New study ranks Canada 6th safest holiday destination, Iceland tops the list

A United Kingdom study of 20 selected holiday destinations by Which? Travel,  placed Canada in sixth place, as one of the safest countries in the world. First place went to Iceland, which recorded only six homicides since 2000 and 20th place went to South Africa.

“We collected data from the World Economic Fund, for crime rates, the World Risk Report, for likelihood of major natural disasters, the NHS Fit for Travel website, for health risks and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) assessment of terrorism risk levels.” Which? UK

The top five holiday destinations ranked by risk of violent crime (from better to worse)

1. Iceland 6.6
2. United Arab Emirates
3. Singapore
4. Spain
5. Australia
6. Canada

The study also evaluated the risk of natural disaster, Canada again placed sixth with Barbados first and Japan 20th.

The top five holiday destinations ranked by risk of natural disaster (from less likely to more likely)

1. Barbados
2. Iceland
3. United Arab Emirates
4. Singapore
5. France
6. Canada

For the complete list and to read  more visit: https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/11/the-worlds-safest-places-revealed/