Last update: July 12, 2026
Updated dailyTaiwan
7 7.4 out of 10
Safety Score
Generally safe
+0.0 vs 7 days ago
Last updated: July 12, 2026 45% data coverage
Taiwan has a safety score of 7.4/10 as of July 12, 2026, rated as Low risk and ranking 76th out of 248 countries worldwide. The biggest concern is crime (7.4/10), while the strongest area is conflict (8.4/10). This score is calculated daily from 40+ independent public sources.
What are the safety risk areas?
Health 5.3/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded.
Environment 5.3/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded.
Crime 7.4/10
Governance 8.0/10
Conflict 8.4/10
Indicator-level detail
Health 5.3/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded. · Moderate · Coverage: 0%
Environment 5.3/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded. · Moderate · Coverage: 0%
Crime 7.4/10 · Low · Coverage: 50%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| gpi safety security | 8.3/10 | gpi | 2026 |
Governance 8.0/10 · Low · Coverage: 75%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| vdem rule of law | 9.2/10 | vdem | 2025 |
| vdem gov effectiveness | 9.6/10 | vdem | 2025 |
| vdem corruption control | 7.9/10 | vdem | 2025 |
Conflict 8.4/10 · Low · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| gpi overall | 7.5/10 | gpi | 2026 |
| gpi militarisation | 8.0/10 | gpi | 2026 |
| ucdp conflict deaths | 10.0/10 | ucdp | 2025 |
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What do governments say?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is it safe to travel to Taiwan in 2026?
Yes, generally — Taiwan is considered a safe destination: as of July 2026 it scores 7.4/10 on our daily safety index, classified as Low risk. 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.
All five pillars score well for Taiwan: even the weakest, crime (7.4/10), sits in the low-risk band, with conflict (8.4/10) leading. It is recalculated every day from public sources including government travel advisories, the Global Peace Index, the INFORM Risk Index and World Bank indicators.
What is the biggest risk when traveling to Taiwan?
No pillar signals a significant risk for Taiwan: even its weakest area, crime, scores 7.4/10, well inside the low-risk band, and its five pillars range from 7.4/10 to 8.4/10. For travelers this means normal, common-sense precautions are enough.
What do government travel advisories say about Taiwan?
As of July 2026, Taiwan has 9 government travel advisories on record. The overall picture is reassuring: most governments advise only normal precautions for Taiwan, and none currently raises it above a low-level advisory.
How does Taiwan compare to nearby countries?
| Country | Score | Conflict | Crime | Health | Governance | Environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Japan | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 5.3 |
| South Korea | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 5.3 |
| Bhutan | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 |
| Taiwan | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 5.3 |
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Where does the data come from?
- advisoriesFresh
Travel advisories from 37 governments worldwide including US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, Slovakia, France, New Zealand, Ireland, Finland, Hong Kong, Brazil, Austria, Philippines, Belgium, Denmark, Singapore, Romania, Serbia, Estonia, Croatia, Argentina, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan, China, India, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Portugal
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026
- gpiFresh
Global Peace Index -- annual peacefulness ranking by IEP
Fetched: Jul 12, 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)
Fetched: Jul 12, 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)
Fetched: Jul 12, 2026