Yes, Iceland is known for its beautiful, moody landscape of volcanic peaks, black-sand beaches and show-stopping waterfalls, but it’s also known for being one of the world’s safest countries. And now, the Nordic island has once again topped an annual ranking of the world’s least dangerous travel destinations.
Price comparison site HelloSafe releases its yearly travel safety index based on 35 different factors, which all fall into the following categories: violence in society, involvement in armed conflicts, health infrastructure, militarisation and occurrence of natural disasters.
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Iceland acquired the lowest score, making it the world’s safest country for travellers to visit right now. It consistently tops other safety rankings too, including the Global Peace Index. So, what makes it so safe? Well, it has a very low crime rate, and that’s helped by a strong sense of community and a happy population (it was rated the third-happiest country overall earlier this year).
The top three was rounded out by Singapore and Denmark, and an impressive 12 of the top 15 safest countries in the world are located in Europe. Read on to find out which ones.
These are the 15 safest countries to travel to in 2025
- Iceland
- Singapore
- Denmark
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Czech Republic
- Slovenia
- Finland
- Ireland
- Hungary
- Bhutan
- Qatar
- Slovakia
- Estonia
- Portugal
To read about the study in more detail, and find out which countries ranked as the most dangerous, have a look at HelloSafe’s report here.
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