Georgia Leading Safest Countries of Caucasus Region

Georgia is the leader in the Caucasus region on the list of Safest Countries 2019 in the world, based on the rating of Global Finance Magazine Safety Index.

On the list of 128 countries, Georgia takes 49th place with 9.68 points and leads the other states in the Caucasus region.

Armenia is in 62nd place, Azerbaijan – 71, Turkey – 107, and Russia – 108.

The 2019 Global Finance safety score for countries equally weighs each of three factors: war and peace, personal security, and natural disaster risk.

The list of the top safest countries 2019 is as follows:

1

Iceland

6.16

2

Switzerland

7.01

3

Finland

7.04

4

Portugal

7.07

5

Austria

7.08

6

Norway

7.27

7

Qatar

7.28

8

Singapore

7.34

9

Denmark

7.41

10

New Zealand

7.42

 

The list of the 10 least  safe countries is:

119

Mali

14.15

120

Chad

14.31

121

Bangladesh

14.66

122

Colombia

14.79

123

Pakistan

14.80

124

Nigeria

14.88

125

El Salvador

15.43

126

Guatemala

15.81

127

Yemen

15.93

128

Philippines

17.70

 By Thea Morrison

31 January 2019 10:29