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In brief

Road deaths per 100,000 people: 3.1 (2019). World rank 10 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 5 of 41. Suicides per 100,000 people: 13.8 (2021). World rank 150 of 185 (1 = best); in Europe, 24 of 40. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 80.6 (2025). World rank 53 of 207 (1 = best); in Europe, 15 of 45. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 82.1 → 80.6 (score 0–⁠100). Worse than all its neighbours (Finland and Norway): political stability and absence of violence and homicides per 100,000 people.

Safety

Homicides per 100,000 people
1.2 2023
Road deaths per 100,000 people
3.1 2019
Suicides per 100,000 people
13.8 2021
Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100
80.6 2025
Natural hazards
No data
Emergency numbers
112