Mapped: Law and Order Around the World in 2024

Dorothy Neufeld
2024-11-01 08:13:00
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Mapped: Law and Order Around the World in 2024

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Many prosperous countries are among the safest globally, highlighting the link between economic stability and physical security.

Despite global conflicts reaching their highest levels since World War II—currently at 56—the public’s sense of safety has improved over the past decade. This rise in perceived safety is largely attributed to greater trust in law enforcement, which remains a key factor in how secure people feel, regardless of a country’s economic standing.

This graphic shows Law and Order Index scores by country, based on data from Gallup’s Global Safety Report 2024.

Methodology

The Law and Order Index reflects public perceptions of safety, based on a survey of 146,000 people from 140 countries. Respondents were asked about their perceptions on three key areas:

• Feelings of personal safety
• Confidence in police
• Experience of assault and theft

Where Are the Safest Countries in the World?

Below, we show how each country ranks according to their Law and Order Index scores in 2024:

Country	Law and Order Index Score 2024
Kuwait	98
Singapore	95
Tajikistan	95
Norway	93
Estonia	91
Finland	91
Iceland	91
Kosovo	91
Luxembourg	91
Switzerland	91
Denmark	90
UAE	90
Vietnam	90
Bahrain	89
El Salvador	89
Indonesia	89
Portugal	89
Saudi Arabia	89
Slovenia	89
Uzbekistan	89
China	88
Egypt	88
Montenegro	88
Netherlands	88
Sweden	88
Taiwan	88
Austria	87
Azerbaijan	87
Jordan	87
Malaysia	87
Spain	87
Georgia	86
Germany	86
Hong Kong, S.A.R.	86
Ireland	86
Japan	86
Lithuania	86
Armenia	85
Czech Republic	85
South Korea	85
Albania	84
France	84
Iraq	84
Israel	84
Malta	84
Philippines	84
Belgium	83
Canada	83
Hungary	83
India	83
Serbia	83
Bosnia and Herzegovina	82
Kyrgyzstan	82
Latvia	82
Northern Cyprus	82
Slovakia	82
Somalia	82
Türkiye	82
United Kingdom	82
Australia	81
Bangladesh	81
Croatia	81
Iran	81
Italy	81
Poland	81
Russian Federation	81
United States	81
Cambodia	80
Kazakhstan	80
Mauritius	80
Moldova	80
North Macedonia	79
Tanzania	79
Thailand	79
Bulgaria	78
Burkina Faso	78
Morocco	78
Pakistan	78
Romania	78
Cyprus	77
Greece	77
Lao	77
Mali	77
Nepal	77
Panama	77
Sri Lanka	77
Libya	76
New Zealand	76
Tunisia	76
State of Palestine	75
Uruguay	75
Brazil	74
Côte d’Ivoire	74
Guatemala	74
Costa Rica	73
Honduras	73
Lebanon	73
Ukraine	73
Benin	72
Paraguay	72
Senegal	72
Ghana	71
Mongolia	71
Mozambique	71
Togo	71
Yemen	71
Ethiopia	70
Comoros	69
Dominican Republic	69
Zimbabwe	69
Chile	68
Madagascar	68
Niger	68
Mexico	66
Venezuela	66
Argentina	65
Colombia	65
Mauritania	65
Nigeria	65
Zambia	65
Cameroon	64
Myanmar	64
Namibia	64
Guinea	63
Kenya	63
Malawi	63
Peru	63
Republic of the Congo	63
Bolivia	62
Eswatini	62
Gabon	62
Uganda	62
Botswana	60
Chad	60
The Gambia	59
DRC	58
South Africa	58
Sierra Leone	57
Ecuador	55
Liberia	50

Countries with high state control had the strongest public perceptions of safety, led by Kuwait, Singapore, and Tajikistan.

Globally, Singapore ranks as one of the safest countries in the world. This is aided by low violent crime rates, at 9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. Strict law enforcement and banning the possession of weapons likely increase feelings of safety among the public. Additionally, the government enforces capital punishment for murder and illegally possessing firearms.

Moreover, seven of the top 10 countries were in Europe, likely due to low crime rates and high trust in government institutions. In particular, Finland has one of the highest public trust in police systems, at 87% of the population, while 74% trust the judicial system.

By contrast, Liberia fell at the bottom of the list for the second year in a row, driven by personal experience of crime, low trust in law enforcement, and economic hardship. Concerningly, 28% of respondents were the victim of assault in the last year, while 45% had experienced theft. As one of the poorest countries worldwide, Liberia has faced years of political corruption and low access to public services, exacerbating public perceptions of safety.

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