Two cities can finish on the same score for completely different reasons. This puts the seven published sub-scores side by side so you can see which one actually drives the gap — and keeps the government-advisory premium in its own row rather than blending it into the total.
France · Europe
Paris
3.9
joint 28th of 50 · base 3.9
Spain · Europe
Barcelona
3.9
joint 28th of 50 · base 3.9
Paris and Barcelona finish on exactly the same total (3.9), so the headline number tells you nothing. The difference is underneath: crime separates them by 1 point.
Criterion
Paris
Barcelona
Weight
Crime
5
6
0.25
Scams
6
5
0.2
Political
4
3
0.15
Health
2
2
0.15
Traffic
3
3
0.1
Disaster
1
1
0.1
Tourist police
3
4
0.05
Base score
3.9
3.9
Advisory adjustment
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Total
3.9
3.9
What drives the difference
Ranked by how much each gap moves the total, since the criteria are not weighted equally: crime (Paris better by 1), then scams (Barcelona better by 1), then political (Barcelona better by 1).
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TripGuards City Safety Index, Edition 2026.1 · Data frozen 2026-07-23 · Advisories last verified 2026-08-22 · Free to cite with attribution (CC BY 4.0) · full index and CSV