Date: December 17th, 2025 6:58 PM
Author: Deep chest-beating alpha theatre
That list is not “overall country safety” in a political or peace sense. It is a travel-oriented safety score, almost certainly derived from GeoSure / Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection, on a 0–10 scale.
What those numbers mean:
• Scale: ~0 (very unsafe) to 10 (very safe).
• 6.0–6.9 = safe for travelers, low day-to-day risk.
• Differences like 6.7 vs 6.3 are small and not life-changing.
What it actually measures:
• Street crime risk (theft, assault)
• Safety walking alone day/night
• Health and medical infrastructure
• Transport and road safety
• Terrorism risk for civilians
• Digital/data safety (in some models)
What it does not measure well:
• Geopolitics or militarization
• Democratic freedoms
• Long-term residency risks
• Legal protection for foreigners
• Social integration or discrimination
How to read your list correctly:
• Finland, Iceland, Austria, New Zealand, Switzerland are safe across all models.
• Qatar, UAE, Oman rank high because they have very low street crime, not because they are freer or more stable for residents.
• Hong Kong scores well for physical safety, not political safety.
• Western Europe clusters tightly because differences are marginal in daily life.
Bottom line:
This list answers “Where am I least likely to be robbed, assaulted, or harmed as a traveler?”
It does not answer “Where is safest to live long-term, legally, politically, and socially?”
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3379222&forum_id=2:#49517789)