World's safest, unsafest countries' list out; where does India rank
What's the story
Traveling can pose safety challenges in today's world, as highlighted by recent surveys on crime rates.
Crowdsourced data platform Numbeo recently conducted a survey and revealed the world's safest countries for 2025 based on crime rates.
Andorra, a tiny European nation, surprisingly topped the list as the best country for security-conscious travelers.
The United States and the United Kingdom were found to be less safe than expected.
India, with a safety index of 55.7, was at the 66th spot.
Methodology
How did Numbeo assess safety?
To compile the "safety index by country for 2025," Numbeo analyzed 146 countries on the basis of overall crime levels.
Data was obtained from surveys filled out by visitors to their website.
Factors taken into account included how safe residents feel during the day and night, worry about mugging, robbery, car theft, and physical attacks by strangers, as well as harassment in public places and discrimination based on skin color, ethnicity, gender, or religion.
Crime categories
Property and violent crimes also factored in
Numbeo also took into account property crimes, including burglary, theft, and vandalism, and violent crimes such as assault, homicide, and sexual crimes.
Countries were rated on a scale from one to 100, with higher scores indicating greater safety.
The Crime Index offered by Numbeo is based on user-contributed data and perceptions, which may be different from government statistics. It is a tool to compare the safety of different cities/countries.
Safe havens
Andorra tops the list
Andorra, a minuscule country located between Spain and France, was declared the safest country with a remarkable safety score of 84.7.
Though its size is just 181 square miles and its population a mere 82,638, Andorra beat much larger countries in terms of safety.
The United Arab Emirates scored 84.5, Qatar (84.2), Taiwan (82.9) and Oman (81.7) follow closely.
Dangerous countries
Venezuela ranks as most dangerous country
On the other end of the spectrum, Venezuela was listed as the most dangerous country with a score of a mere 19.3.
Venezuela was followed by Papua New Guinea (19.7), Haiti (21.1), where gang violence reached record levels last year, Afghanistan (24.9), and South Africa (25.3).
The US landed at 89th with a score of 50.8, while the UK was marginally better at 87th with 51.7.