Metric briefing
Safety at Night by Country
38 countries • % feeling safe at night • OECD How's Life / Well-Being
- Top country
- Norway
- Lowest country
- Chile
- Source
- OECD How's Life / Well-Being
What It Measures
Share of people who feel safe walking alone at night, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.
At a Glance
World average
73.08
Middle country
75.5
Low end
37.5
High end
91.5
Countries
38
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Safety at Night
Highest Safety at Night
#1Norway91.5% feeling safe at night#2Switzerland87.5% feeling safe at night#3Denmark87.5% feeling safe at night#4Iceland87.5% feeling safe at night#5Slovenia87.5% feeling safe at night#6Luxembourg87% feeling safe at night#7Finland86.5% feeling safe at night#8Estonia84% feeling safe at night#9Austria83% feeling safe at night#10Netherlands82.5% feeling safe at night
Lowest Safety at Night
#38Chile37.5% feeling safe at night#37Colombia47% feeling safe at night#36Mexico48% feeling safe at night#35Costa Rica50.5% feeling safe at night#34Turkey59% feeling safe at night#33New Zealand61% feeling safe at night#32Italy62% feeling safe at night#31Greece64% feeling safe at night#30Poland67% feeling safe at night#29Australia67% feeling safe at night
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #37 Colombia is 9.50% feeling safe at night higher than #38 Chile (47% feeling safe at night vs 37.5% feeling safe at night).
Another sharp ranking jump: #34 Turkey is 8.50% feeling safe at night higher than #35 Costa Rica (59% feeling safe at night vs 50.5% feeling safe at night).
Another sharp ranking jump: #1 Norway is 4.00% feeling safe at night higher than #2 Switzerland (91.5% feeling safe at night vs 87.5% feeling safe at night).