How safe is Asia for tourists? It depends on what you’re measuring: Travel Weekly Asia

Another day, another survey, this one relating to safe travel in Asia.

Asian Geographical, a luxury tour company running trips across the continent, assessed 28 countries in Asia that attract the most tourists.

Instead of measuring the usual safety aspects applying to tourists – such as the chance of being pickpocketed, short-changed or scammed – researchers measured each country against four key risk factors affecting travellers’ safety – the number of road accidents, natural disaster deaths, murder rates, and prisoners per 100,000 population.

No surprise, Asian Geographical found Japan is the safest country to visit in Asia, averaging a low rate of deaths from disasters, homicides and road injuries.

Oman, Qatar, and Singapore are the next safest Asian countries for visitors.

Making up the 10 safest destinations are China, Maldives, UAE, Sri Lanka, Brunei and South Korea.

Mongolia, according to the survey, ranks bottom as the most dangerous Asian country, with one of the worst homicide rates (4.93 per 100,000 population).