Based on a Global Peace Index score (with the higher the number being less safe) in 2022, the World Population Review lists the 20 most dangerous countries to visit in the world to be:
- Afghanistan — 3.554
- Yemen — 3.394
- Syria — 3.356
- Russia — 3.275
- South Sudan — 3.184
- DR Congo — 3.166
- Iraq — 3.157
- Somalia — 3.125
- Central African Republic — 3.021
- Sudan — 3.007
- Ukraine — 2.971
- North Korea — 2.942
- Libya — 2.930
- Mali — 2.911
- Ethiopia — 2.806
- Venezuela — 2.798
- Pakistan — 2.789
- Burkina Faso — 2.786
- Turkey — 2.785
- Colombia — 2.729
Many of these countries are on the U.S. State Department’s list of the top 19 countries that are considered to be unsafe for Americans to travel to at this time (Balevic, 2023). However, the U.S. State Department’s list of the top 19 most unsafe countries also includes Haiti, Ukraine, Iran, Burma (Myanmar), and Belarus.
See the references below for more information.
References
- Balevic, K. (2023, April 8). Here are the top 19 countries that the US State Department says aren’t safe for American citizens to travel to. Yahoo! News. Retrieved April 9, 2023, from https://www.yahoo.com/news/top-19-countries-arent-safe-192418944.html
- Most Dangerous Countries in the World 2023. World Population Review. (2023). Retrieved April 9, 2023, from https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/most-dangerous-countries
- Travel advisories – United States Department of State. U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories. (2023). Retrieved April 9, 2023, from https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/Travel
Source is updated periodically.
