Countries by Safety at Night
Complete ranking of 38 countries • % feeling safe at night • Updated 2026
About Feeling Safe At Night Rankings
Norway leads all 38 countries in Feeling Safe At Night with a value of 91.5, while Chile ranks last at 37.5. This represents a 2-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Feeling Safe At Night Measures
Feeling Safe At Night is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the OECD. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Feeling Safe At Night across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 37.5 (Chile) to 91.5 (Norway) — a 2-fold difference across 38 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries dominate this ranking, holding 18 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 67 to 82.5. The overall spread from 37.5 to 91.5 reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Norway and Switzerland are separated by only 5%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Feeling Safe At Night are Norway (91.5), Switzerland (87.5), Denmark (87.5), Iceland (87.5), and Slovenia (87.5). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Chile (37.5), Colombia (47), Mexico (48), Costa Rica (50.5), and Turkey (59) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from OECD, covering 38 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Norway | 91.5% | Europe | 100% |
| 2nd |  Switzerland | 87.5% | Europe | 97% |
| 3rd |  Denmark | 87.5% | Europe | 95% |
| 4th |  Iceland | 87.5% | Europe | 92% |
| 5th |  Slovenia | 87.5% | Europe | 89% |
| 6th |  Luxembourg | 87.0% | Europe | 87% |
| 7th |  Finland | 86.5% | Europe | 84% |
| 8th |  Estonia | 84.0% | Europe | 82% |
| 9th |  Austria | 83.0% | Europe | 79% |
| 10th |  Netherlands | 82.5% | Europe | 76% |
| 11th |  Spain | 81.5% | Europe | 74% |
| 12th |  Portugal | 80.5% | Europe | 71% |
| 13th |  Sweden | 80.0% | Europe | 68% |
| 14th |  South Korea | 78.0% | Asia | 66% |
| 15th |  Japan | 77.5% | Asia | 63% |
| 16th |  Ireland | 77.0% | Europe | 61% |
| 17th |  Germany | 76.0% | Europe | 58% |
| 18th |  United Kingdom | 76.0% | Europe | 55% |
| 19th |  Czechia | 75.5% | Europe | 53% |
| 20th |  Latvia | 74.5% | Europe | 50% |
| 21st |  Canada | 74.0% | North America | 47% |
| 22nd |  Hungary | 73.5% | Europe | 45% |
| 23rd |  France | 73.0% | Europe | 42% |
| 24th |  Lithuania | 73.0% | Europe | 39% |
| 25th |  United States | 71.5% | North America | 37% |
| 26th |  Belgium | 71.0% | Europe | 34% |
| 27th |  Israel | 69.5% | Asia | 32% |
| 28th |  Slovakia | 67.5% | Europe | 29% |
| 29th |  Australia | 67.0% | Oceania | 26% |
| 30th |  Poland | 67.0% | Europe | 24% |
| 31st |  Greece | 64.0% | Europe | 21% |
| 32nd |  Italy | 62.0% | Europe | 18% |
| 33rd |  New Zealand | 61.0% | Oceania | 16% |
| 34th |  Turkey | 59.0% | Europe | 13% |
| 35th |  Costa Rica | 50.5% | North America | 11% |
| 36th |  Mexico | 48.0% | North America | 8% |
| 37th |  Colombia | 47.0% | North America | 5% |
| 38th |  Chile | 37.5% | South America | 3% |