Government of Canada
Level 2Exercise a high degree of caution
Updated: Sep 24, 2026 Source
Last successfully checked: Oct 1, 2026
Last update: October 10, 2026
Updated dailyIs It Safe to Travel to Kenya Right Now?
Exercise caution
6 6.2 out of 10
Safety Score
Last updated: October 10, 2026 96% data coverage
Kenya has a safety score of 6.2/10 as of October 10, 2026, rated as Moderate risk and ranking 170th out of 248 countries worldwide. The biggest concern is health (5.0/10), while the strongest area is environment (6.1/10). It combines 23 government travel advisories and 6 other public datasets and is recalculated daily.
What are the safety risk areas?
Health 5.0/10
Governance 5.2/10
Conflict 6.0/10
Crime 6.1/10
Environment 6.1/10
Indicator-level detail
Health 5.0/10 · Moderate · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank Child Mortality Rate | 8.1/10 | worldbank | 2024 |
| INFORM Health Risk Index | 3.3/10 | inform | 2026 |
| INFORM Epidemic Risk Index | 3.6/10 | inform | 2026 |
Governance 5.2/10 · Moderate · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| V-Dem Rule of Law Index | 6.4/10 | vdem | 2025 |
| V-Dem Public Administration Quality | 5.7/10 | vdem | 2025 |
| V-Dem Political Corruption (inverted) | 4.4/10 | vdem | 2025 |
| INFORM Governance Index | 5.0/10 | inform | 2026 |
Conflict 6.0/10 · Moderate · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Peace Index - Overall Score | 5.2/10 | gpi | 2026 |
| GPI Militarisation Score | 8.1/10 | gpi | 2026 |
| UCDP Conflict-Death Count (log-normalized) | 6.2/10 | ucdp | 2025 |
Crime 6.1/10 · Moderate · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPI Safety & Security Score | 5.2/10 | gpi | 2026 |
| World Bank Intentional-Homicide Rate (population-reliability scaled) | 9.2/10 | worldbank | 2022 |
Environment 6.1/10 · Moderate · Coverage: 80%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 8.0/10 | worldbank | 2023 |
| INFORM Natural Hazard Risk | 5.8/10 | inform | 2026 |
| INFORM Climate Risk | 4.8/10 | inform | 2026 |
| ReliefWeb Active Humanitarian Disasters | 8.0/10 | reliefweb | 2026 |
See how these scores are calculated on the Methodology page.
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What do governments say?
Sources (23)
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Level 2Let op, veiligheidsrisicos
Updated: Oct 6, 2026 Source
Slovakia Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Level 2Consider necessity of travel
Updated: Jan 12, 2024 Source
Hungary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Level 2Fokozott óvatossággal látogatható
Updated: Jun 15, 2023 Source
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it safe to travel to Kenya in 2026?
Yes, with some caution — Kenya is reasonably safe for most travelers: as of October 2026 it scores 6.2/10 on our daily safety index, classified as Moderate risk. Stay alert to the specific risks below.
The score is an uncertainty-weighted (Bayesian shrinkage) geometric mean of five pillars: conflict (30%), crime (25%), health (20%), governance (15%) and environment (10%). A weak pillar drags the overall score down more than a strong one lifts it, and the mix also folds in a calibrated consensus of government travel advisories.
Thin or stale data pulls a country's score toward a cautious regional baseline instead of guessing — see our methodology page for the full statistical detail. environment (6.1/10) is Kenya's strongest pillar, while the score is pulled down by governance (5.2/10) and above all by health (5.0/10).
This pillar covers healthcare quality, disease risk and emergency response capacity — a low score means reliable medical help may be hard to reach outside major cities. It combines 23 government travel advisories and 6 other public datasets and is recalculated daily.
What is the biggest risk when traveling to Kenya?
No single factor stands out as critical for Kenya: its relatively weakest area is health at 5.0/10, close to the global mid-range. This pillar covers healthcare quality, disease risk and emergency response capacity — a low score means reliable medical help may be hard to reach outside major cities.
The lowest-scoring signals here are health-system capacity (INFORM) and epidemic and disease risk (INFORM). Its strongest pillar is environment at 6.1/10.
What do government travel advisories say about Kenya?
As of October 2026, Kenya has 23 government travel advisories on record. The prevailing guidance is to exercise increased caution when visiting Kenya; the strongest current warning — reconsider travel — comes from United Kingdom and Serbia.
How does Kenya compare to nearby countries?
| Country | Score | Conflict | Crime | Health | Governance | Environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Seychelles | 7.9 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 |
| Cabo Verde | 7.7 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 7.7 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 7.6 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 7.9 |
| Kenya | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
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Where does the data come from?
- advisoriesFresh
Travel advisories from 23 governments: US State Department, UK FCDO, Government of Canada, Australian Government, German Federal Foreign Office, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia Ministry of Foreign Affairs, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand SafeTravel, Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs, Hong Kong Security Bureau, Austrian Federal Ministry (BMEIA), Belgium Federal Public Service, Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Serbia Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy Viaggiare Sicuri, Spain Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan Bureau of Consular Affairs, Switzerland Federal Department (EDA), Poland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Hungary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Checked: Oct 10, 2026
- gpiFresh
Global Peace Index -- annual peacefulness ranking by IEP
Data vintage: 2026Checked: Oct 10, 2026
- informFresh
INFORM Risk Index -- hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and coping capacity
Data vintage: 2026Checked: Oct 10, 2026
- reliefwebFresh
ReliefWeb -- humanitarian situation reports and disaster alerts
Data vintage: 2026Checked: Oct 10, 2026
- ucdpFresh
UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset (Uppsala Conflict Data Program) -- state-based and one-sided conflict deaths, via the Our World in Data mirror (CC-BY)
Data vintage: 2025Checked: Oct 10, 2026
- vdemFresh
V-Dem Institute Country-Year Dataset v16 (CC-BY-SA 4.0) -- Rule of Law, Political Corruption, and Public Administration indices (Coppedge et al., DOI 10.23696/vdemds26)
Data vintage: 2025Checked: Oct 10, 2026
- worldbankRecent
World Bank Development Indicators -- child mortality and PM2.5 air pollution
Data vintage: 2022–2024Checked: Oct 10, 2026