A recent study by London-based health and safety services firm International SOS has identified the most dangerous countries to visit in 2025, taking into account safety, health and climate risks. Not surprisingly, a large number of countries with extremely high security risks were considered to be at extremely high risk for health care and medical problems.
Several African countries top the list of high-risk countries, including Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine, as well as Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and the Central African Republic. Haiti, Nigeria, Pakistan and Mali are among the countries with a slightly lower but still high security risk.
Metro report that Health and Safety Firm’s 2025 Map The countries where travelers are most likely to face threats are highlighted, taking into account risk factors such as extreme weather and climate change, infectious diseases, political violence, social unrest and mental health. Several countries were found to be at high security risk (one level below extreme), including Myanmar (Burma), Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Venezuela, Haiti. Honduras.
A high security risk (one category below extreme) was also identified for countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Myanmar (Burma) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Was. Congo’s.
Sally Llewellyn, Global Security Director of International SOS, said: Metro While some countries were given higher security risk ratings for 2025, there has been no reduction in them this year.
‘Geopolitical tensions have been the most prominent trigger, with changes in risk ratings for places such as Sudan and Lebanon, where the intensity and extent of conflict is now affecting more population centers and has raised the overall risk rating,’ he said. ‘
‘International SOS continues to support organizations working in these locations with verified information and advice on how such risks will impact their workforce and evacuation where necessary.’
