world war iii has broken out the most
powerful countries on the planet are
launching missiles at one another and
sending invasion forces across the globe
it's only a matter of time until you get
caught up in the whole thing all you
want at this point is a safe place to
lie low and wait for the whole thing to
blow over should you go to an island
nation in the tropics or a country at
the bottom of the world maybe there's an
even safer place that you didn't even
know existed let's find out which safe
haven is right for you it's impossible
to tell who exactly will instigate world
war iii but we have some pretty good
ideas the most likely scenario would
start with one country invading another
this would cause the allies of the
country being invaded to come to their
aid slowly more and more nations would
get pulled into the conflict at some
point this confrontation would reach
critical mass and an all-out world war
would commence the sides are pretty easy
to predict for world war iii as they
probably would follow the current
geopolitical climate one side would
consist of the united states the
european union and the rest of nato
while the other side would be made up of
russia china north korea and their
allies there would probably be some wild
cards that we can't predict but one
thing is for sure world war iii would be
a true world war what we mean by this is
that very few people would be able to
escape the carnage unlike the previous
world wars humans now have the ability
to fight one another over long distances
using aircraft long-range missiles and
space warfare very few regions the
planet would be untouched by the events
of world war 3. however this does not
mean there aren't any safe places to run
to in fact a few countries would provide
safety and peace of mind as the world
falls apart around you if you're looking
for a safe country to escape to during
world war three some of your best
options are tropical islands this may
sound too good to be true but hear us
out the good thing about islands in the
pacific ocean is that they are really
far away from each other and the
mainland the pacific ocean is a vast
place and if you don't mind warm
climates catching your own fish dinners
and white sand beaches fiji would not be
a bad place to wait out world war iii
this island nation sits in the
southwestern part of the pacific ocean
the closest continent is australia which
is still over 1700 miles away and the
great thing about this is that during
world war three australia probably won't
be hotly contested over which just adds
to the allure of escaping to fiji even
if the fighting eventually reached the
australian continent you would be so far
away that you probably wouldn't even
notice fiji itself doesn't have much to
offer in terms of wartime strategy or
resources it has a very small military
of around 6 000 individuals so it would
not be seen as a threat by either side
but perhaps one of the best things fiji
has going for it in terms of remaining
safe during world war 3 is that it
doesn't have many natural resources
within its borders beautiful beaches and
an abundance of seafood tend not to be
what the world's superpowers are after
while at war this means fiji would
likely not be a target making it one of
the safest countries you can move to if
world war three ever broke out while the
world descended into chaos you could be
sipping pina coladas on a white sand
beach with a fishing pole in the water
or better yet you could be drinking the
national beverage of fiji called cava
which is made at the crushed root of the
gangona which has been shown to have
medicinal properties this is another
thing that would make fiji such a good
nation to hide away in if world war iii
happened although it doesn't have
strategic significance it does have an
endless supply of food fertile land
cigarette crops and plenty of ways to
keep yourself busy in fact there are
around 300 islands that make up the
country of fiji so if you didn't get
along with your neighbors you could just
load up your boat and cruise to a
different island the only problem is
that you'd be so far removed from the
fighting that you might not know who was
winning or even when the war came to an
end until long after it was all over
during a world war global communication
would probably go down as satellites are
targeted by each side to disrupt enemy
transmissions this would mean the only
way to receive news would be by word of
mouth like in the olden days before the
internet or telephones you'd have to
wait until someone physically came to
the island and informed you about what
was going on across the ocean then again
if you're trying to escape world war 3
you probably don't mind not being up to
date on wartime news so this wouldn't be
a deal breaker if fiji isn't isolated
enough for you there is another island
nation in the pacific that could be even
more appealing to hide on during world
war three tuvalu is a 10 square mile
island chain just over 1 000 miles north
of fiji making it even further from
mainland there are only around 11 000
people on the islands of tuvalu and its
remote location and lack of natural
resources making an undesirable target
for either side during world war 3. if
you did seek refuge in tuvalu it's
likely you wouldn't see anyone new for
the duration of your time in the island
nation tuvalu is hard to get to in the
best of times so the two airlines that
fly to the country probably won't be
doing so at all with the world war going
on this means that the only other way to
access the country is by boat it's
unlikely that one of the signs in world
war iii would divert resources to tuvalu
as it serves no strategic significance
but like fiji there is plenty of food
and resources that can be gathered from
the ocean to help sustain you throughout
the war there's another island country
that is much larger than fiji and tuvalu
and although it's a little closer to the
mainland it would still provide safety
during world war 3. new zealand is a
beautiful nation that seems to have
plenty of every type of environment
crammed into a single island if you're
looking for a safe place to hide from
the carnage of world war 3 and still
want seasons in ecological diversity new
zealand is the country for you the
country itself is a little over a
thousand miles from australia but it
sits further south in both fiji and
tuvalu meaning that new zealand could
potentially be further away from the
main front of world war iii which we
would expect to happen in europe asia
and in the north american continent
however there are many more natural
resources in new zealand than in most
other island nations this would be
beneficial if you set refuge there
during world war 3 but it could also
make the nation a target for invasion
however due to where it's located this
seems highly unlikely there also isn't
really much strategic significance to
invading the country the nation itself
has fertile lands abundant marine
resources and various landscapes that
would provide protection even if the war
did reach the island around 30 percent
of new zealand is protected land which
means there are plenty of areas where
resources can be gathered and where you
could hide away if needed it may sound
crazy but there is another abundant
resource on the island that would help
you ride out world war iii for every
person in new zealand there are 10 sheep
this means you have plenty of wool to
make clothes and a source of protein if
times get hard the sheep also help
fertilize the land and can provide milk
as well meaning that these useful
creatures will be your best friends as
you safely wait for the war to come to
an end there are many benefits to living
in new zealand even when the world is
not at war but perhaps what would make
this nation the ideal location to move
to is that its infrastructure is highly
developed and the country has been
working on becoming self-sufficient for
decades it's because of the steps that
the government has taken in recent years
to ensure the country remains a safe
comfortable place to live that new
zealand consistently is rated one of the
top 10 happiest countries in the world
so if you're looking for a country that
is isolated safe and provides an
abundance of resources as well as
beautiful land to live on during world
war three new zealand has got you
covered new zealand does its best to
maintain a peaceful country which means
it'll likely stay out of world war iii
altogether in fact new zealand is only
second to iceland on the global peace
index which brings us to our next safe
country if a world war breaks out
iceland is over a thousand miles from
the united kingdom and the rest of
europe this means it's unlikely the
country will be in a direct danger
during world war three like many other
island nations thus far iceland has tons
of marine resources that would allow it
to remain self-sufficient if world war
iii ever broke out what makes iceland a
great place to be during a global war is
that the country gets 100 of its energy
from renewable sources all of which are
within its borders iceland harnesses a
massive amount of geothermal energy and
converts it into electricity and heat
while war rages across the planet
iceland would not have to worry about
procuring oil coal or any other forms of
energy from different parts of the world
being totally self-sufficient means
iceland could stay out of the conflict
and focus on keeping the people inside
its borders safe some parts of iceland
can be pretty airy and harsh but there
is abundant fresh water and seafood if
you made your way into the mountains of
iceland you would be isolated and
protected from the rest of the world
there are fewer resources in this region
but it's incredibly doubtful you would
ever encounter a military force while
living there however the best place to
be in iceland during world war iii would
be along the coast so you could take
advantage of the plentiful fisheries and
aquatic resources as long as you don't
mind eating seafood every day you'd have
a full belly for the duration of the war
there is plenty of land to settle down
on in iceland if you need to find a
place to wait out the war in fact the
current population puts an average of
eight people per square mile in the
country this means there is plenty of
space for refugees of world war iii if
they decide to relocate to iceland if
you plan ahead you could even find a
nice piece of land in a small icelandic
fishing village that's self-sufficient
and safe to live in until the war is
over you might even decide to stay after
it's safe to return home there is one
downside to iceland however the fact
that it sits between europe and north
america might cause it to be a staging
area to launch invasions across the
atlantic this scenario is not very
likely as both sides would probably blow
each other up with nukes before they
would send an invasion force across the
atlantic ocean but you never know even
though there is a chance that a fleet
might sail by iceland or even make a
stop on their way while crossing the
ocean living in northern iceland will
all but guarantee your safety during
world war iii there are other island
nations that would actually be closer to
the action but could still offer some
safety during world war three one such
country actually started out as a
military fortress during the crusades
malta sits just off the coast of sicily
in the middle of the mediterranean sea
in world war iii this might be a good
country to run to if your plan is to get
out of europe but at some point malta
would be consumed by the war until then
it could serve as a way out of the
region to provide refugees for escapees
the nation of malta is only around 122
square miles and has limited resources
this means it wouldn't be an initial
target for either side at the beginning
of world war three there are several
large fortresses around the island that
were built by the hospitalers and the
knights templar during the crusades
these could serve as safe havens as
plans were made to evacuate people to
safer lands malta successfully fended
off invasions in the past so it's
possible that they could do it again
maybe malta could also be an embarkation
point for people trying to make it to
the azores islands this remote
archipelago is technically part of
portugal which would not be a safe
country to be in during world war iii
but the azores abundance of natural
resources and its remote location in the
atlantic would definitely make it a
safer place to be than many other parts
of the world the azores have plenty of
farmable land and a plethora of marine
resources however people from portugal
and the rest of western europe might
have the same idea and head straight for
the geosorce islands at the same time
this might lead to overcrowding on the
archipelago but at least it would be
safe for the time being one part of the
world that's so often overlooked at the
end of the world scenarios is south
america world war iii will likely be
fought in the northern hemisphere the
most probable scenario would be world
war iii starting in europe or asia and
although it's doubtful that world war
iii will reach north america until later
on the countries near the united states
would be targets at some point canada is
a vast country and there'd be plenty of
locations that would remain untouched by
world war 3 due to its size and untamed
wilderness however coastal cities in
certain places along the u.s border
would be attacked as a means to invade
the us the same could be said about
mexico although there are likely regions
in the highlands and jungles of the
country that would remain safe its
overall proximity to the u.s would make
other parts of mexico vulnerable to
attack however south america is far
enough away from the us and any other
major players in world war three that it
would be an ideal place to go once the
fighting broke out the safest country in
this scenario would be chile chile is
the southernmost country in south
america not only that but the city of
puerto williams is the southernmost city
in the entire world the country itself
has tons of natural resources and
numerous geological features that make
it an easy escape if the war ever does
reach south america chile is one of the
most developed nations in all of south
america meaning there's already
infrastructure in place to sustain the
country if the rest of the world is at
war with each other there are two
options of where to go in chile that
would ensure your safety during world
war iii the andes mountains stretch
across the entire western part of the
country it's in these mountains that the
indigenous communities have lived for
hundreds of years there are endless
amounts of fresh water and fertile land
that can be terraced to grow crops the
mountains offer protection and serve as
a deterrent for any enemy force that
might try to occupy the country the
mountains and many other regions of
chile contain dense forests that can be
used to build a cabin in the woods and a
number of wild animals that can provide
sustenance in extreme circumstances not
to mention that chile is the fourth
largest exporter of wine globally which
means while the northern hemisphere
becomes a scarred battlefield of
destruction and death you could be
getting tipsy off of some of the best
wine in the entire world the other
option is settling as far south as
possible this next closest land from the
southern tip of chile is antarctica it's
highly unlikely that any part of world
war iii would be fought in the frozen
antarctic waters this means living in
southern chile would be pretty safe the
weather can be brutally cold and storms
often whip across the region but the
oceans are bountiful and different
varieties of potatoes grow pretty much
everywhere in the country and while
we're talking about the extreme south
there's probably no safer place on the
planet than antarctica during world war
three you could theoretically take
refuge in one of the science outposts
there and wait for the fighting to end
no one's going to be coming to that
antarctica to wage the war but the lack
of resources and the inability to
resupply during that time would make it
important to ration resources eventually
you would run out of supplies and you
would need to leave the continent but if
you could stay in antarctica until peace
was declared you would be safe the
entire time there is one other southern
country that is resource rich and would
be an excellent place to escape to
during world war three you could even go
on a safari while you're there south
africa contains around 10 of all plant
bird and fish species in the world it
also is home to around six percent of
mammal species this makes south africa
an ideal place to hide from the turmoil
of world war three there are plenty of
food sources fresh water supplies and
fertile coasts in the country it also
helps that south africa is very far away
from the regions of the world that would
be fighting it's conceivable that the
fighting wouldn't even reach its
northernmost border let alone the rest
of the country south africa also
consists of many types of environments
but there's probably no safer city in
this part of the world to be in during
world war three than cape town this is a
thriving city with modern infrastructure
and resources all around it there's
plenty of fishing off the coast and the
mountains that surround the city
isolated from the rest of the continent
cape town isn't as far south as other
cities but its location would make it
strategically undesirable therefore
south africa would probably be left
alone during the conflict also like
chile south africa is a large exporter
of wine between the abundance of food
its protected location and the
availability of alcohol south africa
would be a safe and not too unpleasant
country to spend world war 3 in
greenland is massive it is also freezing
but if there's any country in the world
that you could find a safe place to wait
for the end of world war 3 and this
would be it the tricky part would be
getting to your final destination once
you are within the country's borders
there are no roads between the towns of
greenland this is a good thing in terms
of finding a safe haven the more
difficult the region is to reach the
safer it'll be during wartime for
optimal security you'd want to choose
one of the more northern towns to live
in like konak which sits just inside the
arctic circle like with antarctica the
war will likely never reach you at this
extreme latitude you'd have to learn the
ways of the inuit people and learn how
to live off the land in a polar climate
but it would all be worth it to have a
safe and secure place to live during
world war three due to greenland's
location in size there's little reason
for either side in world war three to
try to invade its lands if the war did
happen to reach the part of the country
you're in you can always hop on a boat
or helicopter and head further north at
some point you'll find a town that's far
enough out of the way that no military
forces would find it useful to be fair
greenland as a whole holds very little
strategic significance and the only
world war three action it would see
would be ships sailing by to invade the
other side of the atlantic ocean or
planes flying overhead there would
likely be no forces or troops stationed
in the country itself living in rural
greenland would be much more difficult
than sipping wine in chile or fishing
off a tropical beach in fiji however
greenland would provide significant
protection from the carnage of world war
iii while also providing the resources
you need to stay alive depending on
where you initially lived before world
war three broke out greenland might be a
more viable option for safety than some
of the other countries in this video for
example if you reside in the
northeastern part of the u.s greenland
would definitely be the closest safe
haven to you just because it's cold and
desolate doesn't mean you should count
greenland out in a time of war beggars
can't be choosers although the countries
on this list are all good options to
escape to in the event that world war 3
breaks out there is something that you
need to remember if you find yourself in
any of the countries on this list when
world war 3 starts you will likely be
safe as the war will pose very little
threat to you however none of that
matters if each side begins launching
nukes at one another the nuclear fallout
from the blasts would be carried across
the world on the planet's natural air
currents the rain falling from the sky
would be poisonous as it would carry
lethal doses radiation in every drop the
nuclear explosions would incinerate
anything in their vicinity causing
firestorms that would release massive
amounts of smoke and ash into the
atmosphere this could plunge the planet
into a nuclear winter where temperatures
would plummet as the sun's light is
blocked out by all the particulates in
the atmosphere at this point it wouldn't
matter if you were in russia the united
states or antarctica as there would be
no escaping this global catastrophe if
this ends up being the ending of world
war 3 the safest place will be to not be
on earth but in space as the countries
of the world annihilate one another and
the planet using nuclear weapons the
astronauts aboard the international
space station will look on in horror as
their home is destroyed before their
very eyes for a short amount of time
they might be the last of the human
species unfortunately even the
astronauts would run out of resources
and die this would be the end of
humanity and it would be all because we
couldn't get along with one another so
the safest thing you can do if world war
iii ever breaks out is to head to one of
those countries from this video and hope
the war comes to an end before the nukes
start flying if nuclear holocaust is the
fate of the planet then your only chance
for survival is to hijack a rocket ship
and head for the stars eventually you'll
die from lack of oxygen and resources
but at least you'll make it slightly
longer than the rest of us the
alternative is to make your way to one
of the countries with an abundance of
wine and have a drink as the world falls
apart around you now watch what would
happen after world war 3 or check out
why you wouldn't want to survive world
war 3.