which country is the most safe in the world?
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OECD Index has Japan as a 10 for safety, taken as murder and assault rate combined.
http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/count...
Number of reported homicides per 100,000 is 0.3 in Iceland and 0.4 in Japan
Percentage of people reported being assaulted is 1.31% Canada and 1.37% Japan.
[Switzerland shows 0.7 homicides and 4.2% assault rate]
That is out of 36 countries examined.
A travel safety map was made for Canadians.
http://flowingdata.com/2013/04/09/map-tr...
They show a different data set.
It depends what you define as safest.
This crime index map agrees that Japan is safe:
http://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_...
This 2007 report indicates Japan is safe, but that crime often goes unreported
http://voices.yahoo.com/top-5-safest-cou...
and claims Norway is the safest according to the Global Peace Index.
And here, they put New Zealand on top
http://www.clicktop10.com/2013/04/top-10...
A world risk report, which focuses on natural disasters,
said Qatar and then Malta are the safest two.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2...
disaster risks and how societies cope
It is difficult to choose the "safest" country, because it depends on the criteria used and which countries are examined.
Switzerland is sometimes called safest, but an incredible amount of guns in public hands:
http://rense.com/general14/safestplace.h...
Global Peace Index says Iceland
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/#/page/i...
So, I am afraid there is no consensus because criteria are judged in various ways.
There are many countries that are relatively safe to be in, and some that are relatively dangerous.
http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/count...
Number of reported homicides per 100,000 is 0.3 in Iceland and 0.4 in Japan
Percentage of people reported being assaulted is 1.31% Canada and 1.37% Japan.
[Switzerland shows 0.7 homicides and 4.2% assault rate]
That is out of 36 countries examined.
A travel safety map was made for Canadians.
http://flowingdata.com/2013/04/09/map-tr...
They show a different data set.
It depends what you define as safest.
This crime index map agrees that Japan is safe:
http://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_...
This 2007 report indicates Japan is safe, but that crime often goes unreported
http://voices.yahoo.com/top-5-safest-cou...
and claims Norway is the safest according to the Global Peace Index.
And here, they put New Zealand on top
http://www.clicktop10.com/2013/04/top-10...
A world risk report, which focuses on natural disasters,
said Qatar and then Malta are the safest two.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2...
disaster risks and how societies cope
It is difficult to choose the "safest" country, because it depends on the criteria used and which countries are examined.
Switzerland is sometimes called safest, but an incredible amount of guns in public hands:
http://rense.com/general14/safestplace.h...
Global Peace Index says Iceland
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/#/page/i...
So, I am afraid there is no consensus because criteria are judged in various ways.
There are many countries that are relatively safe to be in, and some that are relatively dangerous.
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switzerland.
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New Zealand
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Singapore is most safe country in the world. Having a Fort Knox of its own too.