Ireland ranks ahead of UK and US in list of safest countries in the world for Covid-19

IRELAND HAS been named among the top 40 safest countries in the world when it comes to Covid-19. 

That’s according to new a report from Deep Knowledge Group, a consortium of commercial and non-profit organisations, which found Ireland ranked as the 38th safest nations on the planet for coronavirus. 

Switzerland topped the list, just ahead of Germany with Israel, Singapore and Japan completing the top five. 

The Republic ranked significantly higher than the United Kingdom, which was down in 68th while the US was also further down on the list at 58th. 

It comes as case numbers continue to drop in Ireland, with Leo Varadkar announcing plans to speed up plans for a lifting of lockdown restrictions from next week. 

According to the report, the highest-risk regions lie in South America and Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Several Middle Eastern countries and Asia Pacific nations also ranked poorly on the countdown. 

The study said: "Switzerland and Germany achieve the #1 and #2 positions in this new special case study specifically because of their economy’s resilience, and due to the careful ways in which they are attempting to relax lockdown and economic freezing mandates in a fact and science-based manner, without sacrificing public health and safety." 

The top 100 countries by Covid-19 safety, according to the Deep Knowledge Group reads as follows: 

1. Switzerland 
2. Germany 
3. Israel 
4. Singapore 
5. Japan 
6. Austria 
7. China 
8. Australia 
9. New Zealand 
10. South Korea1 
11. United Arab Emirates 
12. Canada 
13. Hong Kong 
14. Norway 
15. Denmark 
16. Taiwan 
17. Saudi Arabia 
18. Hungary 
19. Netherlands 
20. Vietnam 
21. Kuwait 
22. Iceland 
23. Bahrain 
24. Finland 
25. Luxembourg 
26. Qatar 
27. Liechtenstein 
28. Poland 
29. Lithuania 
30. Malaysia 
31. Latvia 
32. Slovenia 
33. Oman 
34. Greece 
35. Estonia 
36. Croatia 
37. Turkey 
38. Ireland 
39. Georgia 
40. Cyprus 
41. Chile 
42. Montenegro 
43. Czech Republic 
44. Malta 
45. Spain 
46. Portugal 
47. Thailand 
48. Bulgaria 
49. Greenland 
50. Mexico 
51. Uruguay 
52. Vatican City 
53. Italy 
54. Serbia 
55. Philippines 
56. India 
57. Romania 
58. USA 
59. Slovak Republic 
60. France 
61. Russia 
62. Argentina 
63. Belarus 
64. Monaco 
65. Sweden 
66. Ukraine 
67. Gibraltar 
68. United Kingdom 
69. South Africa 
70. San Marino 
71. Kazakhstan 
72. Bosnia and Herzegovina 
73. Iran 
74. Ecuador 
75. Azerbaijan 
76. Mongolia 
77. Lebanon 
78. Belgium 
79. Andorra 
80. Cayman Islands 
81. Armenia 
82. Moldova 
83. Myanmar 
84. Bangladesh 
85. Sri Lanka 
86. Egypt 
87. Tunisia 
88. Albania 
89. Jordan 
90. Panama 
91. Brazil 
92. Morocco 
93. Algeria 
94. Honduras 
95. Paraguay 
96. Peru 
97. Indonesia 
98. Cambodia 
99. Laos 
100. Bahamas