International SOS composed the travel risk map to advise travellers intending to travel to some of the riskiest countries in the world.
Topping the most dangerous countries for security threats are Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Sudan and Mali.
Meanwhile the safest countries in the world include Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland, which regularly top United Nation lists as having the happiest people and the highest standards of living.
Most of the rest of north and central Africa, including parts of Egypt, Chad, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast and Mauritania are classified as being high risk.
A major outbreak of the ebola virus as well as sectarian fighting across the continent are largely to blame for the poor scores.
Europe, Australia, the United States and Canada all scored highly with crime levels assessed as low, civil unrest uncommon, transport services of a high standard with good safety records and industrial action rare.
International SOS also ranked countries based on their medical risks.
It used factors such as standards of care, availability of specialist care as well as quality of emergency services and dental care.
This map from International SOS shows the countries which ranked best and worst for security (Image: International SOS)
Countries which scored highly were unsurprisingly in western Europe, north America, Japan and Australia.
South Africa, Turkey, Chile and much of Eastern Europe also did well for medical care.
The worst countries in the world for medical care include western Africa, Niger, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea.
Some of the biggest countries in the world, including Russia, China, Brazil, Argentina, India and Indonesia were assessed as having a rapidly developing variable risk.
Darker countries scored worse for road safety levels (Image: International SOS)
The map also assesses road safety with almost all of Africa, the Middle East and Asia being ranked as having high to very high risks.
Again, Europe, North America and Australia scored well in the assessments, meaning the risk of being involved in a road accident is low to very low.
The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Scandinavia all ranked as having a very low risk while much of eastern Europe, Greece and Turkey followed close behind with a low ranking.
However India, where the World Health Organisation estimates approximately 250,000 people are killed in road traffic collisions every year, was on par with popular holiday destinations including Egypt and Mexico.
Lighter countries scored better for medical availability while countries in brown have a varying ris (Image: International SOS)
The worst countries in the world include nearly every country in Africa as well as Thailand, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Kazakhstan.
Russia, China, Brazil, Malaysia and Mongolia all have a high risk of being involved in a road accident.
Sally Napper, security specialist at International SOS and Control Risks told the MailOnline: “While almost half of decision makers believe that travel risks will increase next year, our research reveals that the evolving travel habits of the modern workforce are being overlooked by many organisations.
“Ensuring your policies stay relevant to the needs of a modern workforce helps to keep your people safer and better informed, and also demonstrates the continuing importance of adaptive risk management programmes – and could help win board approval and support for other initiatives.”