Are you planning a leisure or business trip anywhere in the world in the year 2023? As you probably know, not all countries are equally safe to visit. There are several studies on the risk of a country and it is worth mentioning that there are many factors that contribute to any area being the most dangerous. In some countries it is safe to even choose a solo trip, while in others it is preferable to discover them with a larger group of people.

According to the latest Travel Risk Map, an interactive tool produced by security specialists at International SOS, these are the 10 most dangerous countries in the world. They have been assessed as carrying an ‘extreme travel security risk’.

Afghanistan
Central African Republic
Iraq
Libya
Mali
Somalia
South Sudan
Syria
Ukraine
Yemen

The map is configured with the following criteria:

The current threat posed by travelers to political violence (including terrorism and insurgency),

Social unrest (including religious, community and ethnic violence)

Violent and petty bourgeois crimes

Only a few countries manage not to have yellow or red on the map (colors that symbolize danger). In Europe, only Luxembourg, Denmark, Slovenia, Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Greenland are at the lowest level.

SAFEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

At the other end of the spectrum, the following 18 countries have been assessed as carrying an ‘insignificant travel security risk’ to travelers and therefore the safest countries to visit.

Andorra
Cape Verde
Denmark
Finland
Greenland
Iceland
Kiribati
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Norway
San Marino
Seychelles
Slovenia
Switzerland
Turks & Caicos Islands
Tuvalu