Global Finance Magazine has published its annual list of the World’s Safest Countries and Canada made the cut.
However, we just missed the top ten.
The new rankings “feature update sources, an updated formula, and lots of interesting dynamics that affect where countries are ranked” reads their website.
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The safety score for countries equally weighs each of the three factors: war and peace, personal security, and natural disaster risk.
“Since our safest countries index is data-driven, Global Finance did not include countries like Syria, Iraq, or Afghanistan that were missing from the reports our rankings are based on” continues their website.
The countries at the top offer little surprise; they are mostly European countries with developed economies and healthcare systems.
Canada was ranked eleventh behind New Zealand and Denmark.
Iceland claimed the top spot on the list.
Below is the full list of the safest countries in the world.
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Safest Countries In The World
- Iceland
- Switzerland
- Finland
- Portugal
- Austria
- Norway
- Qatar
- Singapore
- Denmark
- New Zealand
- Canada
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Czech Republic
- Spain
- Ireland
- Estonia
- Australia
- Belgium
- Germany
- United Arab Emirates
- Croatia
- Oman
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Slovakia
- Poland
- Hungary
- Mongolia
- Bhutan
The U.S. ranks almost exactly in the middle at 65, well behind its economically developed peers. This is because “the risk from violent crime in the U.S. is higher due to the higher rate of homicide, thus lowering the personal safety and security score”.
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