The most dangerous countries in the world, mapped

Travelling to any country in the world always comes with its own risks.

How easy is it to travel around? Are there any security threats? What health precautions should you take?

These are all important questions that should be addressed before you step aboard a plane, train or automobile.

A set of new interactive maps have been released in order to provide this essential information at the touch of a button.

The maps come from International SOS and Control Risks and claim to detail the medical, security and road safety hazards every country in the world faces.

The first map evaluates the medical risks around the globe, claiming that large parts of Africa and Asia are at dangerous threat to a traveller's health.

Meanwhile, Europe, North America, Chile, Uruguay, South Africa, Japan, New Zealand and Australia are all reportedly considered to be safe.

Picture: International SOS and Control Risks

Next are security risks; International SOS and Control Risks say major countries like the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Japan, Australia and most of Europe are deemed to be low risk.

High to extreme risk include large parts of Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, parts of the Ukraine, parts of India and Papua New Guinea.

Picture: International SOS and Control Risks

Finally is road safety, where Africa is once again ranked highly, with nearly the entire continent falling into the "High" or "Very High" category in terms of risk.

Other countries and regions reportedly posing a large threat to travellers on the road include Russia, Mongolia, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.

Picture: International SOS and Control Risks

All of their findings for medical and security risks were based on ratings from November 2017.

Road safety results were obtained courtesy of the Global Status Report on Road Safety by the World Health Organization, 2016.

If you would like to learn more take a look at the interactive map below.

HT Daily Mail

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