There are so few people who have visited every single country on earth, the current estimated number is roughly just under 400. With a total of 195 countries in the world visiting them all is an impressively genuine feat. One traveller in particular took to Reddit (@SirJackson360) to share his experience travelling the world answering many questions about his journey. Then he was asked the question of which country he felt the least safe in.
As he would go on to explain, it’s not exactly a clear cut answer. Some countries are unsafe in the way of high crime rates and violence, with others being more politically unsafe.
“This is a hard one to quantify, as I’m sure a lot of these will be. Politically? North Korea. I felt fine in every day life, but I had also heard the horror stories… I didn’t take many pictures (outside of what I was definitely allowed to do). There were other countries that I felt unsafe in due to crime or terrorism, but there’s definitely a lot of fear in going to some of these places, especially with a young family like I have now… Mostly African countries and some middle eastern countries. Yemen comes to mind. It wasn’t always this way and the Yemeni people are great but when special interests get involved it’s usually not great for the local people…. Other places like Somalia and Afghanistan are places I would also tell people to avoid. But hey. The closest I was ever to a major terrorist attack was actually here in the U.S. on new years (although I’ve had other close calls). So there’s danger and good and bad people everywhere.”
Another traveller of every country also weighed in the discussion regarding the countries they felt most unsafe. Drew Binsky, released a video in which he disclosed the top 5 countries that he felt most scared and at risk.
“I travelled to every country in the world. Here are the five places I felt most unsafe. Number one is Mogadishu, which is the capital of the East African country Somalia…. This place has no rules, no laws. Al-Shabaab is present, which is an off-shoot of Al-Qaeda. Every time you leave your hotel you have to have a convoy in the front and back with four bulletproof vest military guys sitting on the beds of each truck with huge AK-47s in their hand, scouting out the area before you go…. Last time I went, I visited my friend at the Hyatt Hotel, which actually is gone because it was attacked. It’s just very scary and very unfortunate”
If you’re ever travelling remember to do your research and do your best to stay safe regardless of where you’re headed. Travelling to foreign lands can be dangerous regardless of the location if you’re not careful.
