Syria

No — Syria is currently a high-risk destination: as of July 2026 it scores 3.9/10 on our daily safety index, classified as High risk, and travel requires serious caution. The score is an uncertainty-weighted (Bayesian shrinkage) geometric mean of five pillars — conflict (30%), crime (25%), health (20%), governance (15%) and environment (10%) — combined with a calibrated consensus of government travel advisories, so a weak pillar drags the overall score down more than a strong one lifts it, and thin or stale data pulls a country's score toward a cautious regional baseline rather than guessing.

crime (5.6/10) is Syria's strongest pillar, while the score is pulled down by governance (3.3/10) and above all by conflict (2.7/10). This pillar measures armed conflict, terrorism and political violence — a low score means instability can affect personal safety and disrupt travel plans.

It is recalculated every day from public sources including government travel advisories, the Global Peace Index, the INFORM Risk Index and World Bank indicators.

The main concern for Syria is conflict, its weakest pillar at 2.7/10. This pillar measures armed conflict, terrorism and political violence — a low score means instability can affect personal safety and disrupt travel plans.

The lowest-scoring signals here are conflict deaths (UCDP) and overall peacefulness (Global Peace Index). The second-lowest area is governance at 3.3/10, so it deserves attention too.

By contrast, crime scores 5.6/10 and is Syria's strongest area.

As of July 2026, Syria has 11 government travel advisories on record. Most governments now advise against all travel to Syria: the highest-level warning — do not travel — has been issued by United States and United Kingdom, among others.

These warnings are severe enough to weigh heavily on our index: when a majority of governments issue a do-not-travel advisory, Syria's overall score is pulled sharply toward the low end, on top of whatever its other pillars show.