New global index: UAE named world’s safest country to walk at night

According to an international survey, people in the UAE feel safer walking at night than anywhere else in the world. The Emirates received a 95 percent rating in Gallup’s Global Law and Order 2021 study when it comes to feeling comfortable travelling alone at night. Norway was ranked second on the index, with a score of 93%.

The Emirates came in second with a score of 93 points in the highest law and order index. With 94 points, Norway was voted the best country in the world.

“If a woman wanders alone at any hour of the day or night without fear, know that she is in the Emirates,” tweeted Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.

Top five countries with highest law and order index scores

Norway 94
UAE 93
China 93
Switzerland 93
Finland 92

Top five countries where people feel safest walking alone

UAE 95 per cent
Norway 93 per cent
China 91 per cent
Slovenia 91 per cent
Taiwan 89 per cent

The Women, Peace, and Security Index, published by Georgetown University in October, classified the UAE as the safest country for women to wander at night.

98.5 percent of women said they felt safe travelling alone in their neighbourhoods at night, according to the report. Singapore finished in second with a score of 96.9%.

Abu Dhabi was rated the safest city in the world in a separate Numbeo survey earlier this year, with Dubai and Sharjah rounding out the top ten.