Georgia is as safe as Germany, the Spiegel says
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The Spiegel has published a story examining safety across the world using the data of different research organisations and ultimately assesses Georgia “as safe as Germany”.
The risk of terrorism, violence, danger on the road and potential health problems were taken into consideration by the author to assess different countries.
“The world has become safer this year,” Frédéric Balme, General Manager of International SOS told the Spiegel.
International SOS rates the safety risks as “low” in Georgia instead of “moderate” as safety conditions are stable in the country.
In doing so, Ireland becomes the ninth EU country out of 12 classifying countries according to their security level which have decided to consider Georgia as a secure country.
Georgia ranks fifth among 125 countries in the 2018 Crime Index by Numbeo. The country has improved its ranking by two steps compared to last year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported today.
Georgia is among the safest countries in the world in the latest travel advisory for United States (US) travellers published by the US State Department.
German and Georgian officials believe that putting Georgia on the list will decrease the number of Georgian asylum seekers in Germany, as well as the illegal stay of Georgians in the country, which may create threats to the Georgia-EU visa waiver.
International SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security risk company, has published its annual travel risk map, on which Georgia is among low-risk travel destinations in the world in terms of road safety, security and medical services.