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Nigeria Ranks Among Most Unsafe Tourism Destinations in the World

Nigeria has been ranked among the least safe tourism destination in the world, ranking 132 in a survey involving 136 countries.
The safety and security rating was one section of a biennial report from the World Economic Forum. The risk of becoming a victim to petty crime was not included in the category.
The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked countries on factors and policies that influence the travel and tourism sector and contribute to a country’s development and competitiveness.
Finland was named the safest country in the world for holidaymakers to visit in the prestigious new report.
The UAE and Iceland scored second and third place respectively in the ranking, which looks at the extent to which a country exposes tourists and business to security risks, including violence and terrorism.
Shockingly, the United Kingdom languishes in 78th place below Zimbabwe in 60th.
Also, despite its popularity as a top tourism destination, the United States limps in at 84th.
Oman took fourth place, followed closely by Hong Kong, Singapore and Norway in fifth, sixth and seventh place respectively.
Switzerland scored eighth, Rwanda soared to ninth and Qatar rounded out the top ten.
The least safe destination in the world was revealed to be Colombia, followed by war-torn Yemen and El Salvador. Popular vacation spot Egypt ranked 130th, followed by politically tumultuous Venezuela in 131st and Pakistan 133rd.
See complete table below.

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