Analysis: What Countries Are Safe to Travel to in 2018?
Owned by Shaylynn Hayes.
Are you planning a trip abroad? We've collected a list of literally every single country in the world (excluding some debateable ones, of course) and have made our own analysis concluding which countries are the safest to travel to.
How we do it
We've taken into consideration each countries' political stability, approval rates of the nation, the terror threat level index, the crime level index as well as the natural disaster probabilities to form a rate of security-index of our own.
Each country name is followed by ours-declared security index of which is usually a decimal point number average of their scores based on our programming. The score is on five, with 5 being the safest and 0 being the most dangerous. The average 'safe' is 3.94.
Levels of safety
5 - Very Safe, no use of caution is urged for travelers. Basic avoidances occur.
4 - Safe, not much use of caution is urged. Be cautious for certain areas.
3 - Average, some caution is urged in most areas away from tourist hotspots.
2 - Be Cautious, avoid travel if possible though not considered very dangerous.
1 - Dangerous, avoid travel if possible as major caution is necessary to be used.
0 - Avoid, do not travel to these destinations. Can be extremely dangerous.
Safety index, every country
Afghanistan 0.81 Avoid
Albania 2.91 Be Cautious
Algeria 2.63 Be Cautious
Andorra 4.05 Safe
Angola 2.01 Be Cautious
Antigua & Deps 3.12 Average
Argentina 3.98 Average
Armenia 2.69 Be Cautious
Australia 4.82 Safe
Austria 3.76 Average
Azerbaijan 2.11 Be Cautious
Bahamas 2.94 Be Cautious
Bahrain 3.02 Average
Bangladesh 1.33 Dangerous
Barbados 2.50 Be Cautious
Belarus 2.88 Be Cautious
Belgium 4.45 Safe
Belize 2.97 Be Cautious
Benin 2.43 Be Cautious
Bhutan 2.60 Be Cautious
Bolivia 2.46 Be Cautious
Bosnia Herzegovina 3.04 Average
Botswana 3.67 Average
Brazil 3.55 Average
Brunei 2.98 Be Cautious
Bulgaria 3.22 Average
Burkina 2.45 Be Cautious
Burundi 1.96 Dangerous
Cambodia 1.94 Dangerous
Cameroon 2.08 Be Cautious
Canada 5.78 Very Safe
Cape Verde 3.90 Average
Central African Rep 1.78 Dangerous
Chad 2.67 Be Cautious
Chile 3.14 Average
China 2.88 Be Cautious
Colombia 1.03 Dangerous
Comoros 2.91 Be Cautious
Congo 2.22 Be Cautious
Congo {Democratic Rep} 2.07 Be Cautious
Costa Rica 3.09 Average
Croatia 3.77 Average
Cuba 4.55 Safe
Cyprus 2.33 Be Cautious
Czech Republic 4.02 Safe
Denmark 5.43 Very Safe
Djibouti 1.83 Dangerous
Dominica 3.01 Average
Dominican Republic 3.02 Average
East Timor 1.98 Dangerous
Ecuador 2.45 Be Cautious
Egypt 2.71 Be Cautious
El Salvador 1.87 Dangerous
Equatorial Guinea 2.93 Be Cautious
Eritrea 2.26 Be Cautious
Estonia 4.18 Safe
Ethiopia 1.66 Dangerous
Fiji 4.33 Safe
Finland 5.51 Very Safe
France 3.86 Average
Gabon 2.65 Be Cautious
Gambia 2.73 Be Cautious
Georgia 2.11 Be Cautious
Germany 3.97 Average
Ghana 2.44 Be Cautious
Greece 3.13 Average
Grenada 3.55 Average
Guatemala 3.09 Average
Guinea 2.77 Be Cautious
Guinea-Bissau 2.91 Be Cautious
Guyana 2.69 Be Cautious
Haiti 1.34 Dangerous
Honduras 1.88 Dangerous
Hungary 3.52 Average
Iceland 5.97 Very Safe
India 3.17 Average
Indonesia 2.61 Be Cautious
Iran 2.11 Be Cautious
Iraq 0.73 Avoid
Ireland 5.31 Very Safe
Israel 1.80 Dangerous
Italy 3.71 Average
Ivory Coast 2.88 Be Cautious
Jamaica 1.99 Dangerous
Japan 5.03 Very Safe
Jordan 1.66 Dangerous
Kazakhstan 1.93 Dangerous
Kenya 1.82 Dangerous
Kiribati 3.50 Average
Korea North 0.50 Avoid
Korea South 4.78 Safe
Kosovo 1.73 Dangerous
Kuwait 2.34 Be Cautious
Kyrgyzstan 2.72 Be Cautious
Laos 2.43 Be Cautious
Latvia 4.89 Safe
Lebanon 1.03 Dangerous
Lesotho 1.56 Dangerous
Liberia 2.67 Be Cautious
Libya 1.71 Dangerous
Liechtenstein 4.87 Safe
Lithuania 4.30 Safe
Luxembourg 5.04 Very Safe
Macedonia 4.11 Safe
Madagascar 2.81 Be Cautious
Malawi 3.40 Average
Malaysia 3.05 Average
Maldives 3.08 Average
Mali 1.50 Dangerous
Malta 5.11 Very Safe
Marshall Islands 3.41 Average
Mauritania 2.01 Be Cautious
Mauritius 2.31 Be Cautious
Mexico 3.10 Average
Micronesia 3.60 Average
Moldova 3.18 Average
Monaco 5.13 Very Safe
Mongolia 3.20 Average
Montenegro 3.66 Average
Morocco 3.23 Average
Mozambique 2.92 Be Cautious
Myanmar, {Burma} 2.31 Be Cautious
Namibia 2.55 Be Cautious
Nauru 3.02 Average
Nepal 2.83 Be Cautious
Netherlands 4.78 Safe
New Zealand 5.72 Very Safe
Nicaragua 1.93 Dangerous
Niger 1.46 Dangerous
Nigeria 0.83 Avoid
Norway 5.82 Very Safe
Oman 1.91 Dangerous
Pakistan 1.89 Dangerous
Palau 2.93 Be Cautious
Panama 3.74 Average
Papua New Guinea 2.76 Be Cautious
Paraguay 2.37 Be Cautious
Peru 3.55 Average
Philippines 3.21 Average
Poland 4.30 Safe
Portugal 4.63 Safe
Qatar 4.03 Safe
Romania 3.00 Average
Russia 3.03 Average
Rwanda 1.61 Dangerous
St Kitts & Nevis 3.09 Average
St Lucia 3.33 Average
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 3.41 Average
Samoa 3.23 Average
San Marino 4.56 Safe
Sao Tome & Principe 3.51 Average
Saudi Arabia 2.07 Be Cautious
Senegal 1.74 Dangerous
Serbia 2.88 Be Cautious
Seychelles 3.01 Average
Sierra Leone 2.30 Be Cautious
Singapore 3.71 Average
Slovakia 3.54 Average
Slovenia 4.05 Safe
Solomon Islands 2.94 Average
Somalia 0.92 Avoid
South Africa 2.65 Be Cautious
South Sudan 1.78 Dangerous
Spain 3.77 Average
Sri Lanka 2.90 Be Cautious
Sudan 1.46 Dangerous
Suriname 3.14 Average
Swaziland 2.41 Be Cautious
Sweden 5.43 Very Safe
Switzerland 5.77 Very Safe
Syria 0.13 Avoid
Taiwan 1.40 Dangerous
Tajikistan 2.03 Be Cautious
Tanzania 2.14 Be Cautious
Thailand 2.55 Be Cautious
Togo 2.37 Be Cautious
Tonga 2.71 Be Cautious
Trinidad & Tobago 2.81 Be Cautious
Tunisia 1.99 Dangerous
Turkey 3.04 Average
Turkmenistan 2.87 Be Cautious
Tuvalu 3.12 Average
Uganda 2.31 Be Cautious
Ukraine 1.73 Dangerous
United Arab Emirates 3.88 Average
United Kingdom 3.74 Average
United States 3.70 Average
Uruguay 2.94 Be Cautious
Uzbekistan 2.74 Be Cautious
Vanuatu 3.44 Average
Vatican City 4.16 Safe
Venezuela 0.03 Avoid
Vietnam 1.60 Dangerous
Yemen 0.78 Avoid
Zambia 2.01 Be Cautious
Zimbabwe 1.20 Dangerous
TOP5 Safest
Iceland 5.97
Norway 5.82
Canada 5.78
Switzerland 5.77
New Zealand 5.72
TOP5 Most Dangerous
Venezuela 0.03
Syria 0.13
Korea North 0.50
Iraq 0.73
Yemen 0.78