Saudi Arabia ranked ‘safest among G20 nations’ according to two global reports

Saudi Arabia has ranked the safest among G20 countries according to two reports on international indicators, outperforming the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

The latest rankings came according to the five security indicators included in the Global Competitiveness Report 2019 and the Sustainable Development Goals Index 2020 (SDG Index 2020).

The SDG Index 2020 ranked the Kingdom first among G20 nations, and ahead of the five permanent UNSC members, in the percentage of population who feel safe walking alone at night.

Saudi Arabia also performed better than China and Canada within the G20, and China and the United States among the five permanent UNSC members.