5 Most Dangerous Countries in the World in 2023

4. Afghanistan

Global Terrorism Index Ranking: 1

Global Peace Index Ranking: 5

Homicide rate per capita: 87

Unsurprisingly, Afghanistan ranks first in the Global Terrorism Index, being home to one of the most notorious terrorist groups in the world in the Taliban. The situation in Afghanistan has worsened much more recently, after the U.S. military left in 2021 and the Taliban retook control after almost two decades.