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Safest Countries in Europe

Russia has the highest Global Peace Index in 2026 (3.367), followed by Ukraine (3.184) and Belarus (2.216). Iceland has the lowest (1.161).

Crime & Safety47 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Oct 12, 2025Original page
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Global Peace Index, 2026

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All 38 ranked

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
1.656
Middle half 1.545 – 1.791
Average
1.738
38 countries
Highest
3.367
Russia
Lowest
1.161
Iceland

Over time · 2021–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • Belarus
  • France
  • Cyprus

Data

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44 countries · # = rank by Global Peace Index
#
1Russia3.367$1.64T constant 2015 US$34
2Ukraine3.184$80.23B constant 2015 US$30
3Belarus2.216$63.04B constant 2015 US$77
4France2.083$2.74T constant 2015 US$64
5Cyprus1.967$33.08B constant 2015 US$75
6Serbia1.919$57.66B constant 2015 US$77
7Moldova1.836$9.49B constant 2015 US$67
8Greece1.828$228.29B constant 2015 US$73
9Bosnia and Herzegovina1.81$21.8B constant 2015 US$48
10North Macedonia1.792$12.52B constant 2015 US$55
11Romania1.788$238.99B constant 2015 US$80
12Sweden1.732$582.97B constant 2015 US$83
13United Kingdom1.73$3.36T constant 2015 US$77
14Albania1.725$16.16B constant 2015 US$75
15Italy1.712$2.05T constant 2015 US$77
16Norway1.688$470.26B constant 2015 US$85
17Montenegro1.672$5.47B constant 2015 US$70
18Slovakia1.661$108.09B constant 2015 US$80
19Germany1.657$3.69T constant 2015 US$85
20Spain1.654$1.47T constant 2015 US$83
21Bulgaria1.628$67.25B constant 2015 US$80
22Estonia1.623$27.72B constant 2015 US$82
23Lithuania1.62$57.09B constant 2015 US$79
24Croatia1.619$71.38B constant 2015 US$83
25Poland1.615$681.6B constant 2015 US$84
26Belgium1.608$539.12B constant 2015 US$70
27Latvia1.589$31.21B constant 2015 US$80
28Netherlands1.566$937.25B constant 2015 US$75
29Hungary1.538$158.99B constant 2015 US$83
30Czechia1.517$228.75B constant 2015 US$88
31Denmark1.504$373.88B constant 2015 US$94
32Finland1.478$253.76B constant 2015 US$86
33Portugal1.427$246.9B constant 2015 US$57
34Austria1.421$424.41B constant 2015 US$92
35Ireland1.371$572.66B constant 2015 US$83
36Slovenia1.369$56.19B constant 2015 US$87
37Switzerland1.363$848.58B constant 2015 US$89
38Iceland1.161$23.12B constant 2015 US$95
—Luxembourg—$70.96B constant 2015 US$74
—Malta—$20.4B constant 2015 US$78
—Andorra—$3.51B constant 2015 US$—
—Gibraltar——90
—Liechtenstein——89
—Monaco——88

What correlates with Global Peace Index (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,978 other country metrics sharing at least 23 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Global Peace Index tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. WeChat UsersWeChat Users by Country
    r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 23
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  2. Soybean ProductionSoybean Production by Country
    r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 23
    Plot
  3. Red Squirrels Minimum PopulationSquirrel Population by Country
    r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 28
    Plot
  4. Red Squirrels Maximum PopulationSquirrel Population by Country
    r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 28
    Plot
  5. Grey Squirrels Maximum PopulationSquirrel Population by Country
    r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 28
    Plot
  6. Grey Squirrels Minimum PopulationSquirrel Population by Country
    r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 28
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Global Peace Index tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. LP Safety & SecurityLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 38
    Plot
  2. Governance ValuePolitical Stability by Country
    r = −0.87 · very strong · n = 38
    Plot
  3. Polity Democracy ScorePolity Data Series by Country
    r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 35
    Plot
  4. Political Risk Index (PRI)Political Risk Index by Country
    r = −0.84 · very strong · n = 24
    Plot
  5. WJP RoLI Order and Security ScoreWorld Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index
    r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 36
    Plot
  6. Economic Freedom ScoreFreest Countries
    r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 37
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Global Peace Index?
Russia has the highest Global Peace Index in 2026, at 3.367, followed by Ukraine (3.184) and Belarus (2.216).
Which country has the lowest Global Peace Index?
Iceland has the lowest Global Peace Index in 2026, at 1.161.
What is the median Global Peace Index across countries?
The median is 1.656 across the 38 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this safest countries in europe data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Peace Index Map 2022 - Institute for Economics and Peace; Latest Publication: 2022 Global Peace Index - Institute for Economics and Peace; These Are the Safest Countries - US News; Most Dangerous and Safest Countries Index - TravelSafe Abroad.