Safety

Safest Countries in Europe 2025

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Global Peace Index (GPI) 2023 (1-5)

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1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3

3.2

5 Safest Countries in the World

1.124

1.310

1.312

1.316

1.333

Country
Global Peace Index (GPI) 2023 (1-5)
Iceland Flag
Iceland1.124
Denmark Flag
Denmark1.310
Ireland Flag
Ireland1.312
Austria Flag
Austria1.316
Portugal Flag
Portugal1.333
Slovenia Flag
Slovenia1.334
Switzerland Flag
Switzerland1.339
Czech Republic Flag
Czech Republic1.379
Finland Flag
Finland1.399
Croatia Flag
Croatia1.450
Germany Flag
Germany1.456
Netherlands Flag
Netherlands1.490
Hungary Flag
Hungary1.508
Belgium Flag
Belgium1.523
Norway Flag
Norway1.550
Estonia Flag
Estonia1.563
Slovakia Flag
Slovakia1.578
Latvia Flag
Latvia1.582
Sweden Flag
Sweden1.625
Poland Flag
Poland1.634
Bulgaria Flag
Bulgaria1.643
Spain Flag
Spain1.649
Romania Flag
Romania1.649
Italy Flag
Italy1.662
Lithuania Flag
Lithuania1.671
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom1.693
North Macedonia Flag
North Macedonia1.713
Albania Flag
Albania1.745
Montenegro Flag
Montenegro1.772
Moldova Flag
Moldova1.873
Greece Flag
Greece1.890
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina1.892
Cyprus Flag
Cyprus1.904
Serbia Flag
Serbia1.921
France Flag
France1.939
Belarus Flag
Belarus2.248
Ukraine Flag
Ukraine3.043
Russia Flag
Russia3.142
Total1.680
  • Lower peace index scores are preferable. Therefore, year-on-year changes that have a negative value are improvements, whereas year-on-year changes with a positive value indicate a decrease in peacefulness and safety.
  • A handful of lower-scoring countries, such the transcontinental Russia, could arguably be considered either Eastern Europe or Western Asia and are included here for the sake of comprehensiveness.