Canada Takes Top Spot in Global Travel Safety Index With 82.47 Score
Canada secured the top position in Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection’s 2027 World’s Safest Places ranking published on Oct. 28, 2026. International travellers and destination planners saw Canada jump four spots from its 2026 position, surpassing the Netherlands, Australia, Austria, and Iceland to head the global safety list.
Diversity Scores and Urban Rankings Drive Top Placement
Canada earned an overall safety score of 82.47 out of 100, leading the index ahead of New Zealand at 81.31 and Australia at 80.82. Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection assigned Canada first place specifically for the safety of women, LGBTQIA+ travellers, and people of colour, while placing the country second globally in health measures, safety from violent crime, and safety from terrorism. Montreal also captured the top spot in the companion safest cities index with a score of 82.18, rising from 16th place the previous year.
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The 2027 ranking combines a survey of American travellers who visited the destinations within the last five years alongside metrics from the Global Peace Index, the Global Terrorism Index, the Equaldex Equality Index, GeoSure Global, Numbeo, and the World Health Organization.
Canada remains one of eight nations listed in Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection’s Safe Travel Hall of Fame, a designation reserved for countries maintaining an average top-10 position since the annual survey launched in 2018.
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