The 28 most dangerous countries in the world

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The 28 most dangerous countries in the world

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The Institute for Economics and Peace this week published the Global Peace Index 2018, which ranks major nations around the world by how safe, or unsafe, they are.

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The report ranked 163 countries based on how peaceful they are. The ranking is determined by 23 factors, which include murder rate, political terror, and deaths from internal conflict.

While the safest countries tend to be highly developed nations in the west and in eastern Asia, the most dangerous places are concentrated in Africa and the Middle East - where poverty and war create a highly unstable mix.

Syria, a country plagued by a brutal seven-year-long civil war ranks as the most dangerous country on the planet, closely followed by other war ravaged nations like Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Peace Index ranks countries from high to low, so the higher the number, the less safe the country. Check out the list of the world's most dangerous countries below.

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28. India — 2.504

28. India — 2.504

27. Philippines — 2.512

27. Philippines — 2.512
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26. Eritrea — 2.522

26. Eritrea — 2.522

25. Ethiopia — 2.524

25. Ethiopia — 2.524
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24. Mexico — 2.583

24. Mexico — 2.583

23. Palestine — 2.621

23. Palestine — 2.621
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22. Egypt — 2.632

22. Egypt — 2.632

21. Venezuela — 2.642

21. Venezuela — 2.642
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20. Mali — 2.686

20. Mali — 2.686

19. Colombia — 2.729

19. Colombia — 2.729
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18. Israel — 2.764

18. Israel — 2.764

17. Lebanon — 2.778

17. Lebanon — 2.778
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16. Nigeria — 2.873

16. Nigeria — 2.873

15. Turkey — 2.898

15. Turkey — 2.898
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14. North Korea — 2.950

14. North Korea — 2.950

13. Pakistan — 3.079

13. Pakistan — 3.079
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12. Ukraine — 3.113

12. Ukraine — 3.113

11. Sudan — 3.155

11. Sudan — 3.155
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10. Russia — 3.16

10. Russia — 3.16

9. Central African Republic — 3.236

9. Central African Republic — 3.236
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8. Democratic Republic of Congo — 3.251

8. Democratic Republic of Congo — 3.251

7. Libya — 3.262

7. Libya — 3.262
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6. Yemen — 3.305

6. Yemen — 3.305

5. Somalia — 3.367

5. Somalia — 3.367
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4. Iraq — 3.425

4. Iraq — 3.425

3. South Sudan — 3.508

3. South Sudan — 3.508
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2. Afghanistan — 3.585

2. Afghanistan — 3.585

1. Syria — 3.60

1. Syria — 3.60
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