Kuwait is frequently ranked as the least friendly country for foreigners, consistently topping surveys like InterNations' Expat Insider{https://www.facebook.com/praguemorning/posts/-the-latest-expat-insider-2025-ranking-reveals-the-worlds-least-friendly-countri/1301993341958040/}, with low satisfaction in making local friends and feeling welcome; other often-cited countries for being unwelcoming include Austria, Germany, Norway, and the Czech Republic, along with places facing political instability like Algeria, Venezuela, and Syria.
What country is the least welcoming to foreigners?
The latest Expat Insider 2025 ranking reveals the world's least friendly countries for foreigners, with Kuwait once again taking the top spot. Expats cite challenges in making local friends, difficulties integrating into the culture, and a generally unwelcoming social environment.
Least free were Syria (3.79), Venezuela (3.80), and Yemen (4.30). The components on which the index is based can be divided into economic freedoms and other personal freedoms.
Denmark. Denmark is at the top of the list of the top ten countries for quality of life. This small Nordic country consistently ranks highly in international surveys on factors like happiness, income equality, safety, and access to education. It's also a global leader in social services.
Here's a list of countries currently on the "Do Not Travel" list: Afghanistan: Due to armed conflict, civil unrest, crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. Burkina Faso: Due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping. Central African Republic: Due to armed conflict, crime, civil unrest, and kidnapping.
North Sentinel Island, a small island in the Indian Ocean, is officially off limits to all visitors. Its Indigenous inhabitants, the Sentinelese, live their life almost entirely untouched by the wider world.
For Munich in particular, the last place in the 2024 index is “a new low,” as Internations writes. More than two out of five expats find it difficult to adapt to the local culture. They feel neither welcome nor at home.
Ranking of the least happy countries worldwide 2024, by score. Afghanistan was ranked the least happy country in the world, according to the World Happiness Report from 2025. The country scored only 1.36 on a scale from 0 to 10.
There have been regular protests in Barcelona against overtourism, and its impact on life in the city. Things reached a crescendo in July, with public demonstrations and widespread protest graffiti telling tourists 'go home', and some protesters squirting tourists with water guns.
The Travel Advisories for the following countries are currently Level 4 - Do Not Travel: ⛔Afghanistan ⛔Belarus ⛔Burkina Faso ⛔Burma ⛔Central African Republic (CAR) ⛔Haiti ⛔Iran ⛔Iraq ⛔Lebanon ⛔Libya ⛔Mali ⛔Niger ⛔North Korea ⛔Russia ⛔Somalia ⛔South Sudan ⛔Sudan ⛔Syria ⛔Ukraine ⛔Venezuela ⛔Yemen Find the travel advisory ...
Iceland is consistently ranked as the #1 safest country in the world by the Global Peace Index (GPI), a position it has held for over a decade due to extremely low crime, no standing army, high social cohesion, and minimal conflict, though some other reports might place Switzerland or the Netherlands first based on different survey criteria.
Australia has a high standard of living supported by an educated workforce and a high level of innovation. The quality of education, healthcare, transport, infrastructure and government services in Australia are all above international averages.
