The Safest Places to Travel to in 2025

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Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection has released its list of the safest places to travel to in 2025. The group has been surveying travelers since 2016 to inform travelers about where they may want to travel when safety is their top priority. 

According to their survey, the top fifteen countries to travel to in the world in 2025 are as follows: 

1. Iceland
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. Ireland
5. Switzerland
6. New Zealand
7. Germany
8. Norway
9. Japan
10. Denmark
11. Portugal
12. Spain
13. United Kingdom
14. Netherlands
15. Sweden

The Safest Country To Travel To This Year

Iceland, 2024’s number nine spot, takes the top spot this year. Thanks to the country’s only main road, car accidents are rare. Although it has a short shoulder season (part of October and part of April), traveling on shoulder season is unnecessary for an affordable vacation. Flights are usually fairly cheap from the US, and you can easily make it a stop-off on your way (or way back) from Europe on Iceland Air. While crime and accidents are rare, their ranking can fluctuate thanks to active volcanoes, making some years less safe than others. 

Methodology

Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection came up with the list by surveying American travelers asking them to rate countries they had visited on safety. Those ratings were then combined with other data like the Global Peace Index and city-level safety scores to calculate an overall safety score for each country, creating a balanced score. 

Specific Travel Safety Categories

The survey given to American travelers also sought to rank countries on specific safety factors. These results differ from the overall safety results as they do not weight them with other data; they are strictly the opinions of the travelers. The top five countries in specific categories included: 

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Safety from Violent Crime

1. Norway
2. Canada 
3. Australia
4. Ireland
5. Iceland

Safety from Terrorism 

1. United Arab Emirates 
2. Canada 
3. Ireland 
4. New Zealand 
5. Australia 

Transportation Safety

1. Canada 
2. Australia 
3. New Zealand 
4. Ireland 
5. Denmark 

Healthcare Safety

1. Canada 
2. Norway 
3. New Zealand 
4. Ireland 
5. Italy 

Women’s/LGBTQIA+/People of Color Safety

1. New Zealand 
2. Canada 
3. Ireland 
4. Australia 
5. United Kingdom 

The study also notes the differing results between demographics. For instance, Gen Z found Croatia, Ireland, and the Netherlands to be the safest, while Millennials ranked New Zealand, Canada, and Australia at the top. 

You can read the entire survey results here. 

Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection provides insurance for trip cancellations, delays, baggage loss or delay, travel medical emergencies, and other travel-related risks. 

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