Top 30 Most Dangerous Countries in the World
The Global Peace Index (GPI), produced annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), measures safety, security, ongoing conflict, and militarization across 163 countries.
The 30 least peaceful (most dangerous) countries in the world rank at the bottom of the index due to active armed conflicts, political instability, terrorism, and high crime rates:
글로벌 경제·평화 연구소(IEP)의 세계평화지수(GPI) 및 글로벌 위험 분석 데이터를 바탕으로 발표된 '2026년 세계에서 가장 위험한 국가 30곳' 순위에서 지속되는 군사적 분쟁과 내전, 치안 악화로 인해 러시아, 수단, 콩고민주공화국, 우크라이나 등이 최하위권(가장 위험한 국가)에 이름을 올렸습니다.
전 세계 163개국을 대상으로 내부 분쟁, 치안 및 범죄율, 정치적 불안정, 군사화 수준 등을 종합적으로 평가한 결과입니다.
⚠️ Top 30 Most Dangerous Countries in the World 2026
Rank (Bottom 30) | GPI Rank (/163) | Country | Primary Conflict & Risk Factors |
1 | 163 | Russia 🇷🇺 | Full-scale war with Ukraine, severe militarization, and internal political repression. |
2 | 162 | Sudan 🇸🇩 | Devastating civil war (SAF vs. RSF) causing mass displacement and crisis. |
3 | 161 | DR Congo 🇨🇩 | Ongoing regional insurgencies (M23) and severe humanitarian crisis. |
4 | 160 | Ukraine 🇺🇦 | Active foreign invasion, high casualty rates, and widespread infrastructure damage. |
5 | 159 | Israel 🇮🇱 | Ongoing regional conflicts, military operations, and heightened security risks. |
6 | 158 | South Sudan 🇸🇸 | Inter-communal violence, political fragility, and extreme poverty. |
7 | 157 | Afghanistan 🇦🇫 | Taliban governance, humanitarian crisis, and extremist insurgencies. |
8 | 156 | Yemen 🇾🇪 | Civil war, Houthi military activity, and severe food insecurity. |
9 | 155 | Syria 🇸🇾 | Over a decade of civil war, territorial fragmentation, and foreign intervention. |
10 | 154 | Mali 🇲🇱 | Sahel jihadist insurgencies, military coup leadership, and regional instability. |
11 | 153 | Somalia 🇸🇴 | Al-Shabaab insurgency, civil strife, and extreme climate shocks. |
12 | 152 | Pakistan 🇵🇰 | Cross-border tensions, political unrest, and militant attacks. |
13 | 151 | Myanmar 🇲🇲 | Post-coup civil war, armed resistance, and humanitarian collapse. |
14 | 150 | Central African Republic 🇨🇫 | Rebel insurgencies, communal fighting, and weak state control. |
15 | 149 | Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 | Rapidly deteriorating Sahel violence, terror attacks, and military rule. |
16 | 148 | Palestine 🇵🇸 | Active conflict, severe displacement, and infrastructure destruction. |
17 | 147 | North Korea 🇰🇵 | Nuclear escalation, total militarization, and extreme state isolation. |
18 | 146 | Niger 🇳🇪 | Military junta rule, terrorism in the Sahel region, and border insecurity. |
19 | 145 | Chad 🇹🇩 | Regional conflict spillover, armed insurgencies, and political instability. |
20 | 144 | Iran 🇮🇷 | Regional proxy conflicts, domestic political repression, and sanctions. |
21 | 143 | Nigeria 🇳🇬 | Boko Haram terrorism, banditry, and communal violence. |
22 | 142 | Haiti 🇭🇹 | Widespread gang control of major cities, state authority collapse, and violence. |
23 | 141 | Colombia 🇨🇴 | Armed rebel groups (ELN, dissident FARC), drug cartels, and internal violence. |
24 | 140 | Iraq 🇮🇶 | Political volatility, militia activity, and post-war security vulnerabilities. |
25 | 139 | Mexico 🇲🇽 | High homicide rates and intense violent crime driven by drug cartels. |
26 | 138 | Ethiopia 🇪🇹 | Regional ethnic conflicts, rebel insurgencies, and humanitarian crises. |
27 | 137 | Cameroon 🇨🇲 | Anglophone separatist conflict and Boko Haram spillover attacks. |
28 | 136 | Turkey 🇹🇷 | Regional conflict proximity, political polarization, and anti-terror operations. |
29 | 135 | Ecuador 🇪🇨 | Rapid increase in drug-trade violence and prison gang conflicts. |
30 | 134 | United States 🇺🇸 | High gun violence rates, political polarization, and violent demonstrations. |
📌 Summary of Global Trends
Major Regional Hotspots: The Sahel region in Africa (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad), the Middle East (Yemen, Syria, Israel, Palestine), and Eastern Europe (Russia, Ukraine) remain the primary drivers of global instability.
Primary Threat Factors: Interstate wars, military coups, gang violence, terrorism, and political polarization are the main indicators driving these rankings down.
동유럽·중동·사헬 지역 폭력성 집중:
러시아-우크라이나 전쟁, 중동 분쟁, 그리고 아프리카 사헬 지대(말리, 부르키나파소, 니제르)의 쿠데타 및 테러 세력 확장이 전 세계 안전 지수를 크게 낮추는 주원인으로 분석되었습니다.
치안 불안 및 중남미 카르텔 범죄:
전쟁 중인 국가 외에도 아이티, 멕시코, 에콰도르 등 중남미 국가들은 마약 카르텔과 조직폭력 집단의 영향력 확대로 심각한 치안 위협을 겪고 있습니다.
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