The World's Most Dangerous Countries (According To The British Government)
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The world's most dangerous countries according to the UK government (as of August 2024)
These are the countries the British government deems too dangerous to visit as a tourist
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Some of these are not because they’re unsafe places to visit, but unsafe and unreachable for British people and consular services. Belarus is a “safe” country, but it’s hostile to the British authorities, hence if something happens to you, you’re on your own.
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I have been to most of those, very few are as dangerous as the UK
@@diorocks5858 Venezuela is not safer than the UK lmao I can assure you that.
@@TheMannyx17 lol neither is Haiti, Sudan, Yemen etc, what utter plank really thinks the UK is more dangerous than these
I wouldn't be booking a holiday to Somalia anytime soon, I'd feel 1000% safer in Russia!
As you should.
Nah, the only active conflict is Saudi Wahabi brainwashed All-Shabaab is mostly relegated to the south. Somalis have pretty strong communities and rarely wield violence cynically unlike Russia where principles and conviction has pretty much been beaten out of the population.
@@UFOHESKEY poppycock
@@H20. why wouldn’t you feel safe in Russia?
@@taylorrichardson5523 did I say I wouldn't feel safe in Russia? ?
I am surprised that Somalia is not in the list
I think Somali land is "orange," which unqualifies them
@@chaytonbask1996 Somalia and Somaliland are not the same.
@@chaytonbask1996 Yes, the the third of the country that is governed as and claimed to be Somaliland is safe.
Most of it is red.
Papua New Guinea - Many parts of the country are highly dangerous due to tribal conflicts and the Capital Port Moresby is not the sort of city you want to be walking around especially late at night.
Wouldn't wander around on my own, that's for sure. Had a few drunk guys with machetes board our minibus in the highlands until they they figured out we were not associated with their rival clan and then they stumbled back into the street. But otherwise, felt pretty safe there and enjoyed meeting some of the various tribes in the highlands, in the Sepak River region and along the Southern Coast.
England sounds pretty dangerous these days.
@@Yormsane it's just specific parts of London, Birmingham and deprived areas of the north, other than that your pretty safe in the UK
@@waffleenjoyer-re3pg ……that’s what I thought when we moved to Lincolnshire, I don’t think a week has passed without females in my family or close friends have come to me of abuse of some kind of another, despite calling the police numerous times only once made it to court. And I do believe we live in one of the safest places
@@Yormsane It's all been massively exaggerated by the media.
@@henry9406 that's just straight up abuse, which isn't really based on areas
@@waffleenjoyer-re3pg …..not just abuse actual sexual and physical assault, I’m getting old so I can remember when we could walk any street at night without any fear whatsoever, people don’t always go to jail for rape even when found guilty in court
This is super interesting - I’m Canadian and was in both Lebanon and Syria last summer (I’m an adventure travel writer/photographer). I honestly felt incredibly safe in Syria. The main place to avoid is in the north on the border with Türkiye, as terrorists groups still occupy the areas surrounding. But the local people there, along with my guide, made me feel very safe the entire time. Of course it’s not a perfect country - a lot going on there, but I loved the people and my visit.
There aren't any British consular services in Syria, so if you lose your passport or get arrested, you are stuck forever essentially.
@mildlydispleased3221 so if you lose your passport boom you may aswell be Syrian now
Surprised at what didn't make the list? Eritrea.
Apparently it's fine besides the border regions.
A lot of Eritrean people that I grew up with visited family there and said it wasnt bad at all apart from being boring
Why do they say don’t travel to ALL of Russia???
Bc they are full of shit.
"FCDO advises British nationals against all travel to Russia due to the risks and threats from its continuing invasion of Ukraine. The situation in Russia is unpredictable. This includes:
• security incidents, such as drone attacks, happening in some parts of the country
• lack of available flights to return to the UK
• limited ability for the UK government to provide consular assistance
There is also a high likelihood that terrorists will try to carry out attacks, including in major cities"
Because Russia has a tendency to arrest western visitors on spurious charges in order to use them in prisoner swaps and for propaganda purposes.
@@DylanSargesson You can get to/from Russia through Turkey or Serbia, I believe. Russian's planes are not allowed to fly through EU territory, but Serbian and Turkish can go wherever they want. I just don't see a reason why anyone would want to travel to Russia apart from family affairs.
@@pawelzielinski1398 The Foreign Office website I took that quote from does go on to describe how you can get to/from Russia indirectly - but yes completely agree that nobody should want to.
im british and in lebanon right now 😂
Leave.
@@mildlydispleased3221 im leaving in a few days, my cousins live there. nothings happening rn tho
I live in Australia and it's all over media and smart traveller to boycott travel and leave right away
Ironic, Belarus is far more safe than the UK. 😅
The advice is aimed at UK citizens though. A UK citizen isn’t likely to be safe in Belarus due to the corrupt government.
The citizens of Belarus are likely a very friendly bunch. But Lukashenko could have you thrown in jail for no reason at all.
Not if you're British, you will be arrested immediately.
I think it makes no sense that Belarus is fully red, even though theyre not in war, and yet Ukraine has yellow areas.
@@youtuber6193 Exactly! It's a dictatorship. I am sure that Third Reich under Hitler was a very safe country prior to 1939. That doesn't mean that it would have been a good idea to travel there.
@@excentrik5725 Because Ukraine won't arrest you for no reason.
As someone who went to lebanon this year for vacation, nothing bad is going on, at least in Beirut. Maybe the south is understandable, but everything good everywhere else😅
I was surprised by the whole of the country being on the list.
I've travelled to Cairo shortly after the purges and Sudan for business once. I remember travel advice saying it's too dangerous to go.
But in fact everything seemed pretty chilled and I could roam freely.
So sometimes you don't have to take those advises too serious.
Just don't be stupid when travel and follow general rules of behaviour/habits.
Also make sure you're a male in Egypt.
@@jillybe1873 Females weren't getting treated badly when I was in the Hurghada area however I have heard Cairo is worse.
@@jillybe1873 huh? I don't understand are there no Egyptians female?
True. My friend accidentally met up with some Morrocan gang & went to their hot spot when he was trying to buy some hash in Morroco. They invited him to chill and smoke with them and they made him feel at ease.
@@jillybe1873 I've heard so many people say this but for some reason they never say why? Also heard same about saudi, and how women who are going to hajj should have a man with then for protection. Are they likely to be kidnapped or something?
tbh you are more in danger in certain parts of certain western and american cities than in the tourist spots of ''dangerous'' countries
That is anti West bs & you know it.
Belarus are way more safe than Londom xD
Not if you criticise the government!
@garrymartin6474 north Korea is yellow. And Belarus is red. U really think it's safer to critisise the government in north Korea? Or Saudi Arabia ?
London is safer than every US state and plenty of European countries
You think this is propaganda?
@@MustacheCashStash125 It's not, British people are at risk of detainment in Belarus or deportation to Russia.
Half these countries are safe. The British say it's unsafe just because they don't have good relations with them! (Good example is Russia and Iran)
UK is the most dangerous country i have ever lived in and the safest was Bahrain
they shouldve put usa too for the deadly lifestyle there
@@diorocks5858UK is way safer than Bahrain. You are tripping.
Correct, and hence no consular services, which means that if something happens to you there, you are on your own.
@@j.s.7335 Wrong.
They would have an agreement with a country with an Embassy there to provide consular assistance.
The British calling some of their own Former colonies dangerous is pretty wild 😂
well i don't wanna be a nerd here but iran was never coloniesed
@@Bucket-f9z I did I say Iran was colonized?
@@Bucket-f9z BUT You guys were attacked.
@@FloridianJays well iran is dangerous country according to the uk and your saying that all of the countries on this list were in the colonies of the uk
@@Bucket-f9znuh uh
I suppose at least certain parts of Myanmar currently torn by civil war are as dangerous as for visiting.
They're fine.
It's only when the Government send the troops in that any problems start up.
4:08 As Iranian, it's actually very safe, unless you adhere to rules (just like DPRK 🇰🇵)
Is it safe for women too, especially if they don't wear any head covering? Any Muslim country is a no for women.
Not if you're British, they will arrest you for no reason and call you a spy.
It might be safe as an iranian but not if you're British or American.
Iran has a habit of arresting visitors on spurious charges for political leverage as happened to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
There were also all the arrests etc of protestors, especially women, wanting basic freedoms taken for granted in most other countries.
If thats the case then Yemen is safe
Even if you don't nothing happens because our police is not as strong as them
I’m shocked that more countries from South America wasn’t on there
Weren’t
like paraguay or nicaragua, i think Nicaragua is kinda safe though, your choice
I heard a lot of sketchy things happen in Brazil and Mexico (i never been)
0:25 hospital services are actually free in the UK
I'm surprised that Somalia isn't here. I heard that pirates roam that country.
I hear that london has stabbings
@@parvesh.5_357 Yep
Absolute hell
That was like a long time ago
there not there anymore @diwallejandrogalvez762
@@Iidle-v6z that's great news
i pirated minecraft yarrrrrr i know where you stay
I've been meaning to visit Brazil for years but everyone says it's dangerous.. one day though I'll get there anyway💚
@@italianlifestyle7911 just depends which place you go. Certain parts of Mexico are safe. Meanwhile most of the British cities are a no.
@@FabianDialer-vw1zkmexico?
@@FabianDialer-vw1zkWhy tf did you bring in Mexico?
i'm half british half brazilian and I was born in brazil and lived there for 13 years (i'm 20 rn and live in Wales). If you want to visit places that are safe i'd recommend you to avoid the north region apart from Belem PA, avoid the northeast apart from Joao Pessoa PB, while every other region (center-west, south east and south) it's okay to go to most places for the most part apart from some unsafe areas of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (also avoid the state of Rio Grande do Sul because although it's a safe state they have had very bad flooding problems recently and it's unknown if it will happen again). Florianopolis SC and Coritiba PR are probably the two state capitals where you will feel the most safe
On one of the beaches, kids line up at either end and run across the beach pickpocketing people
It seemed a bit strange that you included the whole of Russia under Europe. In fact Russia is a transcontinental country and the vast majority of it is in Asia.
Also it’s much safer than the uk
Well, some Russian region may be safe and may not be safe.
Altai Republic is safe and is a part of Russia.
@@dixienormus6941 That is a very broad statement. I expect comparisons can be made but doubt it is such a black and white answer. I would still choose London though. 💯
@@stephenbanks5952 The vast majority of the population is in europe tho
@@thomasdewitt3637 This is true.
What If Hawaii and Africa swapped geographical locations
No.
What do you mean by that??
@@pawelzielinski1398How tf do you not understand?
@@mildlydispleased3221it's a pretty good idea tho
@@IamNamehaha Africa is much, much bigger than Hawaii. Which part of Africa do you want to put on Hilo?
To be honest I think that in North Korea (as a visitor), you're only allowed to visit certain parts of the country, so it should be mostly red.
Im surprised Guatemala didnt make the list
You should make a video about the US travel advisories
The United States travel advisories are also pretty insightful and interesting, too. Some countries, such as North Korea, would be more dangerous for Americans than it would be for British.
Ive been to Ukraine and Belarus. Both are safer than Birmingham.
They're not though.
I live near Birmingham and it's one of the safest places I've been to.
There is a war going on with Ukraine and Russia so that's why they are classed as dangerous. Belarus is an ally of Russia
I have family in Sutton Coldfield, I can assure you its safer than Ukraine or Belarus.
@@TheWhitehawker i can assure you Minsk has lower crime rates than most parts of Birmingham. Sutton Coldfield usually doesn't even want to associate eith Birmingham.
Pretty sure you weren't in eastern ukraine.
Name dangerous countries:❌
Name random countries:✅
All this and no Somalia?
Somalia is red, Somaliland is orange
@@GeeWayTheLemon um I don’t know what you mean by that I meant Somalia wasn’t on this list
@@perla5465 the uk doesn’t consider somaliland its own nation, it considers it to be a part of somalia. so the area that is somaliland is orange and the rest of somalia is red
@@GeeWayTheLemon that’s because it isn’t a country, and rather a region. You go by average all over the country rather than region.
Lol, most Brits will feel safer in Moscow than in their own city of London.
That's not true mate. London is safer than every US state and plenty of European countries
I went into London yesterday and I'd say Moscow is more dangerous
@@alexbiden9567 and did you ever visited Moscow?
@@CanaIosHe is from moscow
You forgot Libya on the list of red “advise against all travel”
Very dangerous situation there and there’s fighting around the country.
How am i still alive
not anymore
2:10 the Port-au-Prince JetBlue boarding pass is literally a suicide note
I've just been to Russia to visit my family and you wouldn't even know anything was different.
I think you're too biased! In fact England is too dangerous to visit at present.
*British government. Not him
The UK govt website advises not to go to Morocco. I am a UK citizen, not proud of it. I lived and worked in Morocco for 6 years. The UK is far more dangerous on the street. The UK govt travel advice is biased almost to the point of complete irrelevance. The countries proscribed by the UK govt travel advice is often in territories currently destabilised politically by forces receiving funds and military equipment from the UK and its allies.
The UK Definitely Reminds Me Of The U.S. Than
The government says Morocco is fine.
Yes, Morocco is often considered the safest Arab country to visit.
My cousins went to Morocco and they survived
@@trickygoose2 you mean safest African country?
No way its safer than something like UAE or Oman
Given tens of thousands of the men from Eritrea have fled to Europe on boats as 'refugees', I'm suprised it's not red as it must be so terrible there
Advisory due to actual danger : all of them
Baseless Advisory due to poltics; Belarus Russia Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the world's most dangerous country.
Source please
www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
UK Government website
Don't know where did the pull the data from, but Russia and Belarus are pretty much green.
@@missk9521 maybe they’re safe in general but not for British persons as the countries hate the UK. Like if I were from Russia, Belarus would be pretty safe for me. But I’m a EU citizen so the countries are NOT safe for me.
I think Somalia should have been on the list to. Eritrea should have parts in orange. In the North of Mozambique ISIS K is at war and Mozambique is for example assisted by Portugal who trains soldiers. About 2 m people overall is affected The South is green. For the same reason I would make at least a very little bit of the Southern Rwanda border red, a bit orange and the rest green.
Chad: Am I joke to you?
I like how much nuance the UK government puts into each country.
When did Lebanon go all red? I visited a few years ago and it was fine to go to Beirut then.
It was all red due to the ongoing tensions between Israel and a Lebanese militants called Hezbollah. 😊
This %100 non-biased true map is so helpful (!) I’m close to some red countries geographically and they are definetly %100 not safe (!)
What about Somalia?
All of Somalia is red except for Western Somiland.
I’d like to believe certain parts of Mexico, Myanmar, Somalia and even USA has a few red parts or orange and there’s no way all of Russia is red
All of the countries you have listed do have red parts, we can't upset the USA so we have to pretend its safe. Russia is red because they can chuck you in prison for being a spy.
I think many parts of Russia may be safe from the point of view of local crime, but the government has ultimate control of what would happen if they felt a tourist was out of line.
How is Myanmar not red? It's been in a civil war since, i think 2021 and civil war is still on going
Don't listen to them
Maybe do a video on orange countries and the reasons why they’re orange. 👍🏻
I'm gonna take my wife to Iran
I still wouldn’t go to Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Vietnam, mainland China, Cuba, Colombia, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Somalia or Eritrea!
Vietnam?
@@robkit6681 Still has a very heavy Communist/Socialist influence there!
Love the way most of the clowns are roasting the UK yet alone not looking at their own countries first
Guess i can book my holiday to somalia
All of these countries are safe just as long as you follow the rules.
very interesting, good video ❤
LOL, British Government is dangerous too. I wouldn't visit anywhere in UK.
There’s no threat of war in iran😑
@@1d.best_ I'm from iran and I agree
I'm from iran and yeah theres no threat of war dont listen them
There is bro it's very unsafe
What about eastern part of DR Congo where Rwanda has been creating problems by supporting M23?
Really surprised to see Oceania does not have any orange or red country, given the situation in New Caledonia
US Delegate and veteran roger that! If the British government says it is dangerous, the American government will as well.
Kinda pot calling the kettle black at the moment governor...
You forget eithiopia
Addis Abba is definitely the safest capital city in Sub Saharan Africa.
I’m surprised Mali isn’t completely red.
No Australia? (Those kangaroos are getting restless)
I also have my doubts for the United States and Canada.
Someone should make a satirical take on the UK travel advice, but for the UK itself. Even before the recent far-right bullshit, by their own metrics I think the FCDO would advise against all travel to places like Birmingham and Doncaster, all but essential travel to Central London and Essex, and warn tourists of the dangers of pubs, roundabouts, and self service checkouts.
I live near Birmingham and it's safer than some places in London and the North
I have been to everyone of these countries and had no problems.
Northern Haiti is very safe and welcoming ( Cap Haitian).
Home office website is political in many of its decisions. Many parts of the USA are very dangerous but that would never be highlighted by the British home office.
ha, the UK government can't tell me what to do! I'm gonna visit all of these and interact with the vibrant locals as much as possible. Will report back
And that was the last we heard.
Same
My bro is steadfast
4:09 I stopped believing that you know what you are talking about when you show the Union Flag, upside down.
Suprised somalia isn’t on thete
Russia??? Belarus??? There are plenty of westerners including Brits living or visiting there very safely. Afghanistan sees the likes of Mr Bald and Backpacker Ben travelling there and totally surviving 😂
North Mexico because of the Drug Cartels that control the area
Countries include Countries USA failed to conquer or where French were chased away
Another one not talked about enough, especially for LGBT travellers is Malaysia. They have draconian medival laws that target gay people. Whipping n imprisonment are the penalty just for existing.
In 2024, state media even published an article on how to identify gay people to hand them over to authorities.
Based malons.
Then don't do stuff that isn't allowed in their country and you'll be safe. It's not a hard concept to understand 🙄
From what I know the war in Syria has also ended some years ago, there’s only one city that is not controlled by the government
The syrian civil war is still ongoing.
how the hell is north korea orange 😂
I think the reason North Korea is orange instead of being green is due to the cold relations it has with America, the UK's biggest ally. If anything happens between the DPRK and USA, then the UK will likely get involved on the American's side, which would probably be bad news for any Western tourists who'd likely be at risk by the NK Government, who, I don't think they'd kill or harm any tourist, but the NK Government have been known to imprison American tourists for any tiny excuse, to use them as a pawn in negotiations for more favorable terms with the American government.
No, it's due to the risk of arrest if you upset the regime, the UK and DPRK have diplomatic relations unlike yankeedoodletown.
I think DPRK only dislikes the UK because we are allies of the US. Iran's dislike of the UK goes deeper than that.
No Somalia or Turkmenistan?
@dianawarren5706 Somila is all red except for Western Somiland, which is orange.
🇸🇴: bro am i not dangerous to you?
🇬🇧: Nope not at all!
🇸🇴: then how is russia thats safer then me HIGHLIGHTED AS DANGEROUS
🇬🇧: uh
As a Sudanese every step u take is dangerouse
Nice
"According To The British Government"
Hey man I noticed that there is this one channel called "Engima Chronicles" who seems to be uploading videos with the exact same script you use just with an AI voiceover with videos titled very similarly to the your video it takes from. It also uses what I'm assuming to be AI as well for the background images of what is being talked about. The first video I saw of the channel doing this is your video about sea levels dropping by 1000 meters. From my relatively quick search I found another one about Guyana's economy.
Stolen content.
@@mildlydispleased3221 bro you're everywhere
@@Purpleblackviolet Yes I am.
Doubting that listing Iran and Syria makes much sense...
Isn't Socotra in Yemen considered safe to travel to?
This is the world most dangerous countries list, ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH. Doesnt mean all these places are dangerous places in general!
I am sudanese , I can confirm that it is really dangerous in here apart from the northern and eastern parts of the country
Which the conflict have not yet reached
Somalia: safe
Russia: risky
100% true
The Australian government's list of completely red is currently at 23. It includes all these countries, plus places like Venezuela, North Korea and Ukraine are completely red. It surprises me that Iraq, Somalia and Libya aren't also on the UK's list
Libya is completely red on the UK list.
Somila is completely red except western Somiland, which is orange
Iraq is completely red except for Kurdistan regionof iraq, which is orange
Surprised at some Central Latin American countries didn’t make you guys list?
I'm from England
What I'm hearing is that my Somalian beach vacation is back on!
No mention on Mexico being "orange" except for major cities. Maybe things have changed in the last 6 months!
Lets not make Russians feel bad
I don't think this list is objective or accurate
The Golan Heights is under Syria and Israel, and different colors
I live in Russia and feel pretty safe 😎 here is like in any other country - everything is good if you follow the laws.
But central african republic isn't completely red
Seemed afghanistan is 1st dangerous