Switzerland, Denmark and Iceland are rated with the lowest risk in the new "Risk Map 2027" published by the security specialists Safeture and Riskline. Austria is classified as a travel destination with low risk, one category below the lowest risk category.
The international risk map distinguishes five security levels: negligible risk, low, medium, high and critical risk. Austria is on the second security level in 2027, the same category as in the Risk Map 2026, showing no deterioration compared with the previous year.
Germany was downgraded from negligible risk to low risk in 2027. The analysts cite increasing political polarization, growing support for the AfD and threats from right-wing, left-wing and Islamist groups as reasons for the downgrade.
Safeture and Riskline consider the general security situation, crime, health hazards, environmental and natural hazards and access to medical care. Political stability and possible security threats are also included in the assessment.
Vienna is among the ten safest cities worldwide, highlighted together with cities including Oslo, Ottawa, Wellington and Zurich as a particularly safe travel destination.
Kabul (Afghanistan), Quetta (Pakistan), Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Port-au-Prince (Haiti) are again among the particularly unsafe cities. Bamako (Mali), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Sanaa (Yemen), San Pedro Sula (Honduras) and Tehran (Iran) are new to the group of particularly unsafe cities.
