Another reason to travel to Hungary this summer: we are in the world’s top 10 safest countries!

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Budapest, Hungary. Beautiful golden summer sunrise with the tower of Fisherman's Bastion and green trees. Parliament of Hungary and River Danube at background. Source: depositphotos.com

Based on the latest research of HelloSafe, a Swiss comparison website for insurance and financial products, Hungary is the 10th safest country in the world and the 9th safest in Europe.

Hungary is one of the safest countries to travel to in 2025

HelloSafe rated the states of the world between zero and one hundred, 0 being the safest and 100 being the most dangerous. There were some places which did not provide data (e.g. Greenland, Suriname, Svalbard, or Gao in Africa), but most countries and territories of the world are on the list they shared recently.

Hungary received 22.87 points, which means it is in the very safe category.

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Concerning the neighbouring countries, Hungary is the third safest, preceded only by Austria and Slovenia (Romania 27.47, Serbia 29.72, Slovenia 21.44, Croatia 26.12, Slovakia 23.9, Austria 20.31). In the region, Ukraine is the most dangerous, having 48.42 points. However, you should know that despite the ongoing war in the country’s Eastern territories, the Western counties, including Transcarpathia, where tens of thousands of Hungarians live, are safe.

Hungary precedes tourism powers

Interestingly, the “tourism great powers” of Europe, Italy, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and even Germany are more perilous than Hungary. Regarding our regional competitors in tourism, Poland and the Czech Republic, Hungary is safer than Poland (28.2), but more dangerous than Czechia (21.19).

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Prague. Source: Pixabay

In the world’s top 10 safest countries, only Singapore could emerge. The Southeast Asian city-state is in the second position. On the global list, Bhutan and Qatar follow Hungary, while Ireland and Finland precede our country. In the European list, Slovakia is the safest country to travel to after Hungary.

The most dangerous places to travel to in 2025 are the Philippines, Colombia, and Mexico. Interestingly, Russia (75.65) is much more dangerous than Ukraine, even though there is an ongoing Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Methodology

The HelloSafe Index was developed to assess the global safety of countries worldwide through a comprehensive analysis based on a set of 35 criteria grouped into five main categories. The data come from official reference sources, particularly various UN organisations (UNDP, WHO, UNODC, UNHCR, UNSD, FAO), the World Bank, and numerous international research institutions (IEP, EIU, IMDC, SIPRI, IISS, UCDP). These criteria cover various aspects of safety, ranging from environmental risks to social and political factors, involvement in armed conflicts, and the quality of health infrastructure.

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