10 Safest Countries To Walk Alone At Night

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JAKARTA - A sense of security is the basic need for every human being. Although the world is currently filled with various conflicts and uncertainties, many countries have succeeded in creating a comfortable environment for their citizens, including walking alone at night. This was revealed in the 2025 Global Gallup Safety Report which shows people feel safer than the last 20 years.

This finding makes it necessary for us to review what is actually meant by a sense of security. Based on more than 145 thousand interviews in 144 countries, this report reveals that the feeling of security is more affected by the things we meet every day such as strong institutions, quality of infrastructure, and social health in the community.

This report provides a rare global picture of how security perceptions develop, as well as what characteristics of countries whose citizens remain confident despite walking alone at night.

Each respondent was asked to answer four main questions.

Do you feel safe walking alone at night in the city or the area you live in? Have you trusted the local police? In the last 12 months, have you or your family members ever lost money or goods for theft? In the last 12 months, have you ever been a victim of an assault or robbery?

Here's the safest country in the world to walk alone at night, as reported by the CN Traveller page.

Singapore 98% Tajikistan 95%China 94%Oman 94% Saudi Arabia 93%Hong Kong (SAR China) 91%Kuwait 91%Norwegia 91%Bahrain 90%United Arab Emirates 90%

The top countries in this report have conditions that make a sense of security feel as part of everyday life. In Singapore, China, and many Gulf countries, a sense of security comes mainly from centralized governance, strict supervision, and the presence of officials are easily visible.

Good infrastructure and a strong security system create an orderly and predictable environment, so that residents feel comfortable even though they walk at night.

Meanwhile, Norway has a different approach. Its security is more supported by social trust and the strong relationship between citizens. There is a common belief that others will act according to the rules.

This shows a sense of security not only about the lack of crime, but also the results of social, legal, and institutional systems that make people believe in their environment.

Overall, the world shows a very diverse picture of the sense of security when walking home at night.

The country group with a score above 90% is dominated by East Asia, Gulf countries, and several European countries.

In this region, a sense of security is supported by the high trust in institutions or law enforcement that is very visible in everyday life.

At the middle level, there are countries like India with a score of 72%, level with Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Libya. The score is above the global average, but it still shows problems such as social inequality and urban infrastructure that are not evenly distributed.

Meanwhile, Latin America and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa are at the bottom. Countries such as Brazil (51%), Nigeria (53%), and South Africa (33%) recorded low levels of security. This is inseparable from the longstanding criminality problem and political instability.