In thrilling news which reinforces its global standing, the United Arab Emirates has been ranked the safest country in the world again, according to the Safety Index by Country 2025 Mid-Year. The safety indexes published by global data aggregator Numbeo are one of the leading authoritative resources used to determine safety in living and travel. The recent safety index reinforces the United Arab Emirates’ commitment to safety, quality of life, and the public. Scoring an impressive 85.2, the United Arab Emirates outranked 147 other nations to secure this achievement. It goes without saying that if you want to live in the UAE safely or travel to the UAE safely, the above report gives you plenty of reasons why the UAE should be your number one choice.
The UAE’s accomplishment will become part of a broader success story for the Arabian Peninsula. Other countries that closely follow the UAE in the safety rankings are Andorra (84.8), Qatar (84.6), Taiwan (83.0), and Macao (China) (81.8). The Gulf region continues to shine well on an international scale, with Oman in sixth place (81.4), Saudi Arabia in fourteenth place (76.3), and Kuwait in thirty-eighth place (67.3). These rankings illustrate the level of security operationalized and the robust and stable environments present across the region. This validates the UAE as the safest country and has become a true leader.
While the UAE currently provides adequate scores, in the Current Safety Index by City, they clearly are impressive. The UAE is a dynamic environment with more than 200 nationalities and is undoubtedly a global leader in enabling remarkably safe and cohesive societies. With Abu Dhabi (88.8), the safest city in the world, it was joined by Ajman (85.5), Dubai (83.9), Ras Al Khaimah (83.8), and Sharjah (83.7). The UAE is the only nation in the world to have five cities in the top six safest cities in the world.
Notable other cities in the world in the top ten in safety were Doha, Qatar (84.3), Taipei, Taiwan (83.4), Muscat, Oman (81.2), The Hague, Netherlands (80.0), and Tampere, Finland (79.5). Not only did we get all of our cities into the first positions, but all have been consistent in ensuring a maximum amount of peace of mind for each resident and visitor.
A similar exercise (Crime Index by Country 2025 Mid-Year), also released by Numbeo, supports the UAE’s impressive safety record. The UAE was ranked 148th (the bottom of the index), with an extraordinarily low Crime Index score of only 14.8. This key indicator represents the lowest crime rate in the world, as a lower score equals a safer country. The record demonstrates the UAE’s strong law enforcement, effective security surveillance, and a strong community response to crime, which make the UAE the safest country.
On the other end of the scale are countries dealing with serious security issues. Haiti came in at the highest score of 81.0, followed by Papua New Guinea (80.7), Venezuela (80.5), Afghanistan (75.2), and South Africa (74.6), which is at the bottom of that safety list.
The quality of the UAE cities is again shown in the Current Crime Index by City, because several of the UAE cities are consistently on the list of the cities with the absolute lowest crime rates in the world. Abu Dhabi, once again, was named the safest city in the world with an incredible Crime Index of just 11.2. Ajman (14.5), Doha (Qatar) (15.7), Dubai (16.1), Ras Al Khaimah (16.2), and Sharjah (16.3) were not far behind. These statistics go to show the extreme sense of security felt by anyone who decides to live in the UAE safely or travel to the UAE safely.
On the extreme opposite side, cities facing the greatest crime concerns allegedly include Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (82.7), Pretoria, South Africa (81.8), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (81.4), Caracas, Venezuela (81.4), and Johannesburg, South Africa (80.8). It is evident that there exist long-standing issues of security and governance in those places, drastically further behind in perceived and real safety than the UAE.
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