At first glance, it would appear the world is not quite as risky compared to a year ago, according to Aon's annual Terrorism and Political Risk Map, which shows that 34 countries saw their risk scores reduced while four countries received increased scores.

But risks remain as the Middle East continues to deal with fallout from the Arab Spring, Sub-Saharan Africa remaining a continent with high political violence and the retail and transportation sectors dealing with increased incidents of terrorism.

Aon's map measures political violence and terrorism in 200 countries and territories, using color-coded ratings as a gauge for the overall level of risk and icons to indicate whether businesses could experience risks from terrorism and sabotage; strikes, riots civil commotion and malicious damage to property; and/or insurrection, revolution, rebellion, mutiny, coup d'état, war and civil war.

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