[Maru]

The 10 safest countries in the world for women
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-1...r-women-2018-1

• New World Wealth consultancy has carried out an analysis on the safest countries in the world for women.
• They claim there is a correlation of 92% between historic wealth growth and the safety levels of women.
• Australia ranked as the safest country in the world for women.
• It was followed by Malta and Iceland, but the UK didn't make the top 10.

Australia is the world's safest country for a woman, according to analysis by consultancy New World Wealth in its 2018 Global Wealth Migration Review.

The report mainly looks at the movement of high net worth individuals (HNWI) across the world.

However, part of that analysis involves reviewing the safest countries for women.

"Woman safety is one of the best ways to gauge a country's long term wealth growth potential, with a correlation of 92% between historic wealth growth and woman safety levels," the report says.

Australia is among the best performing wealth markets in the world. Over ten years, wealth in Australia has grown by 83%.

The 10 safest countries for women in 2017 were:

1. Australia
2. Malta
3. Iceland
4. New Zealand
5. Canada
6. Poland
7. Monaco
8. Israel
9. USA
10. South Korea

The rankings are based on the percentage of each country's female population that has been a victim of a serious crimes over the past year.

"Most of the countries in our top 10 are also popular destinations for migrating HNWIs (high net worth individuals)," says the report. "Also, most of them have experienced strong wealth growth over the past 10-20 years."

The safest countries in each region were:

Europe: Malta, Poland, Monaco, Iceland.
Asia Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Japan, South Korea.
Middle East: Israel, UAE.
Africa: Mauritius, Botswana, Namibia.
Americas: USA, Canada.

"We expect emerging markets with good woman safety levels to be some of the world's top performers in terms of wealth growth over the next 10 years," says the report.

"For instance, countries such as Mauritius and Sri Lanka (which have good levels of woman safety) are both expected to perform very well (in terms of wealth growth) going forward."

Most of the countries in our top 10 are also popular destinations for migrating high net worth individuals.

The least safe countries in the world for woman in 2017 include Somalia, Sudan, Iraq and Syria.

[user104658]

This report seems all but meaningless without a definition of what they mean by "safe" / "safety"? I mean... that's pretty important. I would imagine the actual full report itself does define exactly what is being measured to calculate "safety level" but I can't help but feel like essay on it in the link provided would "fail the assignment" because they haven't defined the linchpin term .

The UK not even being on the list though... ...

Youtube video

[Livia]

I'm guessing safe means not being beaten up by your partner, mercy-killed by your family, sexually assaulted, taken abroad for FGM, fiddled with when you're a little girl, raped... you know, all that stuff. And I have to say that I'm not really surprised the UK isn't in the top 10.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'm guessing safe means not being beaten up by your partner, mercy-killed by your family, sexually assaulted, taken abroad for FGM, fiddled with when you're a little girl, raped... you know, all that stuff. And I have to say that I'm not really surprised the UK isn't in the top 10.

Well yes, but which and to what level? e.g. is it just killings, is it sexual assault, is it all violent assault, does it include non-violent harassment... etc.

I'm not really surprised that the UK isn't on the list, either, for multiple reasons. To be totally honest - and I really don't want this to come across as "victim blaming" because I'm not excusing anything, just stating something fairly obvious - Britains "binge drinking" culture pretty much ensures that the UK will never be on the list of safest places. Outside of domestic incidents, which I assume are at the top of the list in all countries, it's a simple fact that people are at some risk when heavily intoxicated or around heavily intoxicated people. It's rare to go on a weekend night out in a city and NOT see an assault of some nature involving alcohol.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Well yes, but which and to what level? e.g. is it just killings, is it sexual assault, is it all violent assault, does it include non-violent harassment... etc.

I'm not really surprised that the UK isn't on the list, either, for multiple reasons. To be totally honest - and I really don't want this to come across as "victim blaming" because I'm not excusing anything, just stating something fairly obvious - Britains "binge drinking" culture pretty much ensures that the UK will never be on the list of safest places. Outside of domestic incidents, which I assume are at the top of the list in all countries, it's a simple fact that people are at some risk when heavily intoxicated or around heavily intoxicated people. It's rare to go on a weekend night out in a city and NOT see an assault of some nature involving alcohol.

Whilst I agree with your points, I'd like to point out that Australia topped the list and does have a binge drink culture, maybe not as much as the UK or Ireland but it still does

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Well yes, but which and to what level? e.g. is it just killings, is it sexual assault, is it all violent assault, does it include non-violent harassment... etc.

I'm not really surprised that the UK isn't on the list, either, for multiple reasons. To be totally honest - and I really don't want this to come across as "victim blaming" because I'm not excusing anything, just stating something fairly obvious - Britains "binge drinking" culture pretty much ensures that the UK will never be on the list of safest places. Outside of domestic incidents, which I assume are at the top of the list in all countries, it's a simple fact that people are at some risk when heavily intoxicated or around heavily intoxicated people. It's rare to go on a weekend night out in a city and NOT see an assault of some nature involving alcohol.

I've got to agree with that. And yes, some people will pick up on it as victim blaming... but I'm of the opinion that you have to take responsibility for your own safety. Men and women... be responsible for your own body. That doesn't mean that I think women who are drunk and are assaulted deserve it, but that the world is populated with human beings, all flawed... and you have to protect yourself against the really flawed ones.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Whilst I agree with your points, I'd like to point out that Australia topped the list and does have a binge drink culture, maybe not as much as the UK or Ireland but it still does

I don't know, Australia does have it's drinking (and drinking to excess) issues but it's not the same as the UK bar / clubbing scene by quite a long way. I'd even say that the "drinking scene" in England is more aggressive in general than Ireland and even Scotland... and that's not saying it's safe here; I've seen countless fights in Glasgow and two stabbings on nights out . But I lived in England for 3 years in my early 20's and the nights out there genuinely often had this sort of underlying "tension" or aggression. It quite often felt like there were multiple people looking for an excuse to start something. Maybe that's specific to where I was living, I don't know... but yeah... the "Geordie Shore" sort of culture is very real on the drinking scene in a lot of towns.

[Maru]

It's pretty fresh so there's not a whole lot of information available yet. It seems there's connection with safety factors and income migration, and my assumption is they are analyzing the safety being lower as being one reason for high income to be leaving that area. So it may be more of a prosperity analysis/"forecast" than a "safety" study.

This is last year's... https://lif.blob.core.windows.net/li...f.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Other articles on it...

World’s Richest are Leaving the U.K. in Droves
https://www.barrons.com/articles/wor...ves-1516657779
Why the wealthy are leaving London
https://www.fin24.com/Economy/why-th...eport-20180122

Australia attracts more high net worth individuals than any other country: analysis
http://www.ibtimes.com.au/australia-...alysis-1564212

New World Wealth’s 2018 Global Wealth Migration Review suggests that the country’s location is a good base for business in budding Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong and China. The reports states that the nation’s “superior growth” over the past ten years has had an impact on business opportunities and confidence.

Huge companies from Asia, America and Europe set up offices in Australia. This translates to more job opportunities.

Another thing that makes the country so appealing could be safety, particularly for women. Australia was hailed as the safest country in the world for a woman.

Also this is an interesting report as well:

Prosperity Index:
https://lif.blob.core.windows.net/li...f.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Among the top 10 countries, Canada and Australia have relatively low population densities when compared to the other countries on the list.

The report says a lower population density means less dependence on other countries for trade and resources, less competition for land and resources within country, less waste and pollution, and allows for more wild spaces which improves quality of life for locals.

The SimCity approach to women's prosperity (Plant more treeees!) I think it's time to reboot and recreate Marutown

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I don't know, Australia does have it's drinking (and drinking to excess) issues but it's not the same as the UK bar / clubbing scene by quite a long way. I'd even say that the "drinking scene" in England is more aggressive in general than Ireland and even Scotland... and that's not saying it's safe here; I've seen countless fights in Glasgow and two stabbings on nights out . But I lived in England for 3 years in my early 20's and the nights out there genuinely often had this sort of underlying "tension" or aggression. It quite often felt like there were multiple people looking for an excuse to start something. Maybe that's specific to where I was living, I don't know... but yeah... the "Geordie Shore" sort of culture is very real on the drinking scene in a lot of towns.

I agree with you about England, I was surprised actually when i worked there years ago (in a bar) that so many "professional" people came in drinking on their lunch breaks from work and not just one drink either, 3 or 4 glasses of wine or pints and then back in again after work. Ireland had the reputation of being alcoholics but I'd never seen that kind of thing happen here very much, people do go to bars here for food at lunchtimes but generally speaking people drink water or coffee etc. Most pubs here just have trays of water on the counter at lunchtime for people to take with their food

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Maru

The 10 safest countries in the world for women
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-1...r-women-2018-1

• New World Wealth consultancy has carried out an analysis on the safest countries in the world for women.
• They claim there is a correlation of 92% between historic wealth growth and the safety levels of women.
• Australia ranked as the safest country in the world for women.
• It was followed by Malta and Iceland, but the UK didn't make the top 10.

Australia is the world's safest country for a woman, according to analysis by consultancy New World Wealth in its 2018 Global Wealth Migration Review.

The report mainly looks at the movement of high net worth individuals (HNWI) across the world.

However, part of that analysis involves reviewing the safest countries for women.

"Woman safety is one of the best ways to gauge a country's long term wealth growth potential, with a correlation of 92% between historic wealth growth and woman safety levels," the report says.

Australia is among the best performing wealth markets in the world. Over ten years, wealth in Australia has grown by 83%.



The rankings are based on the percentage of each country's female population that has been a victim of a serious crimes over the past year.

"Most of the countries in our top 10 are also popular destinations for migrating HNWIs (high net worth individuals)," says the report. "Also, most of them have experienced strong wealth growth over the past 10-20 years."



"We expect emerging markets with good woman safety levels to be some of the world's top performers in terms of wealth growth over the next 10 years," says the report.

"For instance, countries such as Mauritius and Sri Lanka (which have good levels of woman safety) are both expected to perform very well (in terms of wealth growth) going forward."

Most of the countries in our top 10 are also popular destinations for migrating high net worth individuals.

The least safe countries in the world for woman in 2017 include Somalia, Sudan, Iraq and Syria.

I'm off to Australia soon - so pretty pleased to hear that, although I was pretty confident of that already. Lovely country.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Australia?



Its not the bloody humans you need to worry about there FFS

[Alf]

You can't expect us to be in the top 10 when the authorities turn a bilnd eye to 1,400 girls being raped in one town.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Australia?



Its not the bloody humans you need to worry about there FFS

Apparently, once you know what you're doing the risk from wildlife is very low. But yeah. Spiders that can legitimately kill you would put me off living in Australia tbf . I can barely handle the harmless ones .

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Apparently, once you know what you're doing the risk from wildlife is very low. But yeah. Spiders that can legitimately kill you would put me off living in Australia tbf . I can barely handle the harmless ones .

i remember walking down a city bloody street in Sydney and there was a row of old houses and the gardens (right near the path) with chock a block full of funnel web spiders

The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus) is a species of venomous mygalomorph spider native to eastern Australia, usually found within a 100 km (62 mi) radius of Sydney. It is a member of a group of spiders known as Australian funnel-web spiders. Its bite is capable of causing serious injury or death in humans if left untreated. Distribution is centred on Sydney



Current guidelines for antivenom recommend two vials, or four vials if symptoms of envenomation are severe. Patients are assessed every fifteen minutes, with further vials recommended if symptoms do not resolve. The most vials used to treat a bite is 12. The patient was a 10-year-old boy who was bitten in February 2017 by a male funnel-web spider hiding in a shoe

[Gstar]

^^ Why did I read all of that

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Alf

You can't expect us to be in the top 10 when the authorities turn a bilnd eye to 1,400 girls being raped in one town.

Good point.

[Maru]

I honestly have no clue how safe UK is or isn't. The UK has a good image here... you are our more civil half according to some

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Maru

I honestly have no clue how safe UK is or isn't. The UK has a good image here... you are our more civil half according to some

The image that most of America has of the UK is basically limited to either vibrant London, or small idyllic countryside villages. I mean... both do exist but... it's really the tip of a big, dirty, vomit smeared binge-drinking iceberg.

[Denver]

Shocked thought Pakistan would be #1

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The image that most of America has of the UK is basically limited to either vibrant London, or small idyllic countryside villages. I mean... both do exist but... it's really the tip of a big, dirty, vomit smeared binge-drinking iceberg.

*pours another cup of tea and pulls my pashmina tightly*

I don't know what you're talking about.

[Kizzy]

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...shipped-abroad

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The image that most of America has of the UK is basically limited to either vibrant London, or small idyllic countryside villages. I mean... both do exist but... it's really the tip of a big, dirty, vomit smeared binge-drinking iceberg.

Blimey... You're talking about a place I don't recognise.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

https://www.theguardian.com/society/...shipped-abroad

What has this got to do with this thread?

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

What has this got to do with this thread?

Well seeing as you ask with all the concern of a bulldozer as per I'll answer, even though you have quite specifically asked me NOT to quote you recently.

The reason is thus,personally I find it hard to believe that a developed country party to the treatment of children over such a protracted time frame could then be given the title of a 'safe place'... for anyone.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Well seeing as you ask with all the concern of a bulldozer as per I'll answer, even though you have quite specifically asked me NOT to quote you recently.

The reason is thus,personally I find it hard to believe that a developed country party to the treatment of children over such a protracted time frame could then be given the title of a 'safe place'... for anyone.

Your link covers something that happened between 1920 and 1970s. I can't imagine how anyone would try to justify something as awful as that.... but I still don't see how it applies to the list in the OP.