The list of the most dangerous countries for travel in 2025 is published

A new study has revealed the most dangerous countries to visit in 2025. According to The Independent, the countries are evaluated based on a range of factors, including safety, medical risks, climate change, and citizens’ mental health, providing an overview of potential threats for travelers.

International SOS, a global health and safety services company, assigns risk ratings that reflect the impact of catastrophic events such as conflict, infectious diseases, and extreme weather. Risk levels are assessed on a scale ranging from “low” to “very high” for medical risks and from “mild” to “extreme” for safety risks.

Sally Llewellyn, Global Security Director at International SOS, emphasized that geopolitical tensions significantly influenced this year’s ratings. “No country saw its security risk rating decrease. Geopolitical tensions were the most notable factor, with changes in risk scores for countries like Sudan and Lebanon, where the intensity and spread of conflict now affect more population centers, raising the overall risk rating,” she said.

Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic top the list of the most dangerous countries due to extreme security risks, according to a map compiled by International SOS. Other countries marked as extremely dangerous include Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Ukraine.

Countries with “high” security risks, one level below “extreme,” include Mali, Ethiopia, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Venezuela, Haiti, and Honduras.

The study highlighted regions where security risks escalated during 2024, including conflicts in Sudan, Lebanon, Israel, and Myanmar. High or extreme-risk areas were observed to have expanded in these regions due to ongoing violence.

In contrast, the United Kingdom received a “low” risk rating in all categories except mental health, where around 15 percent of the population reported issues, the second-highest rate globally.

The countries considered the safest in the world from a security risk perspective include Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Morocco, and Vietnam.

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