Last update: October 10, 2026
Updated dailyIs It Safe to Travel to Vatican City Right Now?
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Safety Score
Limited data — score leans on a cautious regional baseline.
Vatican City has a provisional safety score of 6.5/10 as of October 10, 2026, tentatively rated as Moderate risk — with limited data behind it, so treat this as a cautious estimate rather than a confident verdict. It ranks 144th out of 248 countries worldwide. Its five safety pillars are closely matched, with no single area standing out as a particular strength or weakness. It combines 6 government travel advisories and one other public dataset and is recalculated daily.
What are the safety risk areas?
Indicator-level detail
Governance 4.6/10 · Moderate · Coverage: 75%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| V-Dem Rule of Law Index | 2.8/10 | vdem | 1870 |
| V-Dem Public Administration Quality | 3.5/10 | vdem | 1870 |
| V-Dem Political Corruption (inverted) | 6.3/10 | vdem | 1870 |
Crime 5.9/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded. · Moderate · Coverage: 0%
Health 5.9/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded. · Moderate · Coverage: 0%
Environment 5.9/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded. · Moderate · Coverage: 0%
Conflict 7.2/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded. · Low · Coverage: 25%
See how these scores are calculated on the Methodology page.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is it safe to travel to Vatican City in 2026?
The data available for Vatican City is thin, so treat this score with caution: as of October 2026 it stands at 6.5/10, provisionally classified as Moderate risk based mostly on regional patterns rather than country-specific evidence. 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.
governance (4.6/10) is Vatican City's strongest pillar, while the score is pulled down by governance (4.6/10) and above all by governance (4.6/10). This pillar gauges the rule of law and the reliability of institutions — a low score means police and courts may offer limited help if something goes wrong.
It combines 6 government travel advisories and one other public dataset and is recalculated daily.
What is the biggest risk when traveling to Vatican City?
No single factor stands out as critical for Vatican City: its relatively weakest area is governance at 4.6/10, close to the global mid-range. This pillar gauges the rule of law and the reliability of institutions — a low score means police and courts may offer limited help if something goes wrong.
The lowest-scoring signals here are rule of law (V-Dem) and government effectiveness (V-Dem). Its strongest pillar is governance at 4.6/10.
What do government travel advisories say about Vatican City?
As of October 2026, Vatican City has 6 government travel advisories on record. The overall picture is reassuring: most governments advise only normal precautions for Vatican City, and none currently raises it above a low-level advisory.
How does Vatican City compare to nearby countries?
| Country | Score | Conflict | Crime | Health | Governance | Environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Denmark | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Switzerland | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 7.1 |
| Luxembourg | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.0 |
| Vatican City | 6.5 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Vatican City and its neighbouring countries
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How has the safety score changed over time?
Where does the data come from?
- vdemOutdated
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: 1870Checked: Oct 10, 2026