Kidnapping Risk

Nomadino kidnapping-risk index on a 0-100 scale. Lower is better. The raw value combines direct kidnapping/abduction risk, official crime and violence proxies, organized-crime exposure, conflict and terrorism context, and institutional capacity. Score equals 100 minus raw value.
1 Liechtenstein2 risk points 2 risk points 98
2 Andorra3 risk points 3 risk points 97
2 Iceland3 risk points 3 risk points 97
2 Monaco3 risk points 3 risk points 97
2 Singapore3 risk points 3 risk points 97
6 Luxembourg4 risk points 4 risk points 96
6 San Marino4 risk points 4 risk points 96
8 Denmark5 risk points 5 risk points 95
8 Faroe Islands5 risk points 5 risk points 95
8 Finland5 risk points 5 risk points 95
8 Greenland5 risk points 5 risk points 95
8 New Zealand5 risk points 5 risk points 95
8 Norway5 risk points 5 risk points 95
8 Switzerland5 risk points 5 risk points 95
15 Japan6 risk points 6 risk points 94
16 Brunei7 risk points 7 risk points 93
17 Estonia8 risk points 8 risk points 92
17 Hong Kong8 risk points 8 risk points 92
17 Montserrat8 risk points 8 risk points 92
17 Niue8 risk points 8 risk points 92
17 Saint Pierre and Miquelon8 risk points 8 risk points 92
17 Wallis and Futuna8 risk points 8 risk points 92
23 Austria9 risk points 9 risk points 91
23 Bermuda9 risk points 9 risk points 91
23 Cook Islands9 risk points 9 risk points 91
23 Gibraltar9 risk points 9 risk points 91
23 Macau9 risk points 9 risk points 91
23 Slovenia9 risk points 9 risk points 91
23 Tahiti9 risk points 9 risk points 91
30 American Samoa10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 Anguilla10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 Canada10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 Cayman Islands10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 Guam10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 Ireland10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 Northern Mariana Islands10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 Oman10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 Qatar10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 Sweden10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 Tuvalu10 risk points 10 risk points 90
30 United Arab Emirates10 risk points 10 risk points 90
42 Australia11 risk points 11 risk points 89
42 Korea Republic11 risk points 11 risk points 89
42 Nauru11 risk points 11 risk points 89
42 Portugal11 risk points 11 risk points 89
42 Samoa11 risk points 11 risk points 89
42 Seychelles11 risk points 11 risk points 89
48 United Kingdom12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Aruba12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Barbados12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Bhutan12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 British Virgin Islands12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Cyprus12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Czech Republic12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Latvia12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Lithuania12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Malta12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Marshall Islands12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Mauritius12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Micronesia12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Netherlands12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 New Caledonia12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Palau12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Réunion12 risk points 12 risk points 88
49 Tonga12 risk points 12 risk points 88
66 Chinese Taipei13 risk points 13 risk points 87
66 Germany13 risk points 13 risk points 87
66 Grenada13 risk points 13 risk points 87
66 Kiribati13 risk points 13 risk points 87
66 Slovakia13 risk points 13 risk points 87
71 Antigua and Barbuda14 risk points 14 risk points 86
71 Croatia14 risk points 14 risk points 86
71 Dominica14 risk points 14 risk points 86
71 Hungary14 risk points 14 risk points 86
71 Maldives14 risk points 14 risk points 86
71 Poland14 risk points 14 risk points 86
77 Fiji15 risk points 15 risk points 85
77 Spain15 risk points 15 risk points 85
77 Vanuatu15 risk points 15 risk points 85
80 Belgium16 risk points 16 risk points 84
80 Kuwait16 risk points 16 risk points 84
80 Saint Kitts and Nevis16 risk points 16 risk points 84
80 São Tomé and Príncipe16 risk points 16 risk points 84
80 Turks and Caicos Islands16 risk points 16 risk points 84
80 Uruguay16 risk points 16 risk points 84
86 Botswana17 risk points 17 risk points 83
86 Cape Verde17 risk points 17 risk points 83
86 France17 risk points 17 risk points 83
86 Guadeloupe17 risk points 17 risk points 83
86 Mongolia17 risk points 17 risk points 83
91 Bahrain18 risk points 18 risk points 82
91 Greece18 risk points 18 risk points 82
91 Italy18 risk points 18 risk points 82
91 Martinique18 risk points 18 risk points 82
91 Montenegro18 risk points 18 risk points 82
91 North Macedonia18 risk points 18 risk points 82
91 Romania18 risk points 18 risk points 82
98 Cuba19 risk points 19 risk points 81
98 Georgia19 risk points 19 risk points 81
98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19 risk points 19 risk points 81
101 Armenia20 risk points 20 risk points 80
101 Curacao20 risk points 20 risk points 80
101 Saint Lucia20 risk points 20 risk points 80
101 Saudi Arabia20 risk points 20 risk points 80
101 United States20 risk points 20 risk points 80
106 Jordan21 risk points 21 risk points 79
106 Namibia21 risk points 21 risk points 79
106 Saint-Martin21 risk points 21 risk points 79
106 Serbia21 risk points 21 risk points 79
106 Vietnam21 risk points 21 risk points 79
111 Chile22 risk points 22 risk points 78
111 Kosovo22 risk points 22 risk points 78
111 Sint Maarten22 risk points 22 risk points 78
114 Bahamas23 risk points 23 risk points 77
114 Bulgaria23 risk points 23 risk points 77
114 French Guiana23 risk points 23 risk points 77
114 Kazakhstan23 risk points 23 risk points 77
114 Rwanda23 risk points 23 risk points 77
114 Sri Lanka23 risk points 23 risk points 77
114 Timor-Leste23 risk points 23 risk points 77
114 U.S. Virgin Islands23 risk points 23 risk points 77
122 Bosnia and Herzegovina24 risk points 24 risk points 76
122 Costa Rica24 risk points 24 risk points 76
122 Mayotte24 risk points 24 risk points 76
122 Moldova24 risk points 24 risk points 76
122 Morocco24 risk points 24 risk points 76
122 Tunisia24 risk points 24 risk points 76
122 Uzbekistan24 risk points 24 risk points 76
129 Gambia25 risk points 25 risk points 75
129 Lesotho25 risk points 25 risk points 75
129 Solomon Islands25 risk points 25 risk points 75
132 Azerbaijan26 risk points 26 risk points 74
132 Belarus26 risk points 26 risk points 74
132 Comoros26 risk points 26 risk points 74
132 Laos26 risk points 26 risk points 74
132 Malawi26 risk points 26 risk points 74
132 Zanzibar26 risk points 26 risk points 74
138 China27 risk points 27 risk points 73
138 Malaysia27 risk points 27 risk points 73
138 Puerto Rico27 risk points 27 risk points 73
138 Swaziland27 risk points 27 risk points 73
138 Turkmenistan27 risk points 27 risk points 73
143 Suriname28 risk points 28 risk points 72
144 Albania29 risk points 29 risk points 71
144 Ghana29 risk points 29 risk points 71
144 Kyrgyzstan29 risk points 29 risk points 71
144 Nepal29 risk points 29 risk points 71
144 Nicaragua29 risk points 29 risk points 71
144 Senegal29 risk points 29 risk points 71
144 Zambia29 risk points 29 risk points 71
151 Gabon30 risk points 30 risk points 70
152 Panama31 risk points 31 risk points 69
153 Cambodia32 risk points 32 risk points 68
154 Argentina33 risk points 33 risk points 67
154 Dominican Republic33 risk points 33 risk points 67
154 Israel33 risk points 33 risk points 67
157 Guyana34 risk points 34 risk points 66
157 Ivory Coast34 risk points 34 risk points 66
157 Tajikistan34 risk points 34 risk points 66
157 Tanzania34 risk points 34 risk points 66
157 Thailand34 risk points 34 risk points 66
157 Zimbabwe34 risk points 34 risk points 66
163 Turkey35 risk points 35 risk points 65
164 Egypt36 risk points 36 risk points 64
164 Indonesia36 risk points 36 risk points 64
164 Madagascar36 risk points 36 risk points 64
164 Sierra Leone36 risk points 36 risk points 64
164 Togo36 risk points 36 risk points 64
169 Djibouti37 risk points 37 risk points 63
169 Eritrea37 risk points 37 risk points 63
169 Liberia37 risk points 37 risk points 63
172 Bolivia38 risk points 38 risk points 62
172 Equatorial Guinea38 risk points 38 risk points 62
172 Paraguay38 risk points 38 risk points 62
172 Trinidad and Tobago38 risk points 38 risk points 62
176 Belize40 risk points 40 risk points 60
176 Russia40 risk points 40 risk points 60
176 South Africa40 risk points 40 risk points 60
176 Western Sahara40 risk points 40 risk points 60
180 Benin41 risk points 41 risk points 59
180 Congo41 risk points 41 risk points 59
180 Guinea-Bissau41 risk points 41 risk points 59
183 Korea DPR42 risk points 42 risk points 58
183 Uganda42 risk points 42 risk points 58
185 Bangladesh43 risk points 43 risk points 57
185 Guinea43 risk points 43 risk points 57
187 Angola44 risk points 44 risk points 56
187 Peru44 risk points 44 risk points 56
189 Algeria45 risk points 45 risk points 55
189 India45 risk points 45 risk points 55
189 Jamaica45 risk points 45 risk points 55
189 Mauritania45 risk points 45 risk points 55
193 El Salvador46 risk points 46 risk points 54
194 Lebanon47 risk points 47 risk points 53
195 Papua New Guinea48 risk points 48 risk points 52
195 Ukraine48 risk points 48 risk points 52
197 Iran50 risk points 50 risk points 50
198 Burundi51 risk points 51 risk points 49
199 Kenya55 risk points 55 risk points 45
199 Mozambique55 risk points 55 risk points 45
201 Ethiopia56 risk points 56 risk points 44
202 Brazil58 risk points 58 risk points 42
202 Ecuador58 risk points 58 risk points 42
202 Guatemala58 risk points 58 risk points 42
202 Honduras58 risk points 58 risk points 42
206 Philippines59 risk points 59 risk points 41
207 Palestine60 risk points 60 risk points 40
208 Myanmar62 risk points 62 risk points 38
209 Cameroon64 risk points 64 risk points 36
210 Chad65 risk points 65 risk points 35
211 Libya66 risk points 66 risk points 34
212 Sudan67 risk points 67 risk points 33
213 Venezuela68 risk points 68 risk points 32
214 Burkina Faso70 risk points 70 risk points 30
215 Central African Republic71 risk points 71 risk points 29
215 Niger71 risk points 71 risk points 29
217 Colombia72 risk points 72 risk points 28
218 Pakistan73 risk points 73 risk points 27
219 Iraq74 risk points 74 risk points 26
219 Mali74 risk points 74 risk points 26
219 Mexico74 risk points 74 risk points 26
222 Congo DR76 risk points 76 risk points 24
223 South Sudan78 risk points 78 risk points 22
224 Nigeria80 risk points 80 risk points 20
225 Yemen81 risk points 81 risk points 19
226 Syria82 risk points 82 risk points 18
227 Haiti84 risk points 84 risk points 16
228 Afghanistan86 risk points 86 risk points 14
229 Somalia88 risk points 88 risk points 12

Last rating: June 13th, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is Nomadino kidnapping risk from 0 to 100 risk points. 0 means very low exposure to kidnapping, abduction or hostage-taking; 100 means extreme exposure. Lower is better.

There is no globally complete and consistently reported police statistic for kidnapping. Nomadino therefore uses a composite risk value instead of a single case count.

The weighting is: 35% direct kidnapping and abduction risk, 20% official crime and violence proxies, 20% organised crime and extortion environment, 15% conflict and terrorism context, and 10% rule of law, police performance and state enforcement capacity.

The source families are ACLED event data on abduction and forced disappearance, UNODC/ICCS crime statistics, the Global Organized Crime Index, the Global Terrorism Index, World Bank and WJP institutional indicators, and public travel advisories as plausibility checks. The score is derived directly: score = 100 minus raw value.