Taiwan ranked 2nd safest country worldwide by Numbeo

2020/07/15

The winners of 2020 Taipei Film Awards were honored July 11 in a glittering ceremony at Zhongshan Hall featuring industry luminaries and headlined by Minister of Culture Lee Yung-te.
 
Taiwan is the second safest country in the world and the safest in Eastern Asia, according to the latest crime index recently released by international database firm Numbeo.
 
 Globally, the country’s score of 15.26 out of 100 saw it trail Qatar, 11.90, but finish ahead of United Arab Emirates, 15.45 and Georgia, 20.50. In Eastern Asia, Taiwan trumped Hong Kong, 20.91; Japan, 21.67; and South Korea, 27.33.
 
 On the safety index, the country’s score of 84.74 out of 100 placed it behind Qatar, 88.10, but in front of UAE, 84.55 and Georgia, 79.50. In Eastern Asia, Taiwan topped Hong Kong, 79.09; Japan, 78.33; and South Korea, 72.67.
 
 Globally, the bottom four countries are Venezuela, 84.36 and 15.64; Papua New Guinea, 80.04 and 19.96; South Africa, 77.29 and 22.71; and Afghanistan, 76.97 and 23.03.
 
 According to Numbeo, the crime index is an estimation of the overall level of criminal activity in a given country. Scores under 20 are classified as very low; 20 to 40, low; 40 to 60, moderate; 60 to 80, high; and over 80, very high. The safety index is the opposite, with high scores considered very safe.
 
 Another highlight for Taiwan was its No.1 ranking on the Numbeo health care index with a score of 86.42 out of 100. South Korea finished second, 82.26; France third, 80.68; and Japan fourth, 80.23.
 
 Numbeo, established in 2009, is the world’s largest user-contributed database. A total of 133 countries and territories were included in its crime index this year.

Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)