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These are the 10 ‘riskiest’ cities in the world for 2024
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The world’s most “risky” cities for tourists to visit in 2024 have been revealed in a new study.
Cities in Venezuela, Pakistan and Myanmar were named as the most dangerous destinations for overseas travellers in rankings by Forbes Advisor.
The study compared 60 international cities on seven risk categories, including crime, personal security, health, infrastructure, natural disaster and digital security to create a travel safety rating.
Scores out of 100 were then calculated to reflect the overall risk to travellers visiting the city.
City breaks to the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, posed the most severe risk for travellers. It is the only city to receive a full 100 score for danger.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advises against all travel to parts of Venezuela.
“There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK interests and British nationals,” say the FCDO.
In another country featuring on the “do not travel” list, Pakistan’s Karachi was deemed the second most threatening city to tourists due to the terrorism risk in the region.
With a 91.67 score, in third Yangon, Myanmar, showed a high risk of identity theft, natural disasters and a poor quality of healthcare services.
At the other end of the scale, Singapore was found to be the safest city for tourists to visit.
The southeast Asian country received a 0 risk score for its low natural disaster, health security and infrastructure threat.
The second safest of the cities assessed was Tokyo in Japan, while Toronto in Canada took third place – both graded with danger scores under 15 for visiting travellers.
The top 10 risky cities for tourists
- Caracas, Venezuela – 100 risk score
- Karachi, Pakistan – 93.12 risk score
- Yangon, Myanmar – 91.67 risk score
- Lagos, Nigeria – 91.54 risk score
- Manila, Philippines – 91.49 risk score
- Dhaka, Bangladesh – 89.5 risk score
- Bogota, Colombia – 86.7 risk score
- Cairo, Egypt – 83.44 risk score
- Mexico City, Mexico – 82.43 risk score
- Quito, Ecuador – 82.02 risk score
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