Safest Countries in the Americas (2026)

August 10, 2026 — Rankings updated daily from 40+ data sources

Countries in North, Central, and South America ranked by safety score.

1. 1 Canada 8.3
2. 2 Barbados 7.9
3. 3 Uruguay 7.7
4. 4 Suriname 7.7
5. 5 Chile 7.7
6. 6 Costa Rica 7.6
7. 7 Grenada 7.5
8. 8 Antigua and Barbuda 7.5
9. 9 United States 7.3
10. 10 Panama 7.2
11. 11 Argentina 7.2
12. 12 Dominica 7.2
13. 13 Paraguay 7.1
14. 14 Jamaica 6.9
15. 15 Peru 6.9
16. 16 Trinidad and Tobago 6.9
17. 17 Dominican Republic 6.9
18. 18 Bahamas 6.9
19. 19 Belize 6.9
20. 20 Greenland 6.8
21. 21 Guatemala 6.8
22. 22 Guyana 6.8
23. 23 Bolivia 6.7
24. 24 El Salvador 6.7
25. 25 Saint Lucia 6.7
26. 26 Cuba 6.6
27. 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.5
28. 28 Honduras 6.5
29. 29 Aruba 6.4
30. 30 British Virgin Islands 6.4
31. 31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.3
32. 32 Brazil 6.3
33. 33 Puerto Rico 6.2
34. 34 Montserrat 6.2
35. 35 Cayman Islands 6.2
36. 36 Anguilla 6.1
37. 37 Guadeloupe 6.0
38. 38 Martinique 6.0
39. 39 Nicaragua 5.9
40. 40 Sint Maarten 5.9
41. 41 Mexico 5.9
42. 42 French Guiana 5.9
43. 43 Ecuador 5.9
44. 44 Curacao 5.8
45. 45 Falkland Islands 5.6
46. 46 Colombia 5.6
47. 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.5
48. 48 Saint Martin 5.3
49. 49 US Virgin Islands 5.1
50. 50 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 5.0
51. 51 Saint Barthelemy 5.0
52. 52 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.0
53. 53 Venezuela 4.9
54. 54 Haiti 3.9

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