The world’s most dangerous countries for 2025 — and UK’s biggest ‘risk’ revealed
The world’s most dangerous countries for 2025 — and UK’s biggest ‘risk’ revealed
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If you’re thinking of booking a holiday soon, there are a few destinations you might want to cross off the list. That’s because the world’s most dangerous countries for 2025 have been revealed on an interactive map by International SOS. The health and security firm’s 2025 map highlights the countries where travellers are most likely to face threats, with risk factors such as the impact of extreme weather and climate change, infectious diseases, political violence, social unrest, and mental health taken into account.
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Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, Ukraine, Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and the Central African Republic were all named as the most dangerous places to visit as they pose an extreme security risk. Several countries were also found to pose a high security risk (one level down from extreme), including Myanmar (Burma), Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Venezuela, Haiti, and Honduras.
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For several of these countries, including Lebanon and Myanmar, International SOS said they conducted multiple risk rating reviews, and their risk zones changed between high and extreme ratings over the last year due to conflict. There were a few other notable changes in security risk ratings between countries that were at the lower end of the scale. New Caledonia, for instance, increased from low to medium, based on an assessment of the longer-term impact of social unrest, economic decline, and related crime.
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