Manila has been scored one of the five riskiest cities for tourists, while Singapore was ranked the safest, according to a new study by Forbes Advisor.
Of the total 60 cities ranked, Singapore had the best score, with the second lowest health security risk, infrastructure security risk and digital security risk.
The latter reflects ‘the ability of citizens to freely use the internet without fear of privacy violations, identity theft and online attacks’. The city also had the lowest natural disaster risk amongst the 60 surveyed.
Coming in second safest was Tokyo, Japan, followed by Toronto, Canada.
Also deemed low risk, at number 53, is Osaka, while Seoul came in at 54.
Sydney ranked 57, while Melbourne ranked 52.
The higher ranking indicates a safer city.
Hong Kong came in at number 48, trailing New York (46), Abu Dhabi (45) and Dubai (32).
Bangkok came right in the middle, at number 30, largely due to a strong personal security risk ranking of five.
Kuala Lumpur, despite a better personal security risk rating, was number 29 overall in the ranking.
Ho Chi Minh City ranked number 20, scoring 10th in regards to digital security risks.
In the top 10 riskiest cities, Yangon, Myanmar was ranked 3rd – equally placed for personal security, health security and infrastructure security risks, while ranked 1st for the digital security risk.
Manila, Philippines, came in 5th overall. The capital was ranked 9th overall In both crime risk and infrastructure security risk, while ranked 5th in personal security risk, 7th in health security risk and 12th in digital security risk.
Dhaka, Bangladesh came in 6th, with security threats seen across the board, only slightly better than Manila. Manila’s ranking places it amongst cities such as Caracas, Venezuela (1st), Karachi Pakistan (2nd) and Lagos, Nigeria (4th).
