Countries the U.S. Government says are not safe

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:

  1. Afghanistan — 3.554
  2. Yemen — 3.394
  3. Syria — 3.356
  4. Russia — 3.275
  5. South Sudan — 3.184
  6. DR Congo — 3.166
  7. Iraq — 3.157
  8. Somalia — 3.125
  9. Central African Republic — 3.021
  10. Sudan — 3.007
  11. Ukraine — 2.971
  12. North Korea — 2.942
  13. Libya — 2.930
  14. Mali — 2.911
  15. Ethiopia — 2.806
  16. Venezuela — 2.798
  17. Pakistan — 2.789
  18. Burkina Faso — 2.786
  19. Turkey — 2.785
  20. 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.


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About Mary Kelly

Mary Kelly is a retired community college professor, a licensed real estate broker in the states of Florida and Georgia, and a writer. She has three masters' degrees and is an avid reader - mostly of non-fiction. Her areas of study and experience are in business, computer science, and education. She currently resides in Waycross, Georgia, and her home is truly furnished for the comfort and convenience of her dogs. She loves the outdoors and loves walking in parks along lakes and on beaches. And she is somewhat of a minimalist and doesn't value having a lot of possessions.
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