Safest Places to Travel in 2025:...

Worried about pickpockets? Terrorism? Random violence? These 7 countries make safety boring. Backed by Berkshire Hathaway’s risk analysts – not influencers – here’s where you can finally relax.

The 2025 Safety Rankings (Worst to Best)

1. 🇩🇰 Denmark: 7th – Bike thefts count as “crime waves” here
2. 🇯🇵 Japan: 6th – Lost wallet return rate: 95%
3. 🇳🇴 Norway: 5th – Polar bear attacks > human violence
4. 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 4th – Sheep outnumber people 6:1
5. 🇮🇪 Ireland: 3rd – Drunk arguments resolved with free pints
6. 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 2nd – Bank vaults double as bomb shelters
7. 🇮🇸 Iceland: 1st – 0 murders in 2023. Cops bake cookies

Why These Places Redefine “Safe”

• Iceland’s secret: 100% renewable energy = no oil wars. Population: 376k (fewer than Tulsa)
• Swiss precision: 0.3 gun deaths/100k (US: 10.9). Banks fund social harmony
• Japan’s edge: 125M people. 2022 murders: 874 (Chicago alone: 697)

Unspoken Realities for “Too Safe” Travel

Norway’s Catch-22

Crime? Rare. But 1 beer costs $12. Robbery would bankrupt thieves.

Ireland’s Pub Paradox

Fistfights end with “Sorry, mate!” and shared Guinness tabs. Police spectate.

New Zealand’s Isolation Tax

20-hour flights filter out riffraff. Visitors too exhausted to cause trouble.

FAQs

“Are these places safe for solo women?”

Iceland’s 2023 survey: 98% of women feel safe walking alone at night. Try that in Paris.

“What about natural disasters?”

Japan’s quake-proof tech > California’s. Tsunami alerts reach phones 90 seconds faster than TV.

“Isn’t Switzerland expensive?”

Yes. But hospitalizing a tourist costs them $0. Budget for trains, not medevac.

Cold Truth

Safety isn’t luck – it’s wealth distribution and cultural priorities. These countries prove chaos is optional.

Action step: Google “[Country] + crime stats”. If “petty theft” tops the list, book the damn ticket.