Ranking: Most Dangerous Countries in the World 2022

Ranking: Most Dangerous Countries in the World 2022

The world's most dangerous countries to visit in 2022 have been revealed in the latest Travel Risk Map

The most dangerous countries to visit in 2022 are Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, according to the latest Travel Risk Map, an interactive tool created by security specialists at International SOS.

The map is used to predict the safest and, conversely, the least safe countries in the world to visit, and includes a total of four layers covering the country's security risk, medical risk and the impact of Covid-19 on travel and domestic operations.

For the map's security level, countries are indexed by their travel security risk assessment, which uses five risk definitions: insignificant, low, medium, high and extreme.

International SOS uses a range of criteria to assess how conditions in the country may affect the safety of visitors.

These include threats to travelers from political violence (including terrorism, insurgency, politically motivated unrest and war), social unrest (including sectarian, communal and ethnic violence), and violent and petty crime.

Other factors assessed include the transport infrastructure, the performance of security and rescue services and the risk of natural disasters. It is also possible to use the map to assess medical risks and road safety standards around the world.

There are currently nine countries where there is an extreme travel security risk

MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

These are the 10 most dangerous countries in the world according to International SOS. They have been classified as an “extreme travel security risk.”

• Afghanistan
• Zentralafrikanische Republik
• Irak
• Libyen
• Mali
• Somalia
• Südsudan
• Syrien
• Ukraine
• Jemen

Another four countries include regions (known as security risk zones) that have been classified as “extreme travel security risks”. This includes Ukraine, where insurgent groups have occupied regions in the industrialized east since 2014 and which is currently threatened by a Russian invasion.

• DR Kongo
• Ägypten
• Nigeria
• Pakistan

"Government control and law and order may be minimal or non-existent in large areas. Serious threat of violent attacks by armed groups on travelers and international assignees. Government and transport services are barely functional. Large parts of the country are inaccessible to foreigners."

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SAFEEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

At the other end of the spectrum, the following 18 countries have been deemed to pose a “negligible travel security risk” to travelers and are therefore the safest countries to visit.

Digital Signal/ShutterstockThe Principality of Andorra is one of the safest countries in the world

• Andorra
• Kap Verde
• Dänemark
• Finnland
• Grönland
• Island
• Kiribati
• Liechtenstein
• Luxemburg
• Marshallinseln
• Nauru
• Norwegen
• San Marino
• Seychellen
• Slowenien
• Schweiz
• Turks- und Caicosinseln
• Tuvalu

"The violent crime rate is very low. There is no significant political violence or civil unrest and little sectarian, communal, racist or targeted violence against foreigners. Security and emergency services are effective and the infrastructure is solid. Transport services are of a high standard with good safety records and only occasional travel disruptions. Labor disputes affecting essential services are rare."

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Most countries in Europe, as well as the US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, have been classified as having a “low travel security risk”. Ukraine is the only European country classified as a “high” or “extreme” security risk.

Many countries in Asia and the Middle East, including Jordan, Oman, Singapore, Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei, are considered “low risk”.

The most dangerous countries in Asia are Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as Syria, Iraq and Yemen in the Middle East.

The most dangerous countries in Africa are the Central African Republic, Libya, Mali, Somalia and South Sudan. In America, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras and Venezuela are considered “high security risks.”

Some countries fall into more than one category, where certain regions within a country present different security risks.

EXTREME (14)AfghanistanCentral African RepublicDR Congo (SRZ)Egypt (SRZ)IraqLibyaMaliNigeria (SRZ)Pakistan (SRZ)SomaliaSouth SudanSyriaUkraineYemen

HIGH (14)Burkina FasoChadDR CongoEgyptEthiopiaEl SalvadorHaitiHondurasMauritaniaNigeriaPakistanPapua New GuineaUkraineVenezuela

MEDIUM (68)AlgeriaAngolaBahrainBangladeshBelizeBoliviaBrazilBurundiCambodiaCameroonColombiaComorosCongoCosta RicaDjiboutiDominican RepublicEast TimorEritreaFijiGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaIndiaIndiaIndonesiaIranIsraelIvory CoastJamaicaKazakhstanKenyaKorea, NorthKosovoKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMexicoMongoliaMozambiqueMyanmarNepalNicaraguaNigerPalestinian TerritoriesPeruPhilippinesRussiaSaudi ArabiaSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSri LankaSudanSwaziland (Eswatini)TajikistanTanzaniaTogoTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineZimbabwe

LOW (91)AlbaniaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBeninBhutanBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBruneiBulgariaCanadaChileChinaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDominicaEcuadorEquatorial GuineaEstoniaFranceGabonThe GambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaHungaryIrelandItalyJapanJordanKorea, SouthKuwaitLatviaLithuaniaMacedoniaMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMauritiusMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoNamibiaNetherlandsNew ZealandOmanPanamaPalauParaguayPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts & NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSerbiaSingaporeSlovakiaSpainSurinameSwedenTaiwanThailandTongaUAEUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVietnamZambia

INSIGNIFICANT (17)AndorraCape VerdeDenmarkFinlandGreenlandIcelandKiribatiLiechtensteinLuxembourgMarshall IslandsNauruNorwaySan MarinoSeychellesSloveniaSwitzerlandTurks & CaicosTuvalu

International SOS's full interactive map can be accessed here.

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