> Almost noone in Europe is “forced displaced” You are wrong. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Asylum_statistics http://ec.europa.e

> Almost noone in Europe is “forced displaced” You are wrong. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Asylum_statistics http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/... "538 000 asylum seekers were granted protection status in the Member States of the EU in 2017" These have gained refugee status, which is a subset for the forcibly displaced persons category. That's quite a bit more than noone. Fairly safe "closer" countries may not accept you, or be much safer to the particular individual. It may still be too close so that people affiliated with your tormentor may be able tro track you down there and harm you. So it may make sense to try to get as far as possible. Also "farther" countries may have offered to accept you, so while you're crossing many coutries you may be doing it on the offer of a remoter country.