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IsItSafeToTravel

Our Data Sources

IsItSafeToTravel aggregates data from 40+ trusted public sources to calculate safety scores. Our advisory data comes from 37 government foreign affairs ministries worldwide, providing diverse geographic and geopolitical perspectives.

Baseline Data Sources

Annual indices that provide the stable foundation for scoring.

Source Measures Update Frequency Link
World Bank Governance Indicators Political Stability, Rule of Law, Government Effectiveness, Corruption Control Annual Visit
Global Peace Index (IEP) Overall peace, Safety & Security, Militarisation Annual Visit
INFORM Risk Index Health, Epidemic, Governance, Natural Hazard, Climate Risk Quarterly Visit

Signal Data Sources

Near-realtime sources that capture emerging crises and events.

Source Measures Update Frequency Link
ReliefWeb (OCHA) Active humanitarian disasters and crises Daily Visit
GDACS (UN/EC) Natural disaster alerts (earthquakes, floods, cyclones) Daily Visit

Government Travel Advisories

We collect travel advisory levels from 37 governments across all continents. Each advisory is normalized to a unified 1-4 scale (1=safe, 4=do not travel) and weighted by tier in the Conflict pillar.

Source Country Tier Weight Format
US State Department United States Five Eyes 2.6% JSON API
UK FCDO United Kingdom Five Eyes 2.5% JSON API
Government of Canada Canada Five Eyes 2.5% JSON API
Australian Government Australia Five Eyes 2.5% JSON API
German Federal Foreign Office Germany Tier 1 (API) 1.8% REST API
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands Tier 1 (API) 1.8% JSON API
Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan Tier 1 (API) 1.8% XML API
Slovakia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Slovakia Tier 1 (API) 1.8% Open Data
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs France Tier 2a (HTML) 1.0% HTML
New Zealand SafeTravel New Zealand Tier 2a (HTML) 1.0% HTML
Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs Ireland Tier 2a (HTML) 1.0% HTML
Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs Finland Tier 2a (HTML) 1.0% HTML
Hong Kong Security Bureau Hong Kong Tier 2a (HTML) 1.0% HTML
Brazil Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brazil Tier 2a (HTML) 1.0% HTML
Austrian Federal Ministry (BMEIA) Austria Tier 2a (HTML) 1.0% HTML
Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs Philippines Tier 2a (HTML) 1.0% HTML
Belgium Federal Public Service Belgium Tier 2b (HTML) 0.7% HTML
Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark Tier 2b (HTML) 0.7% HTML
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Tier 2b (HTML) 0.7% HTML
Romania Ministry of Foreign Affairs Romania Tier 2b (HTML) 0.7% HTML
Serbia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Serbia Tier 2b (HTML) 0.7% HTML
Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Estonia Tier 2b (HTML) 0.7% HTML
Croatia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Croatia Tier 2b (HTML) 0.7% HTML
Argentina Ministry of Foreign Affairs Argentina Tier 2b (HTML) 0.7% HTML
Italy Viaggiare Sicuri Italy Tier 3a (Complex) 0.5% HTML (Complex)
Spain Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spain Tier 3a (Complex) 0.5% HTML (Complex)
South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs South Korea Tier 3a (Complex) 0.5% HTML (Complex)
Taiwan Bureau of Consular Affairs Taiwan Tier 3a (Complex) 0.5% HTML (Complex)
China Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Tier 3a (Complex) 0.5% HTML (Complex)
India Ministry of External Affairs India Tier 3a (Complex) 0.5% HTML (Complex)
Switzerland Federal Department (EDA) Switzerland Tier 3b (Complex) 0.3% HTML (Complex)
Sweden Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sweden Tier 3b (Complex) 0.3% HTML (Complex)
Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway Tier 3b (Complex) 0.3% HTML (Complex)
Poland Ministry of Foreign Affairs Poland Tier 3b (Complex) 0.3% HTML (Complex)
Czech Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs Czech Republic Tier 3b (Complex) 0.3% HTML (Complex)
Hungary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hungary Tier 3b (Complex) 0.3% HTML (Complex)
Portugal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Portugal Tier 3b (Complex) 0.3% HTML (Complex)