IntelCenter, a Washington based company has released a list of top ten dangerous countries in the world based on Country Threat Index (CTI). The CTI examines the volume of terrorist and rebel alerts, messaging traffic, videos, photos, incidents and the number of people killed and injured in a country over the past month. The company collects these details and runs it through an algorithm to assign the country its CTI. The higher the CTI the greater the risk.
The index is based solely on terrorist and rebel related activity. It does not evaluate other risk factors such as crime and political instability.
The Top Most Dangerous Countries in the World
Rank | Country | CTI | Major Threat |
1 | Iraq | 811 | Islamic State Terrorists |
2 | Syria | 717 | Continuous Civil War |
3 | Nigeria | 273 | Boko Haram Group |
4 | Somalia | 257 | Al Shabab Militants |
5 | Afghanistan | 186 | Taliban Militants |
6 | Libya | 157 | Civil War |
7 | Yemen | 132 | Houthi Rebels |
8 | Pakistan | 122 | Terrorism |
9 | Ukraine | 103 | Pro-Russian Rebels |
10 | Egypt | 72 | Political Instability |