Low crime rates, high social trust, political stability: Singapore ranked as world's safest country for immigrants
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Singapore has topped another global ranking — this time for being the safest country in the world for immigrants.The ranking, part of online remittance service Remitly's Immigration Index 2026, saw Singapore take first place with a total safety score of 95.Low crime rates, high social trust, political stability: Singapore ranked as world's safest country for immigrants
Singapore has topped another global ranking — this time for being the safest country in the world for immigrants.The ranking, part of online remittance service Remitly's Immigration Index 2026, saw Singapore take first place with a total safety score of 95.4 out of 100, up from fifth place last year.The total safety score comprised a safety index score and a political stability score, both aspects in which Singapore outranked all the other countries evaluated. The report put Singapore's safety index score as 45.4, and a full 50 for political stability. Trailing closely behind were Iceland, Switzerland, Japan and Luxembourg, which took second to fifth place respectively.According to the data collected, Singapore has «consistently low crime rates, strong rule of law and highly effective public institutions». Remitly said that Singapore regularly ranks among the safest globally due to strict enforcement, high social trust and political stability.The Republic was also named as the 5th country with the largest immigrant communities in the world, rising two spots up from 2025. Read more








