10 safest and most dangerous destinations for tourists

American magazine Forbes announced a list of the 10 safest and most dangerous cities in the world for tourists in 2024.

The rankings are based on data analysis of many factors such as crime, health care quality, and natural disaster risk. The safety score is given on a scale of 0 to 100, with the lowest-scoring cities being the safest.

Accordingly, Singapore is the safest destination in the world with a total score of 0, equivalent to the lowest risks of health, crime, natural disasters, travel safety, security, and infrastructure. In addition, Singapore is highly appreciated for security when people and tourists can freely use the Internet without fear of privacy violations, identity theft or online attacks.

10 safest cities 2024

STT	City	STT	City
1	Singapore	6	Copenhagen, Denmark
2	Tokyo, Japan	7	Seoul, South Korea
3	Toronto, Canada	8	Osaka, Japan
4	Sydney, Australia	9	Melbourne, Australia
5	Zurich, Switzerland	10	Amsterdam, Netherlands

10 most dangerous cities 2024

STT	City	STT	City
1	Caracas, Venezuela	6	Dhaka, Bangladesh
2	Karachi, Pakistan	7	Dhaka, Bangladesh
3	Yangon, Myanmar	8	Cairo, Egypt
4	Lagos, Nigeria	9	Mexico City, Mexico
5	Manila, Philippines	10	Quito, Ecuador

The survey ranked Tokyo, Japan and Toronto, Canada as the next safest cities for tourists. Japan and Australia each have two cities in the top 10. The remaining destinations include: Sydney, Australia, Zurich, Switzerland, Copenhagen, Denmark, Seoul, South Korea, Osaka, Japan, Melbourne, Australia, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

From bottom to top, Caracas, Venezuela, ranked first with a total score of 100. The study found that the city had the highest level of health security risk, reflecting the low quality of its health care services and infrastructure. Caracas' crime rate earned it the lowest travel safety rating from the US State Department, with a "do not travel" advisory for its citizens.

Singapore's famous Merlion statue with a fish body and lion head. Photo: Reck on Talk

Karachi, Pakistan, ranked second from the bottom. The US State Department noted that the destination has "terrorism and violence" and many extremist elements, leading to attacks on civilian targets, the military, and local police. The US also advised its citizens to consider when planning to travel there.

Myanmar's Yangon ranked third in the list of the world's most unsafe cities for tourists, followed by Nigeria's Lagos, Manila in the Philippines and Dhaka in Bangladesh.

According to vnexpress.net

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