With terrorism at an all time high and global unrest threatening to impact destinations across the world, choosing a safe place to visit is a top priority for holidaymakers.

If you're looking to book a low risk vacation but don't know where to begin, based on the recently released Global Peace Index (GPI) ranking, the Institute for Economics and Peace has charted the world's safest destinations.

Balancing several factors, the GPI ranked 163 countries globally with Iceland claiming the top spot for the sixth year running while the UK was ranked 47th and the US limped in at 103.

Safe spot: Using the recently released 2016 Global Peace Index ranking, the Institute for Economics and Peace have charted the top ten safest international destinations and Iceland is number one

From the Northern Lights to the Blue Lagoon's thermal pools, Iceland's political stability and low conflict rate ensured it topped the list for 2016

The top 10 safest destinations in the world mapped according to their GPI score

The GPI score considers many factors, which holiday-goers don't usually think about. However, they can be a key indicator of the region's safety.

They calculate each country's rating by considering any instability in the region, the presence of nuclear weapons and the number of police and security personnel.

Hence, it is understandable that Syria didn't chart and that South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia Yemen join the war zone on the list of most dangerous places to currently visit.

SAFEST HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS 2016 1. Iceland 2. Denmark 3. Austria 4. New Zealand 5. Portugal 6. Czech Republic 7. Switzerland 8. Canada 9. Japan 10. Slovenia Source: Global Peace Index (GPI) Advertisement

Out of the 163 countries considered, Iceland came top for the sixth year running aided by its low murder rate and small population. The country spends $242million (£164million) on violence, which is substantially smaller than other places.

The UK for instance which came in at number 47 and spends $139billion (or £94billion) on violence.

Denmark came in at number two. As an isolated peninsula, it rarely has border disputes and has also ranked as one of the happiest places in the world.

Austria came third due to its low weapon imports and peaceful democracy.

Adventure island New Zealand is rarely involved in international conflict making it prime for the fourth place on the index.

At number five Portugal has little domestic violence, a very high-security officials count and markedly low armament.

Denmark, Austria, New Zealand, Portugal, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Canada, Japan and Slovenia also rank in the top ten safest destinations

The Czech Republic came in at number six as it has a very low violence rate and minimal per-capital military spending.

Surprisingly the famously neutral Switzerland only made it to seventh place. Though it stays away from wars and border disputes it has a very high rate of weapon exports according to the rankings, which weakens its international safety standing.

Though one of the largest countries in the world Canada made it's debut at number eight. At number nine was Japan thanks to it's low crime rate and in tenth place is Slovenia.