Whether you live in the UAE already, are thinking about moving here or perhaps planning a visit, you can be rest assured you’ll be safe. In fact, the UAE has been ranked the third safest country in the world.
In a new survey conducted by global database company Numbeo, the UAE took one of the top spots for the safety rankings of countries around the world.
Out of 133 countries that surveyed, the UAE was granted a safety index score of 84.55 and a crime index score of 15.45 in the Crime Index By Country report.
As for how the rankings are calculated, it’s done by an “estimation of overall level of crime in a given city or a country”, Numbeo explained.
“We consider crime levels lower than 20 as very low, crime levels between 20 and 40 as being low, crime levels between 40 and 60 as being moderate, crime levels between 60 and 80 as being high and finally crime levels higher than 80 as being very high,” they added.
In the top 10, the UAE beat the likes of Japan and Switzerland in the rankings. Taking the top spot was Qatar followed by Taiwan, then the UAE, then Georgia and then Oman, which rounds off the top five.
As for the rest of the top ten Hong Kong ranked six in the survey, Slovenia number seven, Isle of Man number eight, Switzerland number nine and Japan number 10.
