Destination Safety Score Calculator
Re-rank 50 destinations by weighting the sub-variables that matter most for your trip: theft, harassment, night safety, and scam risk. Default weights are equal; slide what you care about up to surface destinations that score better on that dimension. This re-weights the v1.0 sub-scores — it is not a live recomputation. Per spec D7.3, it is the engine behind SafeTravelGal's ranking pages.
By SafeTravelGal Data Team · First published 2026-05-30 · Last updated 2026-10-08
About the underlying data: Sub-scores are fixed estimates in dataset v1.0, drafted with AI assistance in May 2026. We cannot point to a source for each number, and no named person has signed them off. Advisory levels and FCDO summaries on the linked country pages come from US State Dept, UK FCDO, and CDC, checked on a schedule of every 6 hours. v1.1 will replace the v1.0 composite estimate with a live recomputation when input feeds update — see the methodology.
About the dataset: SafeTravelGal Solo Female Safety Index v1.0
Safety scores and risk sub-scores for solo female travelers across 50 countries (dataset v1.0). The US State Dept and UK FCDO advisory fields and CDC health notices are checked separately, on a schedule of every 6 hours.
Version v1.0. Frozen 2026-05-13. Covers 2026. Coverage: Worldwide (50 countries).
What it measures
- US State Department advisory level (live)
- UK FCDO travel advice update note (live)
- AU DFAT advisory level (dataset v1.0, captured 2026-05-26; not live)
- CDC travel health notice (live, supplemental)
- Global Peace Index score and rank (annual)
- Equaldex LGBTQ+ legal status
- Theft sub-score (v1.0 estimate)
- Harassment sub-score (v1.0 estimate)
- Scam risk (v1.0 estimate)
- Night safety (v1.0 estimate)
- Emergency service numbers (dataset v1.0)
- Composite overall safety score (v1.0 estimate)
Re-weight the sub-scores
The default ranking equally weights theft, harassment, night safety, and scam risk. Slide a weight up to bias the ranking toward what you care about most.
From v1.0 theftScore (1-10)
From v1.0 harassmentScore (1-10)
From v1.0 nightSafety category
From v1.0 scamRisk category
Ranking (25 countries)
- #16.0Italy
Europe · Advisory L2
T 6H 5N lowS medium - #25.8United Kingdom
Europe · Advisory L2
T 4H 3N lowS low - #35.5Australia
Oceania · Advisory L1
T 3H 3N lowS low - #45.5Netherlands
Europe · Advisory L2
T 4H 2N lowS low - #55.5Portugal
Europe · Advisory L1
T 4H 2N lowS low - #65.5South Africa
Africa · Advisory L2
T 9H 6N highS medium - #75.5South Korea
East Asia · Advisory L1
T 2H 4N lowS low - #85.3Croatia
Europe · Advisory L1
T 3H 2N lowS low - #95.3Germany
Europe · Advisory L2
T 3H 2N lowS low - #105.3Ireland
Europe · Advisory L1
T 3H 2N lowS low - #115.3Peru
South America · Advisory L2
T 6H 5N mediumS medium - #125.3Spain
Europe · Advisory L2
T 5H 3N lowS medium - #135.0Argentina
South America · Advisory L1
T 6H 4N mediumS medium - #145.0Brazil
South America · Advisory L2
T 8H 5N highS medium - #155.0Canada
North America · Advisory L1
T 2H 2N lowS low - #165.0Czech Republic
Europe · Advisory L1
T 5H 2N lowS medium - #175.0France
Europe · Advisory L2
T 5H 5N mediumS medium - #185.0Greece
Europe · Advisory L1
T 4H 3N lowS medium - #195.0Indonesia
Southeast Asia · Advisory L2
T 5H 5N mediumS medium - #205.0Israel
Middle East · Advisory L3
T 3H 4N mediumS low - #215.0Japan
East Asia · Advisory L1
T 2H 2N lowS low - #225.0Mexico
North America · Advisory L2
T 7H 6N highS medium - #235.0New Zealand
Oceania · Advisory L1
T 2H 2N lowS low - #245.0Philippines
Southeast Asia · Advisory L2
T 6H 4N mediumS medium - #255.0Sweden
Europe · Advisory L2
T 2H 2N lowS low
How scores are produced
Each country's sub-scores are fixed estimates in dataset v1.0, drafted with AI assistance in May 2026 and not signed off by a named person. The calculator above re-weights those sub-scores — it does not introduce new data. For the full breakdown including what's ingested live vs consulted at freeze, see the methodology page.
FAQ
How does the safety score calculator work?
The calculator re-ranks the 50 destinations in our v1.0 dataset based on weights you choose for four sub-variables: theft, harassment, night safety, and scam risk. Default weights are equal (1× each). Move a slider up to bias the ranking toward what matters most for your trip — bumping harassment to 3× will surface destinations with lower harassment sub-scores ahead of those with worse theft scores, for example.
Where do the sub-scores come from?
The theft and harassment sub-scores are 1-10 whole numbers in our v1.0 dataset, fixed in May 2026 and drafted with AI assistance. We cannot point to a source for each number, and no named person has signed them off. Night-safety and scam-risk are categorical (low/medium/high) ratings from the same dataset. The composite formula published on the methodology page (v1.1) weights four sources at 25% each: US State Dept advisory level, UK FCDO advisory severity, AU DFAT advisory level, and Global Peace Index rank.
Is this a 'live' safety score?
The advisory level shown on each country page is taken from US State Dept and UK FCDO records that are scheduled to be refreshed every 6 hours; each guide shows when it was last checked. The composite safety score this calculator produces is a re-weighting of the v1.0 sub-scores — it is not a live recomputation from feed data. v1.1 introduces the live recomputation. The methodology page explains the distinction.
How is this different from the Solo Female Travelers Club Safety Index?
The Solo Female Travelers Club index averages seven variables: three from public sources (the US and UK travel advisories and the Global Peace Index) and four from reports by solo female travelers (theft, scams, harassment and attitudes towards women). This calculator works on a 0-10 composite from the v1.0 dataset with four user-tunable sub-variables, and links every per-country score back to a country guide showing per-source last-fetched timestamps. Both tools serve readers; this one is built around transparency about what's live and what's data-verified.
What this tool does NOT do
It does not give safety advice tailored to your medical, financial, or trip-specific situation. It does not replace your government's current travel advisory — those are linked from each country page and should always be your last check before booking. It does not consider real-time event risk (active conflict, natural disaster, disease outbreak beyond CDC notices) that hasn't yet propagated into the v1.0 dataset. And it does not certify any destination as 'safe' — composite scores are planning inputs, not guarantees.