Risk ratings watch

Factors include: (1) frequency and seriousness of the country's violent crime problem and/or, (2) the degree of political, economic and societal unrest (e.g. demonstrations and strikes that disrupt or paralyze important segments of the society turn violent or otherwise significantly impact an area of the country) and/or, (3) the stability of the government in the face of such problems (e.g. its ability to deal effectively with the problems and retain its governing authority) and/or, (4) the potential for internal or regional conflicts or war breaking out in the country and/or, (5) the capabilities and intentions of indigenous and transnational terrorists, guerrilla groups or other dangerous persons to engage in violence and their history for doing so.

Any one or a combination of these factors might result in changes to a country's risk level. Conditions that would qualify for a moderate, high, or extreme risk rating in any region or area of the country frequented by foreigners generally result in the whole country being rated at that level.

Sources used to develop ratings include government travel advisories and other advices to their citizens, ongoing monitoring and analysis of open-source materials and ongoing contacts with authoritative personnel both within and outside the affected countries.

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CountryPersonnelEvacuation
AfghanistanEXTREMEEXTREME
AlbaniaMODERATELOW
AlgeriaHIGHHIGH
AndorraLOWLOW
AngolaMODERATEMODERATE
Antigua and BarbudaMODERATELOW
ArgentinaMODERATEMODERATE
ArmeniaMODERATEMODERATE
ArubaLOWLOW
AustraliaLOWLOW
AustriaLOWLOW
AzerbaijanMODERATEMODERATE
BahamasLOWLOW
BahrainLOWLOW
BangladeshHIGHHIGH
BarbadosMODERATELOW
BelarusHIGHMODERATE
BelgiumLOWLOW
BelizeMODERATELOW
BeninMODERATELOW
BermudaLOWLOW
BhutanLOWLOW
BoliviaHIGHHIGH
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMODERATELOW
BotswanaLOWLOW
BrazilHIGHLOW
BruneiLOWLOW
BulgariaLOWLOW
Burkina FasoMODERATEMODERATE
BurmaHIGHHIGH
BurundiEXTREMEHIGH
CambodiaMODERATEMODERATE
CameroonMODERATELOW
CanadaLOWLOW
Cape VerdeLOWLOW
Central African RepublicHIGHHIGH
ChadHIGHHIGH
ChileLOWLOW
ChinaMODERATELOW
ColombiaEXTREMEHIGH
ComorosMODERATEMODERATE
Congo (Democratic Republic)EXTREMEHIGH
Congo (Republic)HIGHMODERATE
Costa RicaMODERATELOW
CroatiaMODERATELOW
CubaLOWLOW
CyprusLOWLOW
Czech RepublicLOWLOW
DenmarkLOWLOW
DjiboutiMODERATEMODERATE
DominicaLOWLOW
Dominican RepublicHIGHLOW
East TimorHIGHHIGH
EcuadorHIGHMODERATE
EgyptHIGHMODERATE
El SalvadorMODERATELOW
Equatorial GuineaMODERATEMODERATE
EritreaMODERATEMODERATE
EstoniaMODERATELOW
EthiopiaHIGHMODERATE
FijiHIGHHIGH
FinlandLOWLOW
FranceLOWLOW
French GuianaMODERATELOW
French PolynesiaLOWLOW
GabonMODERATELOW
GambiaMODERATELOW
GeorgiaHIGHHIGH
GermanyLOWLOW
GhanaMODERATELOW
GreeceLOWLOW
GreenlandLOWLOW
GrenadaMODERATELOW
GuatemalaMODERATELOW
GuineaMODERATELOW
Guinea-BissauHIGHMODERATE
GuyanaMODERATELOW
HaitiHIGHHIGH
HondurasMODERATELOW
HungaryLOWLOW
IcelandLOWLOW
IndiaMODERATEMODERATE
IndonesiaHIGHHIGH
IranHIGHHIGH
IraqEXTREMEEXTREME
IrelandLOWLOW
IsraelEXTREMEHIGH
ItalyLOWLOW
Ivory CoastHIGHHIGH
JamaicaHIGHMODERATE
JapanLOWLOW
JordanHIGHMODERATE
KazakhstanMODERATEMODERATE
KenyaMODERATEMODERATE
KiribatiLOWLOW
Korea, NorthMODERATEHIGH
Korea, SouthMODERATEMODERATE
KuwaitMODERATELOW
KyrgyzstanHIGHHIGH
LaosMODERATELOW
LatviaLOWLOW
LebanonHIGHHIGH
LesothoMODERATELOW
LiberiaEXTREMEEXTREME
LibyaMODERATEMODERATE
LiechtensteinLOWLOW
LithuaniaLOWLOW
LuxembourgLOWLOW
MacauSEE CHINASEE CHINA
MacedoniaMODERATELOW
MadagascarMODERATELOW
MalawiMODERATELOW
MalaysiaMODERATELOW
MaldivesLOWMODERATE
MaliMODERATELOW
MaltaLOWLOW
Marshall IslandsLOWLOW
MauritaniaHIGHMODERATE
MauritiusLOWLOW
MexicoMODERATELOW
Micronesia (Federated States)LOWLOW
MoldovaMODERATEMODERATE
MonacoLOWLOW
MongoliaLOWLOW
MontenegroLOWLOW
MoroccoMODERATEMODERATE
MozambiqueHIGHLOW
NamibiaMODERATELOW
NauruLOWLOW
NepalHIGHHIGH
NetherlandsLOWLOW
New CaledoniaLOWLOW
New ZealandLOWLOW
NicaraguaMODERATEMODERATE
NigerHIGHHIGH
NigeriaEXTREMEHIGH
NorwayLOWLOW
OmanLOWLOW
PakistanEXTREMEEXTREME
PalauLOWLOW
PanamaMODERATELOW
Papua New GuineaHIGHMODERATE
ParaguayMODERATEMODERATE
PeruHIGHMODERATE
PhilippinesHIGHMODERATE
PolandLOWLOW
PortugalLOWLOW
QatarMODERATELOW
ReunionLOWLOW
RomaniaMODERATELOW
RussiaMODERATEMODERATE
RwandaHIGHHIGH
SamoaLOWLOW
Sao Tome and PrincipeMODERATELOW
Saudi ArabiaHIGHMODERATE
SenegalMODERATELOW
SerbiaLOWMODERATE
Serbia and MontenegroHIGHMODERATE
SeychellesLOWLOW
Sierra LeoneHIGHMODERATE
SingaporeLOWLOW
SlovakiaLOWLOW
SloveniaLOWLOW
Solomon IslandsMODERATEMODERATE
SomaliaEXTREMEEXTREME
South AfricaMODERATEMODERATE
SpainLOWLOW
Sri LankaHIGHHIGH
SudanHIGHEXTREME
SurinameLOWLOW
SwazilandMODERATELOW
SwedenLOWLOW
SwitzerlandLOWLOW
SyriaMODERATEMODERATE
TaiwanLOWLOW
TajikistanHIGHHIGH
TanzaniaMODERATEMODERATE
ThailandMODERATEMODERATE
TogoMODERATEMODERATE
TongaLOWLOW
Trinidad and TobagoMODERATEMODERATE
TunisiaMODERATEMODERATE
TurkeyMODERATELOW
TurkmenistanMODERATEMODERATE
TuvaluLOWLOW
UgandaHIGHMODERATE
UkraineMODERATEMODERATE
United Arab EmiratesMODERATEMODERATE
United KingdomLOWLOW
United StatesMODERATELOW
UruguayMODERATELOW
UzbekistanHIGHHIGH
VanuatuLOWLOW
VenezuelaHIGHHIGH
VietnamMODERATELOW
YemenHIGHHIGH
ZambiaMODERATELOW
ZimbabweEXTREMEEXTREME