Which Are The Ten Most Dangerous Countries For Women?

Protests against sexual violence have erupted not only in Kolkata but also in Badlapur because of the sexual assault of two 4-year-old girls. The Supreme Court has suggested the formulation of a 10-member committee to formulate rules and guidelines for the safety of healthcare workers. Moreover, the Bombay High Court has also suggested a formulation of a committee that should look over the rules and guidelines to school boys about right and wrong behaviour in the schools at the primary level itself. But these measures are too late because the crimes against women have increased to one of the maximum levels with 49 women facing violence in a day in India alone. 

In such a scenario, it is of utmost importance to know where India lies in the world index when it comes to crimes against women. Not only India, we need to know the situations of other countries too.

This article will probe into the top 10 countries around the world that are unsafe for women. The article will use the Women Danger Index, created by Asher and Lyric Fergusson ( journalists). The index has been created based on street safety for women, intentional homicide of women, non-partner sexual violence, intimate partner sexual violence, legal discrimination, global gender gap, gender inequality index, and violence against women attitudes. The index mainly tries to give readers an idea about where female solo travellers are unsafe. 

The index is of 2024 and has listed 50 countries. This article will cover 10 of them. 

Ten Most Dangerous Countries For Women

South Africa

The most dangerous country which lies at the top of the index is South Africa. It has been recorded that 40 per cent of women in the country will be raped in their lifetime. According to UNICEF, from January to March 2023, 969 women were murdered while 1,485 faced attempted murder. According to 2024 Indxex, only 25 per cent of women in South Africa feel safe while walking alone at night which is the lowest of all the countries. South Africa is the only country which has been rated 'F' in terms of women's safety. 

Brazil

The next is Brazil. Only 28 per cent of women feel safe while walking alone at night. The country has the third-highest rate across the world in intentional homicide of women. 36.9 per cent of women have faced physical and sexual violence in Brazil. 

Russia 

Russia is the third most dangerous country in the world for women. What makes it third is the rate of intentional homicide. As far as laws and regulations are concerned, Russia lies at the top of all the countries for limiting women from participating in society and the economy. 

Mexico

Mexico is the fourth most dangerous country in the world. Only 33 per cent of women in Mexico feel safe while walking alone at night. It has a rate of 16 per cent of women facing non-partner sexual violence which is the third largest number in the entire world. 

Iran

Iran lies in fifth position because of its first rank in the gender gap. The country discriminates between men and women in the economic sector, educational sector, political empowerment and health. The country also stands in the third position in legal discrimination against women.

Dominican Republic 

The Dominican Republic lies in the sixth position mainly because of its fifth-lowest percentage of women feeling safe on the streets at night. It also has the third-highest rate of international homicide of women. It lies at sixth position in gender equality in terms of labour market, and health empowerment. 

Egypt

Egypt lies in seventh position with only 47 per cent of women feeling safe on the streets. It is also in the seventh position in terms of gender inequality. It lies in fourth position in terms of the global gender gap. 

Morocco

Morocco lies in the eighth position with 47 per cent of women facing physical and sexual violence from their intimate partners. It lies at the tenth position for legal discrimination against women. Shockingly, 32 per cent of women in Morocco believe that violence against women is normal under certain circumstances. This places Morocco in the tenth position with many more countries' women believing in the same idea.  

India

India lies at the ninth position with 45 per cent of women believing that violence against women by their partners and husbands is justified. In the gender inequality index, India lies in the first position. According to NFHS-5, 30 per cent of women have faced physical and 6 per cent are survivors of sexual violence. Two in five women have faced spousal violence making it over 30 per cent between the ages of 18 and 49. Karnataka has faced a maximum number of domestic violence standing at 44.4 per cent. However, only 14 per cent of women facing such violence have reported any violence by anyone. Moreover, the country has recorded 

Thailand

Now the tenth most dangerous country for women is Thailand. 47 per cent of women in Thailand have faced intimate partner violence making the country stand at the second position. 61 per cent of women believed that violence against women is justified under certain circumstances making Thailand lie at the first position among all the 50 countries in this term.