Released to coincide with International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, the Human Rights Risk Atlas 2011 evaluated 196 countries on their performance across 30 different categories, which included human security, labor standards, as well as civil and political freedoms. Prepared by the British global advisory firm Maplecroft, the new report shows there are now 92 nations listed as being in the “extreme” and “high risk” categories, up from 83 countries last year.

The Democratic Republic of Congo was ranked as the world’s riskiest nation, with China falling two spots from last year to come in at #10. On the opposite end of the scale, the U.S. was ranked as having a “medium risk” at #131, while both the United Kingdom (#154) and Germany (#181) are considered to have “low risk.”

(Source: caraobrien)