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Safety Index

Personal and civil safety — violent crime, property crime, and the risk of disorder or conflict spilling into daily life.

Median
58
Mean
55
Top decile from
88
Highest
98

What this index measures

High · scored 0–100

  1. 01

    Violent and property crime rates

  2. 02

    Civil unrest and conflict exposure

  3. 03

    Rule of law and policing quality

Safety is the least volatile signal in the set. Movements of more than a few points between editions usually reflect a real political event.

How the score is weighted

Each input is normalised to 0–100 across all 209 jurisdictions, then combined at the weights below. Weights sum to 100 and are held constant across every jurisdiction in an edition, so scores stay comparable.

High in the composite

WeightingPublished
  • Violent crime35% of the score

    Homicide and assault rates per capita.

  • Property crime20% of the score

    Theft, burglary and fraud exposure.

  • Conflict and civil unrest25% of the score

    Internal conflict, protest violence, terrorism risk.

  • Rule of law and policing20% of the score

    Order, security and criminal justice quality.

Who leads it

The ten highest scores on this signal, with their overall standing beside them — the gap between the two columns is the trade-off.

  1. 01
    Iceland
    Europe
    98ovr 49
  2. 02
    Vatican City
    Europe
    98ovr 47
  3. 03
    Switzerland
    Europe
    95ovr 77
  4. 04
    Monaco
    Europe
    95ovr 53
  5. 05
    Liechtenstein
    Europe
    95ovr 49
  6. 06
    Finland
    Europe
    92ovr 69
  7. 07
    Norway
    Europe
    92ovr 64
  8. 08
    Andorra
    Europe
    92ovr 62
  9. 09
    Luxembourg
    Europe
    92ovr 60
  10. 10
    Guernsey
    Europe
    92ovr 51

How regions compare

Average score per region against its best case. A wide gap means the region is worth searching; a narrow one means the whole region behaves the same way.

  • Europe
    79 / 98
  • Oceania
    62 / 92
  • Asia
    56 / 88
  • Americas
    51 / 88
  • Africa
    39 / 72
  • Middle East
    37 / 68

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#JurisdictionRegionSafetyOrion Index Score
001IcelandEurope
98
4973% rated
002Vatican CityEurope
98
4773% rated
003SwitzerlandEurope
95
77100% rated
004MonacoEurope
95
5373% rated
005LiechtensteinEurope
95
4973% rated
006FinlandEurope
92
69100% rated
007NorwayEurope
92
6495% rated
008AndorraEurope
92
6281% rated
009LuxembourgEurope
92
6089% rated
010GuernseyEurope
92
5187% rated
011Isle of ManEurope
92
5187% rated
012JerseyEurope
92
5187% rated
013New ZealandOceania
92
5073% rated
014DenmarkEurope
90
6395% rated
015PortugalEurope
90
6081% rated
016San MarinoEurope
90
5373% rated
017IrelandEurope
88
6695% rated
018AustriaEurope
88
6595% rated
019Cayman IslandsAmericas
88
6092% rated
020CyprusEurope
88
5978% rated
021GibraltarEurope
88
5487% rated
022SingaporeAsia
88
5373% rated
023SloveniaEurope
88
4773% rated
024JapanAsia
88
4573% rated
025NetherlandsEurope
85
6595% rated
026SwedenEurope
85
6395% rated
027EstoniaEurope
85
6281% rated
028BermudaAmericas
85
5792% rated
029MaltaEurope
85
5173% rated
030Czech RepublicEurope
85
4773% rated
031British Virgin IslandsAmericas
82
5487% rated
032SpainEurope
82
5073% rated
033LithuaniaEurope
82
5073% rated
034AustraliaOceania
82
4973% rated
035TaiwanAsia
82
4873% rated
036CanadaAmericas
82
4773% rated
037SlovakiaEurope
82
4673% rated
038South KoreaAsia
82
4673% rated
039GermanyEurope
80
6695% rated
040LatviaEurope
80
5073% rated
041BruneiAsia
78
5073% rated
042CroatiaEurope
78
4873% rated
043MacauAsia
78
4673% rated
044BelgiumEurope
78
4473% rated
045ItalyEurope
75
4673% rated
046PolandEurope
75
4673% rated
047HungaryEurope
75
4473% rated
048United KingdomEurope
75
4373% rated
049MontenegroEurope
72
5373% rated
050MauritiusAfrica
72
4773% rated
051RomaniaEurope
72
4773% rated
052UruguayAmericas
72
4773% rated
053Hong KongAsia
72
4573% rated
054Cape VerdeAfrica
72
4473% rated
055BulgariaEurope
70
5173% rated
056GreeceEurope
70
4773% rated
057FranceEurope
70
4573% rated
058St Kitts and NevisAmericas
68
5473% rated
059GrenadaAmericas
68
5373% rated
060SerbiaEurope
68
4873% rated
061OmanMiddle East
68
4887% rated
062ChileAmericas
68
4673% rated
063North MacedoniaEurope
68
4573% rated
064SeychellesAfrica
68
4573% rated
065BotswanaAfrica
68
4273% rated
066Cook IslandsOceania
68
4273% rated
067NiueOceania
68
3973% rated
068BhutanAsia
68
3973% rated
069Antigua and BarbudaAmericas
65
5373% rated
070VanuatuOceania
65
5073% rated
071AlbaniaEurope
65
4573% rated
072MoldovaEurope
65
4173% rated
073BelarusEurope
65
4073% rated
074TongaOceania
65
4073% rated
075DominicaAmericas
62
5373% rated
076St LuciaAmericas
62
5373% rated
077QatarMiddle East
62
5194% rated
078MaldivesAsia
62
4873% rated
079BarbadosAmericas
62
4673% rated
080KazakhstanAsia
62
4573% rated
081Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
62
4373% rated
082TunisiaAfrica
62
4373% rated
083ArmeniaAsia
62
4273% rated
084FijiOceania
62
4273% rated
085RwandaAfrica
62
4073% rated
086SamoaOceania
62
4073% rated
087PalauOceania
62
3973% rated
088CubaAmericas
62
3873% rated
089UzbekistanAsia
62
3773% rated
090MongoliaAsia
62
3773% rated
091ChinaAsia
62
3673% rated
092KosovoEurope
60
3973% rated
093TuvaluOceania
60
3773% rated
094BahamasAmericas
58
5373% rated
095MalaysiaAsia
58
5073% rated
096BahrainMiddle East
58
5092% rated
097MoroccoAfrica
58
4373% rated
098VietnamAsia
58
4373% rated
099St Vincent & GrenadinesAmericas
58
4273% rated
100GhanaAfrica
58
4273% rated
101NamibiaAfrica
58
4173% rated
102AzerbaijanAsia
58
3973% rated
103Marshall IslandsOceania
58
3873% rated
104Sao Tome & PrincipeAfrica
58
3773% rated
105KyrgyzstanAsia
58
3773% rated
106NauruOceania
58
3673% rated
107TurkmenistanAsia
58
3273% rated
108PanamaAmericas
55
5173% rated
109Costa RicaAmericas
55
4973% rated
110Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
55
4995% rated
111SenegalAfrica
55
4073% rated
112JordanMiddle East
55
3973% rated
113MicronesiaOceania
55
3773% rated
114NepalAsia
55
3773% rated
115LaosAsia
55
3773% rated
116Timor-LesteAsia
55
3773% rated
117KiribatiOceania
55
3673% rated
118GeorgiaEurope
52
5373% rated
119KuwaitMiddle East
52
4792% rated
120IsraelMiddle East
52
4673% rated
121ArgentinaAmericas
52
4373% rated
122IndonesiaAsia
52
4373% rated
123BelizeAmericas
52
4273% rated
124Sri LankaAsia
52
4073% rated
125TanzaniaAfrica
52
3973% rated
126TajikistanAsia
52
3473% rated
127TurkeyAsia
50
4573% rated
128IndiaAsia
48
4273% rated
129RussiaEurope
48
3973% rated
130CambodiaAsia
48
3973% rated
131SurinameAmericas
48
3773% rated
132GambiaAfrica
48
3773% rated
133MadagascarAfrica
48
3773% rated
134MalawiAfrica
48
3773% rated
135BeninAfrica
48
3673% rated
136Solomon IslandsOceania
48
3673% rated
137AlgeriaAfrica
48
3573% rated
138ComorosAfrica
48
3573% rated
139DjiboutiAfrica
48
3573% rated
140EswatiniAfrica
48
3573% rated
141PeruAmericas
45
4273% rated
142GuyanaAmericas
45
3773% rated
143ThailandAsia
42
4673% rated
144BrazilAmericas
42
4373% rated
145Dominican RepublicAmericas
42
4173% rated
146EcuadorAmericas
42
4173% rated
147PhilippinesAsia
42
3973% rated
148KenyaAfrica
42
3973% rated
149BoliviaAmericas
42
3873% rated
150EgyptAfrica
42
3773% rated
151NicaraguaAmericas
42
3773% rated
152Ivory CoastAfrica
42
3773% rated
153ZambiaAfrica
42
3773% rated
154GabonAfrica
42
3573% rated
155TogoAfrica
42
3573% rated
156MauritaniaAfrica
42
3373% rated
157ParaguayAmericas
40
4973% rated
158ColombiaAmericas
40
4773% rated
159UAEMiddle East
38
5094% rated
160Trinidad and TobagoAmericas
38
3973% rated
161GuatemalaAmericas
38
3973% rated
162USAAmericas
38
3973% rated
163UgandaAfrica
38
3673% rated
164BangladeshAsia
38
3573% rated
165MozambiqueAfrica
38
3573% rated
166Sierra LeoneAfrica
38
3573% rated
167CameroonAfrica
38
3473% rated
168LesothoAfrica
38
3473% rated
169Equatorial GuineaAfrica
38
3173% rated
170IranMiddle East
38
2973% rated
171MexicoAmericas
35
4673% rated
172South AfricaAfrica
35
4273% rated
173El SalvadorAmericas
35
3873% rated
174LiberiaAfrica
35
3473% rated
175ZimbabweAfrica
35
3473% rated
176EritreaAfrica
35
2873% rated
177North KoreaAsia
35
2673% rated
178JamaicaAmericas
32
3973% rated
179NigeriaAfrica
32
3473% rated
180AngolaAfrica
32
3473% rated
181PakistanAsia
32
3473% rated
182EthiopiaAfrica
32
3373% rated
183GuineaAfrica
32
3373% rated
184BurundiAfrica
32
3273% rated
185CongoAfrica
32
3273% rated
186Guinea-BissauAfrica
32
3273% rated
187Papua New GuineaOceania
28
3473% rated
188LebanonMiddle East
25
3373% rated
189Burkina FasoAfrica
25
3173% rated
190Western SaharaAfrica
25
2673% rated
191HondurasAmericas
22
3673% rated
192NigerAfrica
18
2973% rated
193MaliAfrica
15
3073% rated
194ChadAfrica
15
2873% rated
195IraqMiddle East
15
2773% rated
196DR CongoAfrica
12
2873% rated
197VenezuelaAmericas
8
2973% rated
198HaitiAmericas
8
2773% rated
199Central African RepublicAfrica
5
2673% rated
200LibyaAfrica
5
2473% rated
201UkraineEurope
0
3473% rated
202MyanmarAsia
0
2873% rated
203PalestineMiddle East
0
2673% rated
204SyriaMiddle East
0
2473% rated
205SomaliaAfrica
0
2373% rated
206South SudanAfrica
0
2373% rated
207SudanAfrica
0
2373% rated
208YemenMiddle East
0
2373% rated
209AfghanistanAsia
0
2373% rated
At the other end

The five lowest scores on this signal: Afghanistan (0), Yemen (0), Sudan (0), South Sudan (0), Somalia (0). A weak score here is not disqualifying on its own — read it against the composite.

Where this comes from

Each input is normalised to a 0–100 scale and weighted into the score above. We cite the underlying publication rather than the aggregator wherever one exists.

Edition 2026.1 · reviewed quarterly

  1. 01Global Peace Index
    Institute for Economics & Peace

    Conflict exposure, militarisation and societal safety scoring.

  2. 02Global Study on Homicide
    UNODC

    Violent crime rates on a comparable per-capita basis.

  3. 03Rule of Law Index
    World Justice Project

    Order, security and criminal justice sub-factors.

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Orion Index Score
Composite

The weighted composite of thirteen factors across four groups — financial, mobility & access, human development & services, and safety & livability. It answers one question: on balance, how well does this jurisdiction serve someone who can choose where to live and where to hold capital?

Tax Burden Index
Heaviest weight

Effective personal tax exposure for a mobile earner — headline income tax, plus how the jurisdiction treats foreign income, capital gains and wealth.

Cost of Living Index
Moderate

What a comparable standard of living costs on the ground — housing, schooling, services and the everyday basket.

Healthcare Index
High

Quality, access and cost of care for a resident who is paying privately or through a local scheme.

Passport Strength Index
Moderate

What the travel document is worth — visa-free reach, treaty position, and whether citizenship is realistically attainable.

Residency Access Index
Heaviest weight

How hard it is to actually land — time, cost, paperwork and the physical presence a jurisdiction demands of you.

209 jurisdictions · Edition 2026.1 · scores are informational, not tax advice