The safest countries to travel have been ranked, where does Ireland place?

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Parts of North Africa and the Middle East are safer by some measures than Europe and the US.

An extremely detailed study has revealed the safest places in the world for travelers, and there's certainly some surprising results in there!

For example:

• Jordan has a lower risk of crime than France, Italy, the US and Thailand.
• Morocco has less crime and a lower risk of terrorism than most of Europe and the US.

According to the research, published by The World Risk Report, Iceland is the safest place to venture for tourists when it comes to the chances of a serious crime being committed against you. 

The UAE (United Arab Emirates) comes in second place followed by Singapore and Spain.

And perhaps surprisingly Ireland came in ranked 21st in the world.

While conversely, Pakistan, El Salvador, Yemen and Colombia were the bottom four ranked countries.

Check out the list below:

Risk of crime.

World Economic Fund Safety Index – 20 selected holiday destinations ranked by risk of serious crime (from better to worse)

1. Iceland 
2. UAE 
3. Singapore 
4. Spain 
5. Australia 
6. Canada 
7. Japan 
8. Morocco 
9. Jordan 
10. Barbados 
11. Greece 
12. Vietnam 
13. France 
14. Italy 
15. US 
16. Mexico 
17. India 
18. Thailand 
19. Turkey 
20. South Africa 
21. Ireland 

Find the full list HERE.