The advice a country gives to its nationals as to the risks of traveling in a particular country indication of its foreign policy, of its potential enemies, but also of the degree of confidence in its allies. The US government has classified these countries into four categories:
1. Countries considered safe: Canada, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Peru, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Portugal , Andorra, Monaco, Malta, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia , Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Morocco, Senegal, Gambia, Cape Verde, Guinea, Liberia, Ghana, Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Madagascar, Djibouti , Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Mongolia, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos , Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Timor Eastern Australia and New Zealand.
2. Countries in which caution is recommended: Mexico, Belize, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Guyana, Brazil, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
3. Lower countries: Cuba, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, Russia, Mauritania, Guinea Bissau, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Burundi, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine and Pakistan.
4. Countries at risk: Libya, Mali, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea.
For Canada, there are notable differences (but not for France):
1. Countries regarded as safe: United States, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Panama, French Guiana, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Andorra , Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Malta, Germany, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia , Croatia, Slovenia, Congo, Botswana, Georgia, Bhutan, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.
2. Countries where caution is recommended: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Guyana, Surinam, Bolivia, Paraguay, United Kingdom , Belgium, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso , Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Madagascar, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait , Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Islands Solomon..
3. Are you sure you want to visit this country: Venezuela, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, Palestine, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
4. High-risk countries: Mali, Libya, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Burundi, Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan and North Korea.
Note the differences in perception between the United States and Canada for countries like Cuba or Iran and of course Russia. It should also be noted that Canada is more circumspect about the realities in Africa and Asia, especially among US allies (Gulf emirates, Southeast Asia). France pays the bloody attacks that took place there and the advice of our friends from across the Atlantic lend a smile when they consider Guyana safer than the metropolis