What ranking is Ukraine in the safest countries

1. Why the Global Peace Index puts Ukraine at the bottom: conflict, deaths and militarisation

The Institute for Economics & Peace’s Global Peace Index, which scores 163 countries on 23 indicators including ongoing conflict, militarisation and violence, lists Ukraine as one of the countries with the largest deterioration in peacefulness after Russia’s full‑scale invasion—positioning Ukraine among the lowest ranked nations on that index ^{[1] [2]}. Vision of Humanity’s reporting and summaries of the 2025/2026 GPI show that the wars in Ukraine and Gaza drove a global drop in peace and that Ukraine accounted for a very large share of conflict deaths (Ukraine recorded roughly 83,000 conflict deaths in the period cited), which is precisely the kind of data that pushes a country to the bottom of GPI rankings ^[2].

2. Other safety rankings tell different stories depending on method and intent

Travel and insurance industry lists, crowd‑sourced crime indices and lifestyle rankings use very different inputs—surveys, tourist perceptions, petty crime reports, health metrics or proprietary formulas—and many of those either exclude active warzones from their top lists or flag Ukraine as unsafe for travel rather than assigning it a simple global placement ^{[1] [5] [6] [7]}. For example, travel advisories and TravelSafe‑Abroad explicitly recommend avoiding Ukraine “for now” because of war risks, even while individual visitors report that parts of the country felt safe during their stays ^[4].

3. On‑the‑ground nuance: safe pockets vs national security realities

Several travel anecdotes and local reports describe cities or neighborhoods where daily life and nightlife continue and residents move about with ordinary precautions—observations that complicate a single “safe/unsafe” label for the entire country ^[4]. Those lived experiences coexist with the macro‑level reality that national security indicators—front lines, routine shelling, minefields and the massive human toll—dominate composite peace indices and travel advisories, so a traveler or analyst must distinguish between local, momentary safety and national ranking metrics driven by active conflict ^{[2] [4]}.

4. How to read “ranking” responsibly: methodology and agendas matter

Not all “safety” lists are comparable: the GPI measures peace and conflict and explicitly counts battle deaths and militarisation; insurance and tourism lists often weight perceived crime, health systems or visitor experience; crowd‑sourced indices like Numbeo capture everyday crime perceptions ^{[1] [6] [7]}. Media and travel outlets sometimes amplify headline positions—“Ukraine at bottom” makes a clear story—while travel services emphasize practical traveler risk and local variation; both perspectives have value but different agendas and audiences ^{[8] [5]}.

5. Bottom line: how to state Ukraine’s ranking with accuracy and context

Authoritative peace metrics place Ukraine among the lowest ranked countries worldwide—effectively at the bottom of GPI country lists—because the war’s scale, militarisation and casualties drive those scores ^{[1] [2] [3]}. At the same time, travel and experiential reports note local areas where everyday life continues, and other indices that prioritize crime perception or health may treat Ukraine differently or exclude it from “top safe” lists for travelers ^{[4] [7] [5]}. This means the direct answer is: by the leading global peace index (GPI) Ukraine is ranked among the least safe countries (bottom of the GPI list of 163), but that placement reflects war metrics rather than the granular safety of every city or street ^{[1] [2]}.