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High-Risk Countries
Places to Watch in 2020-21 Based on our Statistical Risk Assessment
Here are selected high-risk countries in three categories: the highest-risk countries, countries whose risk has increased significantly since the last assessment, and countries that have been consistently high-risk over time.
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Photo above: South Sudan. USHMM/Jason Patinkin.
Highest-Risk
The top three highest-risk countries in the most recent Statistical Risk Assessment
Increasing Risk
Countries whose ranking increased significantly from the previous Statistical Risk Assessment
Consistenly High-Risk
Countries that have ranked consistently high over multiple years
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