World's safest countries: Where is UAE in list?

World's safest countries: Where is UAE in list?

  DUBAI - A new research has revealed the world's safest places to visit, with the UAE ranked as the second safest place on Earth. The survey by Which? Travel used data from the World Economic Fund, World Risk Report, NHS Fit for Travel website and UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Topping the list is Iceland, which has one of the world's lowest crime rates. The UAE came in second place, beating popular European destinations. Singapore came in third place, followed by Spain and Australia. The UAE is also the third least likely country on the index to have the least risk of a natural disaster. Barbados topped the list, followed by Iceland. Singapore came in fourth place in the index, followed by France. Japan was named the most likely to suffer from a natural disaster, with a risk index of 13.47 percent. The world's five unsafest places to visit were also named: South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, India and Mexico, according to Which? “The UAE and Singapore were also considered extremely safe, with Spain the next safest of the six popular European holiday destinations that we looked at. Worst rated were South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, India and Mexico,” said Which? The latest research adds to the UAE's reputation as a safe country. In September, Abu Dhabi was ranked the safest city in the world for the second year, according to crowdsourcing website Numbeo. Dubai came in 11th place in the Numbeo index of 338 cities. GAD/Expat 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