Expats: The most dangerous country in the world named - and it's a favourite among Britons
MANY Britons are considering the possibility of relocating to another country, but before choosing a destination, it is essential expats know how safe it is.
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A recent study from Merchant Machine ranked countries across a number of categories, including theft rates, homicide rates and how peaceful they are, according to the Global Peace Index.
The data showed Iceland was the safest country in the world.
Iceland scored 1.1 on the Global Peace Index, which made it the most peaceful nation.
Slovenia was named the second safest country in the world followed by Japan, Switzerland, Ireland, Norway and Finland.
Slovenia had one of the lowest average searches for cybercrime, and a kidnapping rate of zero per 100,000 people.
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Other countries that were considered very safe were Switzerland and one of Britain's favourite expat locations: Spain.
In fact, Spain is one of the countries with the lowest rates of theft at 354 per 100,000.
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Turkey was named the most dangerous country.
The research found that Turkey has the highest rate for imprisonment and the worst rating for the Global Peace Index at 2.84, resulting in it being the least peaceful country.
The Mediterranean country is one of Britain's favourite holiday destinations and many expats choose to retire there every year.
Following Turkey, Costa Rica was the second most dangerous country.
Other dangerous countries include Mexico, the United States and Colombia.
Top 10 safest countries:
Iceland
Slovenia
Japan
Switzerland
Spain
Ireland
Norway
Greece
Hungary
Finland
Top 10 most dangerous countries:
Turkey
Costa Rica
Mexico
United States
Colombia
Israel
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Belgium
Chile