Madinah and Dubai top the list of cities for women in terms of safety, work, and equality.
InsureMyTrip, one of the leading online travel insurance comparison platforms, ranked 65 cities in terms of cost, safety, gender equality, and tourism.
Saudi city, of Madinah, is declared the safest destination in the world, which secured a 9.29 out of 10 for public safety and a 9.3 out of 10 for “no concern about attacks based on gender”. Similarly, it also has a rating of 82.75 for feeling safe while walking at night alone.
As far as Dubai is concerned, it has topped the charts for being the safest city in the world for solo female travelers, scoring 10 out of 10 for “feeling safe walking at night alone”. He scored an 8.95 for general safety.
Dubai beat New York for best tourism experience, scoring 9.78 points in the “quality of things to do” category and 5 out of 5 points for TikTok’s popularity.
According to InsureMyTrip, Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, jumped from 60th place in 2022 to 24th place in 2023 in terms of security.
Here are the top ten cities for solo female travelers:
Rank City Country
1 Dubai UAE
2 Madrid Spain
3 Chiang Mai Thailand
4 Antalya Turkey
5 Munich Germany
6 Barcelona Spain
7 Madinah Saudi Arabia
8 Prague Czech Republic
9 Krakow Poland
10 Lisbon Portugal
Here are the top ten safest cities overall
Rank City Country
1 Madinah Saudi Arabia
2 Chiang Mai Thailand
3 Dubai UAE
4 Macao China
5 Heraklion Greece
6 Kyoto Japan
7 Hong Kong China
8 Munich Germany
9 Prague Czech Republic
10 Amsterdam Netherlands
The least safe cities on InsureMyTrip’s list were Johannesburg, South Africa with an overall safety score of 0.55 out of 10, and Kuala Lumpur with an overall safety score of 3.36 out of 10.
