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Wish you weren't here? World's most dangerous countries to visit in 2024 - including South Sudan, Libya and Afghanistan - are revealed in new interactive global security map

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South Sudan, Libya and Afghanistan are among the most dangerous countries on earth to visit in 2024, it has been revealed.

That's according to an annual interactive map that shows where travellers are most likely to face security threats based on the risk of political violence, social unrest, violent and petty crimes and, this year, the impact of climate change.

Among the safest places to visit are Greenland, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Luxembourg, with consultancy firm International SOS saying the security threats there are 'insignificant'.

In the Central and South American nations of Venezuela, Honduras and Haiti, the security risk to travellers is deemed as 'high' following a consistent rise in criminality and unrest. 

In contrast, Norway, Finland and Iceland are all labelled as having a low risk of medical problems and security issues, meaning they are the safest - along with the likes of Switzerland and Greenland.

When it comes to health, countries with the highest risk of contracting medical issues or disease include African nations Niger, Sudan, Libya, Central African Republic, Somalia and Sierra Leone. 

Yemen was also labelled a high risk country when it came to health along with Iraq, Syria and North Korea. 

At the opposite end of the ranking, places with a low risk of disease are most of those in Europe, Canada, the US, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Chile.

With the 2024 risk map, International SOS says it aims to provide a 'better understanding of the wider security situation in countries which employees may be travelling through or working in'. 

The map 'helps to better inform organisations so they are able to create tailored solutions to mitigate the specific risks that their workforces may encounter,' the consultancy firm said. 

Sally Llewellyn, global security director at International SOS, said: 'For the coming year, geopolitical tensions, unrest and political instability are expected to impact business operations. 

'This is reflected in the map with the Sahel, parts of the Middle East and Ukraine in the "high" or "extreme" security risk category. 

'International SOS continues to support organisations operating in these locations, including through providing verified information and advice on how such risks will affect their workforce or by supporting evacuations where needed.'

This year, for the first time, International SOS included a category focusing on the impact of climate change on nations across the world. 

International SOS said it was 'seeing a rising trend in the number of climate-related alerts being issued to clients as rising global temperatures are increasing health risks around the world'. 

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