At a time when safety influences opinion and government policy to an unprecedented degree, the 2025 Numbeo Safety Index has brought unexpected trends in global sentiment. China emerged as the safest nation in Asia, while India surpassed several long-held Western standards of security.
The most recent index, based on user-provided information from all over the globe, assesses nations based on different factors such as crime rates, citizens’ faith in the police, and individuals’ feelings of security.
At a safety score of 76.0, China ranked number 15 internationally, ahead of numerous countries within Asia and elsewhere. India, while ranking lower in total number, did extremely well by placing in the 66th rank out of 147 nations with a score of 55.7 beating the United Kingdom (87, 51.7) and the United States (89, 50.8).
Amongst South Asian neighbours, Sri Lanka was at the 59th position (score: 57.9), Pakistan was at 65th (score: 56.3), and Bangladesh trailed far behind at 126th (score: 38.4).
The global leader in the 2025 ranking was Andorra, the small European principality, which was rated the ‘world’s safest country of 2025’ with an impressive score of 84.7. Situated between France and Spain in the Pyrenees Mountains, Andorra was complimented on having low crime rates and a strong feeling of public security.
Middle East countries also made significant entries at the top of the list. United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Oman all appeared in the top five due to ‘well-developed security infrastructures and consistently low levels of crime’.
The following are the top 10 safest nations in the 2025 index:
- Andorra – 84.7
- United Arab Emirates (UAE) – 84.5
- Qatar – 84.2
- Taiwan – 82.9
- Oman – 81.7
- Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency) – 79.0
- Hong Kong (China) – 78.5
- Armenia – 77.9
- Singapore – 77.4
- Japan – 77.1
At the lower end, Venezuela ranked as the most unsafe country with a mere score of 19.3. Other nations plagued by conflict, crime, or political unrest; Afghanistan, Syria, and Haiti also were ranked close to the bottom, indicating ongoing security issues.
The Numbeo Safety Index delivers a crowd-sourced perspective of worldwide safety, measuring live sentiment on the basis of ‘fear of crime, reported crime, and perceptions of safety’ factors.
The 2025 edition compared feedback from 146 countries, highlighting the growing gap between nations with well-established public safety systems and those struggling to overcome entrenched problems, even in historically stable Western democracies.
