List Of World's 10 Most Dangerous Countries In 2025: Stats Show India Is Safer Than US

By Ridam Sharma
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:22 AM (IST)

Source:JND

World's Most Dangerous Nations in 2025: The main objective of mankind is to make the world a better place to live in. However, there are plenty of countries with higher crime indexes and lower safety indexes. In 2025, some of these countries are especially dangerous due to political instability, a high crime rate, and continuing conflicts with neighbouring countries or within the nation. Here’s a list 10 most dangerous countries in the world in 2025, along with their crime index and safety index, according to Numbeo.

List Of World's 10 Most Dangerous Countries in 2025, Their Crime Index And Safety Index:

Rank	Country	Crime Index	Safety Index
1	Venezuela	80.7	19.3
2	Papua New Guinea	80.3	19.7
3	Haiti	78.9	21.1
4	Afghanistan	75.1	24.9
5	South Africa	74.7	25.3
6	Honduras	72.0	28.0
7	Trinidad and Tobago	70.9	29.1
8	Syria	68.1	31.9
9	Jamaica	67.4	32.6
10	Peru	67.1	32.9

List Of The World's 10 Most Dangerous Countries In 2025 And Their Reasons:

Venezuela:

A country in South America, Venezuela is the most dangerous country in the world. With high violent crime rates, corruption, and unrest, the place is not safe for tourists or locals. The capital of Venezuela, Caracas, is especially unsafe because of daily protests and kidnappings in the area.

Papua New Guinea:

Situated in Oceania, Papua New Guinea is the second most dangerous country in the world, and the major reason for it all is high crime levels due to unemployment, corruption and lawlessness. Bandits and armed gangs are the major concern in the country.

Haiti:

Haiti experiences political instability and gang violence. Here, things have worsened considerably, and there is prevalent crime and violence that citizens face daily.

Afghanistan:

Afghanistan remains one of the dangerous nations for life-threating reasons like terrorism, political tension and displacement. The country is widely known for prevalent terror organizations here Taliban and ISIS-K.

South Africa:

Labeled as Africa's most unsafe country, South Africa experiences intense violence in crime cases such as homicide and robbery.

Honduras

The reason for this country being on the list is extremely high levels of homicide, along with the rise of gangs in the area. Honduras remains an unsafe country to visit for travellers.

Trinidad and Tobago:

The Country of Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago is facing rising issues like high crime rates, including violent crimes and gang violence.

Syria:

Political instability and conflict make Syria very unsafe. Regular violence and humanitarian emergencies make the situation worse here.

Jamaica:

Another Caribbean country, Jamaica, is all about high rates of violent crime, homicides and gang violence, especially in urban cities.

Peru:

The country is not as violent as some of the other nations on the list. However, Peru faces significant problems regarding crime and safety, especially in cities.

Why India Is Safer On US?

Recent safety rankings for 2025 claim that India is safer than the US. India is ranked in the 66th position, with a safety index of 55.7. Surprisingly, Pakistan ranks 65th, with a safety index of 56.3 in the world. The US scores a questionable ranking of 89th position with a safety Index of almost 50.8, as per Numbeo.