Singapore is the world’s safest city for tourists, in response to recent research by Forbes Advisor.
The study, which analyzed aspects resembling crime, healthcare quality and risks of natural disasters, ascribed safety scores from 0 to 100 — with the safest cities receiving the bottom scores.
Based on the study’s assessment, Singapore scored 0 points.
Out of 60 analyzed cities, the Southeast Asian city boasted the bottom natural disaster risk, and the second lowest health and infrastructure risks.
The study also analyzed digital security risks, which it defined as the flexibility to freely use the web without fear of online attacks or privacy violations. Singapore was deemed to have the second lowest digital security risk on the list.
After Singapore, the study ranked Tokyo and Toronto as the subsequent safest cities for travelers. Tokyo was deemed to have the bottom health security risk, a testament to the standard of healthcare services in town, and the fifth lowest infrastructure security risk.
Japan and Australia were the one countries to have two cities rank within the study’s top 10 list, which included:
- Singapore
- Tokyo, Japan
- Toronto, Canada
- Sydney, Australia
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Seoul, South Korea
- Osaka, Japan
- Melbourne. Australia
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Riskiest cities
Just one city received 100 points: Caracas, Venezuela.
It had the “highest health security risk, reflecting the low level and quality of healthcare services and infrastructure,” the study reported. Caracas’ crime rate also earned it the bottom travel safety rating from the U.S. State Department — a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisory.
“Don’t travel to Venezuela attributable to crime, civil unrest, kidnapping, and the arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Reconsider travel attributable to wrongful detentions, terrorism, and poor health infrastructure,” the State Department’s website states.
Pakistan’s Karachi was deemed the second riskiest city within the study. Forbes Advisor categorized Karachi to have the best personal security risk, in addition to the fourth highest infrastructure security risk.Â
“Terrorism and ongoing violence by extremist elements have led to indiscriminate attacks on civilian, in addition to local military and police, targets,” the U.S. State Department stipulated in a travel advisory published in June 2023, giving the country a “Level 3” advisory which cautions visitors to reconsider travel.Â
Myanmar’s Yangon got here in third place for the world’s most unsafe city for travelers, followed by Nigeria’s Lagos, Manila within the Philippines and Dhaka in Bangladesh.
