The safest holiday destinations in the world? Germany is no longer one of them
Germany has slipped by 31 places - within two years
Since the last ranking of the World Economic Forum in 2015 Germany has slipped by 31 places in terms of safety and landed in 51st place - behind Rwanda and Kuwait.
The Swiss Foundation assessed the security situation even more negatively in France (67th place), Italy (70) and Great Britain (78). El Salvador, Yemen and Colombia are at the bottom of the 136 countries evaluated.
Finland is the safest country in the world
The analysis regularly compares more than 100 nations in terms of their tourism competitiveness - including how dangerous a trip to a particular country is. In the category "Security & Safety" Among other things, it identifies the work of the police and the extent of crime in one country. And the likelihood of falling victim to a terrorist attack.
At a time when terrorism has arrived in Europe, some Western and Southern European countries are massively slipping in the rating. The winner in security is a Scandinavian country: Finland reached number 1? The Finns live in the safest country in the world.
Germany took first place in a completely different category: "Health and Hygiene". In the overall ranking, which includes all tourist-relevant factors, Germany came in third place? behind Spain (1st place) and France (2nd place).
These are the 10 safest countries in the world:
- Finland
- United Arab Emirates
- Iceland
- Oman
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Rwanda
- Qatar
The ranking of other popular destinations:
18. Spain
19. Netherlands
22. Australia
23. Canada
27. Denmark
51. Germany
53. Greece
67. France
70. Italy
78. Great Britain
84. USA
116. Turkey
The complete analysis can be found at //www3.weforum.org
