The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just issued a travel card for Spanish nationals abroad, drawing their attention to countries to avoid due to the high rate of crime and insecurity. Morocco is on the list of countries to be visited “with caution”.
The economic crisis caused by the health restrictions linked to Covid-19 has increased the crime rate in many countries, increasing insecurity. The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken this data into account to establish a list of travel recommendations for Spanish nationals abroad. Presented in the form of an interactive map with colors determining the degree of insecurity of the countries, this list is continuously updated according to the events in each country.
Of the two hundred countries analyzed, nine are considered to be the most dangerous in the world. Travel in these countries colored in black on the map, “is not recommended in all circumstances”. These are Myanmar, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, and Papua New Guinea.
Sixteen countries are “not recommended except in cases of extreme necessity” and are highlighted in red on the map. These are Venezuela, a country of great insecurity for five years, Palestine due to the situation in Gaza, Ethiopia due to the ethnic and political violence recorded in various regions of the country, Uganda, Haiti, Iraq, North Korea, Bangladesh, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
It is also recommended that Spanish nationals “travel with extreme caution” in 31 countries, some of which are “to be avoided”, in this case, African countries such as Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Sudan, Kenya, Cameroon, Congo, South Africa, Algeria, and Mozambique. Israel is also one of the ranges of countries painted in brown on the map. They can also travel “with caution” to 52 other countries, some of which are “to be avoided”. This is the case of Morocco, the United States, South Korea, Russia, Argentina, Brazil, Ukraine, Serbia, Belarus, etc. These countries are highlighted in orange on the map.
Spaniards living abroad can also visit around 20 countries, but must “exercise extreme caution while traveling” due to high crime rates. These countries, shown in amber on the map, are Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Ghana, Chile, Cuba, Paraguay, and the Dominican Republic. Forty other countries including Botswana, Uruguay, Bolivia, Slovakia, Lithuania, and Montenegro are shown in yellow on the map. It is recommended to go there “with caution”. Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Qatar, Brunei, Singapore, Taiwan, and 32 European countries make up the group of 41 lowest-risk countries.
