Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark (%) by country
Countries reporting
22
Highest
6,990.0%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
22.8%
Chile
Median
75.0%
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
226
What the numbers show
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark (%) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 6,990.0% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 22.8% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.0%, and the mean is 384.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 307.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 11,972.5%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 18.0%).
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,990.0% | 2023 | up 11,972.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Czechia | 94.0% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 89.8% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 4 | Denmark | 88.0% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 86.6% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Switzerland | 83.9% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom (England and Wales) | 78.0% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 7 | France | 78.0% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | 76.0% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 9 | Sweden | 76.0% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 75.0% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom (Scotland) | 75.0% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 13 | Israel | 72.7% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 14 | Thailand | 72.4% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 15 | Mongolia | 70.6% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 70.1% | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 64.0% | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 54.0% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 52.7% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 20 | Peru | 43.4% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 21 | South Africa | 37.0% | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 22 | Chile | 22.8% | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 60.0%
- Türkiye 58.6%
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 53.1%