Risk Map for 2019
War torn Syria along with Libya, Afghanistan, Somalia and Nigeria are among the world’s most dangerous countries, a new map designed for travellers has revealed.
The Travel Risk Map for 2019 also highlights the worst and best places in the world when it comes to driving and health.
It shows the danger level in each country and territory based on the current threat posed to travellers by political violence (including terrorism, insurgency, politically motivated unrest and war), social unrest (including sectarian, communal and ethnic violence) and violent and petty crime.
Factors such as the country’s transport infrastructure, the state of industrial relations, the effectiveness of the security and emergency services and the country’s susceptibility to natural disasters are also taken into consideration.
The map lists five categories of risk: insignificant, low, medium, high and extreme.
It shows that Finland, Norway, Denmark, Greenland, Switzerland, Slovenia and Iceland have been labelled the safest places in the world, with an “insignificant” risk.
Whereas countries that have been classified in the “extreme travel risk” category include parts of Libya, Central African Republic, Ukraine, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Countries with a “high travel risk” included parts of Mexico, Nigeria, India and the Middle East, as well as Venezuela and central Africa.
The majority of European countries are deemed low risk, including the UK; as are Iran, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Uzbekistan in the Middle East.
Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand are all low risk too.
The roads of Africa, including South Africa, are nearly all in the “very high” risk category when it comes to road safety.
So too are those in the popular holiday destination of Thailand as well as countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and Kazakhstan.
Driving in Russia, India, China and Brazil poses a “high” risk while there is “moderate” risk in the United States. UK Sun
