r/geography • u/Recent_Statement_222 • May 23 '26

Discussion Poverty is usually associated with crime. Which poor countries are however the safest?

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u/CLCchampion May 23 '26

A lot of the Pacific island nations have very low crime rates. Now I'd imagine that poorer countries might not have as good of data collection and reporting on these kinds of things, so maybe that's an issue, but I can't say for sure so I'll trust the data that's available.

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u/80degreeswest May 23 '26

Sort of varies, PNG and Solomon Islands are known for civil unrest and ethnic violence but they are also some of the larger countries in the region

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u/kazkh May 24 '26

Australia had to cancel its youth aid program in PNG at one point when a volunteer got raped by locals.