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In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 0.7 (2022). World rank 24 of 149 (1 = best); in Europe, 9 of 43. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 8.2 (2019). World rank 51 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 33 of 41. Suicides per 100,000 people: 11.5 (2021). World rank 137 of 185 (1 = best); in Europe, 18 of 40. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 83.3 → 77.9 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Spain): political stability and absence of violence. Worse than all its neighbours (Spain): homicides per 100,000 people, road deaths per 100,000 people, and suicides per 100,000 people.

Safety

Homicides per 100,000 people
0.7 2022
Road deaths per 100,000 people
8.2 2019
Suicides per 100,000 people
11.5 2021
Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100
77.9 2025
Natural hazards
earthquakes and volcanoes
Emergency numbers
112