88	🇨🇴 Colombia	25.8	South America
89	🇪🇨 Ecuador	38.8	South America
90	🇿🇦 South Africa	45	Africa

Data last updated September 4, 2026 · Source: UNODC and national statistics (Safety Explorer)

Source: UNODC and national statistics (Safety Explorer). Country-level figures; cities within a country can differ. General reference, not legal, tax or immigration advice.