"Ghana among safest destinations in the world but....."
Ghana has been labelled as a high risk country for travellers in terms of medical problems and road safety.
An interactive map, ‘Travel Risk Map’ designed for travellers that alerts them of risks abroad reveals however, that Ghana is one of the safest places on earth.
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Libya and Somalia are the most dangerous places for travellers; while the safest places are Finland, Norway and Iceland.
The map was being launched by international medical and security specialists, International SOS.
Libya and Somalia both ranked lowly in each of the three categories – medical problems, road safety and security- along with Afghanistan and Venezuela, meaning they are the most dangerous.
This map, by International SOS, shows the places most likely to put your health at risk. Low-risk countries are marked in green, medium in yellow, high in orange, very high in red and those that have a 'variable', such as Brazil and Russia, are marked in purple
In contrast, Norway, Finland and Iceland were all labelled as having a low risk of medical problems, security and road safety issues, meaning they are the safest - along with the likes of Sweden and Greenland.
When it comes to health, countries with the highest risk of contracting medical issues or diseases include African nations Niger, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Sudan, Eritrea and the Central African Republic.
Yemen was also labelled a high risk country when it came to health along with Syria and North Korea.
This map shows which countries have the highest and lowest security risks, with those that have an insignificant risk marked in light green, 'low' risk countries are marked in yellow, medium in orange, high in red and extreme, such as Libya, in dark red
At the opposite end of the ranking, places with a low risk of disease were mostly in Europe, Canada, the US, New Zealand, Australia, South Korea and Japan.
For security, researchers evaluated the threat posed to travellers by political violence (including terrorism and insurgency), social unrest and violent and petty crimes.
Countries with an extreme risk to travellers' safety included Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Somalia, Libya and parts of Nigeria.
This map shows countries categorised according to road safety risks, with very low marked in pale pink, low in very light brown, moderate in a slightly darker shade and high and very high risk countries picked out using even darker browns
Places where security risks are deemed insignificant are Norway, Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia.
When it comes to road safety, the countries beside those in Africa that pose the greatest risk include Venezuela, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Most of Europe is ranked as having a low risk, along with Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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