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Travel Safety Index 2026

The Travel Safety Index ranks 248 countries by safety, combining government travel advisories with 30+ public data sources across five weighted pillars — recalculated daily, most recently on November 11, 2026.

Today, Iceland is the safest destination in the index at 9.0/10, while Sudan ranks lowest at 3.0/10.

The world, at a glance

The full ranking

This ranking includes only countries and territories with 4+ independent data sources (177 of them today); 71 micro-territories are excluded for insufficient data coverage rather than assigned an unreliable score.

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Travel Safety Index 2026: every ranked country, its safety score, band, five pillar scores and 7-day trend.
Rank Country Score Band Conflict Crime Health Governance Natural hazards 7-day trend
1 Iceland 9.0 Very low risk 9.4 8.9 9.0 8.6 8.3 0.00
2 Switzerland 9.0 Very low risk 9.1 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.5 0.00
3 Finland 8.9 Very low risk 8.9 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.3 0.00
4 Denmark 8.9 Very low risk 8.7 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.7 0.00
5 Ireland 8.8 Very low risk 9.1 8.7 9.0 8.6 8.0 0.00
6 Luxembourg 8.8 Very low risk 9.1 8.3 9.0 8.8 9.0 0.00
7 Norway 8.8 Very low risk 8.6 9.0 9.1 8.7 8.3 0.00
8 Estonia 8.8 Very low risk 8.8 8.7 8.9 8.7 8.7 0.00
9 Czech Republic 8.8 Very low risk 9.0 8.5 9.0 8.2 8.6 0.00
10 Austria 8.7 Very low risk 9.1 8.5 9.1 8.2 8.0 0.00
11 Latvia 8.7 Very low risk 8.9 8.5 9.0 8.4 8.1 0.00
12 Slovenia 8.7 Very low risk 9.2 8.8 8.8 7.8 7.9 0.00
13 Singapore 8.7 Very low risk 8.8 8.8 8.1 8.8 8.6 0.00
14 Sweden 8.7 Very low risk 8.5 8.7 9.2 8.7 7.7 0.00
15 Portugal 8.7 Very low risk 9.1 8.5 9.1 7.5 8.2 0.00
16 Lithuania 8.6 Very low risk 8.8 8.6 9.0 7.7 8.3 0.00
17 New Zealand 8.6 Very low risk 9.1 8.6 8.1 8.7 7.8 0.00
18 Malta 8.6 Very low risk 9.2 8.4 8.9 7.3 8.4 0.00
19 Germany 8.6 Very low risk 8.5 8.4 9.0 8.8 8.1 0.00
20 Netherlands 8.6 Very low risk 8.5 8.7 8.8 8.4 7.6 0.00
21 Australia 8.6 Very low risk 8.8 8.4 8.6 8.7 7.4 0.00
22 Poland 8.5 Very low risk 8.8 8.6 8.8 7.6 8.1 0.00
23 Belgium 8.5 Very low risk 8.6 8.4 9.0 8.4 7.5 0.00
24 Japan 8.5 Very low risk 8.7 8.8 8.2 8.2 7.3 0.00
25 Spain 8.5 Very low risk 8.6 8.3 8.9 7.9 7.8 0.00
26 Canada 8.4 Very low risk 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.3 7.4 0.00
27 United Kingdom 8.4 Very low risk 8.3 8.6 8.7 8.1 8.0 0.00
28 Croatia 8.4 Very low risk 8.8 8.5 8.9 7.0 7.5 0.00
29 Liechtenstein 8.4 Very low risk 9.2 7.2 9.4 7.6 8.8 0.00
30 Slovakia 8.3 Very low risk 8.8 8.4 9.0 6.7 7.7 0.00
31 South Korea 8.3 Very low risk 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.0 7.5 0.00
32 Italy 8.3 Very low risk 8.4 8.5 9.0 7.4 7.0 0.00
33 Montenegro 8.2 Very low risk 8.8 8.3 8.4 6.7 7.9 0.00
34 Cyprus 8.2 Very low risk 8.4 7.8 8.8 7.5 7.9 0.00
35 Hungary 8.2 Very low risk 9.0 8.4 8.5 6.0 8.0 0.00
36 Greece 8.1 Very low risk 8.5 8.2 8.5 7.0 7.4 0.00
37 Romania 8.1 Very low risk 8.7 8.4 8.3 6.4 7.8 0.00
38 France 8.1 Very low risk 7.8 8.0 8.8 8.3 7.6 0.00
39 Bulgaria 8.1 Very low risk 8.8 8.4 8.7 5.6 7.7 0.00
40 Fiji 7.9 Low risk 9.0 8.1 7.0 6.8 7.4 0.00
41 Taiwan 7.9 Low risk 8.6 7.8 7.0 8.2 6.5 0.00
42 Bhutan 7.8 Low risk 8.9 7.6 6.9 7.6 7.2 0.00
43 Barbados 7.8 Low risk 8.9 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 0.00
44 Uruguay 7.8 Low risk 8.5 7.0 7.8 7.9 7.3 0.00
45 Seychelles 7.8 Low risk 8.6 6.7 8.1 8.1 7.5 0.00
46 Chile 7.7 Low risk 8.0 7.4 8.2 7.7 6.8 0.00
47 Albania 7.7 Low risk 8.5 8.2 7.8 5.8 6.9 0.00
48 Mauritius 7.7 Low risk 8.6 7.7 7.1 6.7 7.2 0.00
49 Serbia 7.7 Low risk 8.4 8.0 8.4 5.1 7.8 0.00
50 Malaysia 7.7 Low risk 8.6 8.0 7.1 6.3 7.0 0.00
51 North Macedonia 7.6 Low risk 8.6 8.2 8.0 4.9 7.6 0.00
52 Costa Rica 7.6 Low risk 8.1 7.1 7.5 7.6 6.9 0.00
53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.5 Low risk 8.4 7.9 8.1 4.9 7.2 0.00
54 Antigua and Barbuda 7.5 Low risk 8.8 6.7 7.8 6.1 7.0 0.00
55 China 7.5 Low risk 7.8 6.4 7.5 4.9 5.9 +0.07
56 Moldova 7.5 Low risk 7.9 7.7 7.6 6.6 6.7 0.00
57 Mongolia 7.4 Low risk 8.5 7.5 7.9 5.0 7.0 0.00
58 Suriname 7.4 Low risk 8.6 7.5 6.4 6.7 7.1 0.00
59 Botswana 7.4 Low risk 8.1 7.0 6.9 7.2 7.3 0.00
60 United States 7.4 Low risk 7.7 7.2 8.1 7.8 7.2 −0.05
61 Kazakhstan 7.3 Low risk 8.4 7.8 8.0 4.5 7.0 0.00
62 Argentina 7.3 Low risk 7.6 7.2 7.9 6.0 7.2 0.00
63 Qatar 7.3 Low risk 7.2 8.5 7.7 6.3 7.5 0.00
64 Namibia 7.3 Low risk 8.2 7.0 6.5 7.2 6.8 0.00
65 Armenia 7.3 Low risk 7.8 8.0 7.7 5.4 6.8 0.00
66 Grenada 7.3 Low risk 8.7 6.6 7.1 5.8 7.1 0.00
67 Sri Lanka 7.3 Low risk 8.0 6.9 6.9 6.5 7.2 0.00
68 Georgia 7.2 Low risk 8.0 6.5 7.8 6.1 7.7 0.00
69 Panama 7.2 Low risk 8.0 6.8 7.1 6.3 6.8 0.00
70 Timor-Leste 7.2 Low risk 8.3 7.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 0.00
71 Morocco 7.2 Low risk 8.0 7.8 7.0 5.1 6.8 0.00
72 United Arab Emirates 7.2 Low risk 7.4 7.8 7.6 6.9 6.2 0.00
73 Dominica 7.1 Low risk 8.9 5.9 7.1 6.0 6.9 0.00
74 Uzbekistan 7.1 Low risk 8.4 7.9 7.2 4.1 6.6 0.00
75 Paraguay 7.0 Low risk 8.1 7.4 7.2 4.6 6.9 0.00
76 Vietnam 7.0 Low risk 8.4 7.3 6.5 5.0 6.3 0.00
77 Kyrgyzstan 7.0 Low risk 8.2 7.1 7.1 4.6 7.1 0.00
78 Oman 7.0 Low risk 7.4 8.0 7.2 6.3 6.1 0.00
79 Lesotho 6.9 Moderate risk 7.8 6.5 6.5 5.9 6.7 0.00
80 Peru 6.9 Moderate risk 7.7 6.9 6.7 5.3 6.4 −0.04
81 Ghana 6.8 Moderate risk 7.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 0.00
82 Trinidad and Tobago 6.8 Moderate risk 7.9 5.8 7.2 7.0 6.8 0.00
83 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.8 Moderate risk 9.0 4.9 8.2 6.4 7.5 0.00
84 Gambia 6.8 Moderate risk 8.1 6.7 5.7 6.5 6.2 0.00
85 Dominican Republic 6.8 Moderate risk 7.9 7.0 6.4 5.5 5.7 −0.08
86 Bahamas 6.8 Moderate risk 8.4 5.4 7.2 6.2 7.0 −0.03
87 Saint Lucia 6.8 Moderate risk 8.8 5.1 7.6 6.0 7.1 0.00
88 Tunisia 6.8 Moderate risk 7.7 6.4 7.4 5.6 5.9 0.00
89 Zambia 6.7 Moderate risk 8.1 6.3 6.1 5.8 6.3 0.00
90 Algeria 6.7 Moderate risk 7.4 7.6 7.1 4.3 6.5 0.00
91 Jamaica 6.7 Moderate risk 8.0 5.5 6.6 7.2 6.3 −0.04
92 Nepal 6.7 Moderate risk 7.7 6.4 6.4 5.6 6.6 0.00
93 Jordan 6.7 Moderate risk 7.1 7.6 7.1 6.3 6.2 0.00
94 Guatemala 6.7 Moderate risk 7.8 6.4 6.6 5.5 6.4 +0.02
95 Senegal 6.7 Moderate risk 8.0 6.5 5.8 6.2 5.8 0.00
96 Belize 6.6 Moderate risk 8.3 5.7 6.6 5.2 6.3 0.00
97 El Salvador 6.6 Moderate risk 7.7 6.9 7.1 4.0 6.3 0.00
98 Eswatini 6.6 Moderate risk 7.9 6.4 6.8 4.3 7.0 0.00
99 Guyana 6.6 Moderate risk 7.8 6.3 6.6 5.5 6.1 0.00
100 Brazil 6.6 Moderate risk 6.5 6.1 6.9 6.5 6.8 0.00
101 Malawi 6.6 Moderate risk 7.8 6.6 5.8 5.4 6.0 −0.02
102 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.6 Moderate risk 8.9 4.7 7.6 6.1 7.0 0.00
103 Sierra Leone 6.5 Moderate risk 8.0 6.3 5.4 5.5 6.4 0.00
104 Kuwait 6.5 Moderate risk 7.1 7.3 7.4 6.1 6.2 0.00
105 Laos 6.5 Moderate risk 7.9 6.8 5.8 4.4 6.7 0.00
106 Bolivia 6.5 Moderate risk 7.6 7.2 5.7 4.5 6.3 0.00
107 Tajikistan 6.4 Moderate risk 8.0 7.1 7.0 3.1 6.7 0.00
108 Turkmenistan 6.4 Moderate risk 8.0 6.9 7.3 3.1 6.3 0.00
109 Rwanda 6.4 Moderate risk 7.4 6.3 6.0 5.5 6.4 0.00
110 Indonesia 6.4 Moderate risk 7.0 7.9 5.8 4.5 5.5 0.00
111 Thailand 6.4 Moderate risk 6.7 6.5 6.6 5.0 6.4 0.00
112 Gabon 6.4 Moderate risk 7.9 6.1 5.7 5.1 6.2 0.00
113 Honduras 6.4 Moderate risk 7.8 5.9 6.2 5.1 6.2 0.00
114 Equatorial Guinea 6.3 Moderate risk 8.1 7.2 5.6 3.6 6.3 0.00
115 Egypt 6.3 Moderate risk 7.4 6.2 7.2 4.3 5.6 0.00
116 Zimbabwe 6.3 Moderate risk 7.8 7.0 6.0 3.7 6.0 0.00
117 South Africa 6.3 Moderate risk 7.6 5.0 6.8 5.9 6.6 0.00
118 Angola 6.3 Moderate risk 7.2 6.6 5.4 4.9 6.2 0.00
119 Azerbaijan 6.2 Moderate risk 7.3 7.3 6.9 3.6 5.9 0.00
120 Bahrain 6.2 Moderate risk 6.8 7.4 7.3 4.8 6.8 0.00
121 Côte d'Ivoire 6.2 Moderate risk 7.5 6.3 5.1 4.9 6.5 0.00
122 Turkey 6.2 Moderate risk 7.0 6.7 7.0 3.7 5.8 0.00
123 Tanzania 6.2 Moderate risk 6.1 6.8 5.5 6.1 5.6 0.00
124 Djibouti 6.2 Moderate risk 7.5 6.6 5.9 4.5 5.5 0.00
125 Kenya 6.1 Moderate risk 6.3 6.5 5.9 5.5 6.2 0.00
126 Mexico 6.1 Moderate risk 6.3 5.8 6.9 4.8 6.1 0.00
127 Philippines 6.1 Moderate risk 6.5 7.2 6.0 4.3 5.3 0.00
128 Bangladesh 6.1 Moderate risk 7.5 6.1 6.1 4.2 5.9 0.00
129 Liberia 6.1 Moderate risk 7.9 6.0 5.1 4.2 6.3 0.00
130 Papua New Guinea 6.0 Moderate risk 7.5 6.6 5.4 4.9 4.9 0.00
131 India 6.0 Moderate risk 5.7 7.4 6.2 4.6 5.4 0.00
132 Ecuador 6.0 Moderate risk 7.2 5.0 6.5 4.6 6.2 0.00
133 Madagascar 6.0 Moderate risk 8.0 6.7 5.1 3.4 5.2 0.00
134 Benin 5.9 High caution 6.3 5.8 5.0 6.8 5.8 0.00
135 Colombia 5.9 High caution 5.6 5.3 7.1 6.2 6.7 0.00
136 Cambodia 5.9 High caution 6.5 6.9 6.0 3.3 5.8 −0.05
137 Guinea-Bissau 5.8 High caution 7.5 6.5 5.2 3.5 6.6 0.00
138 Nicaragua 5.8 High caution 7.7 6.7 6.7 2.5 5.3 0.00
139 Togo 5.8 High caution 6.5 6.2 5.3 4.5 6.3 0.00
140 Cuba 5.8 High caution 6.9 5.8 7.8 3.9 6.3 +0.02
141 Saudi Arabia 5.8 High caution 6.0 6.9 7.3 5.4 6.2 0.00
142 Uganda 5.7 High caution 6.9 6.2 5.4 4.0 6.1 0.00
143 Israel 5.7 High caution 4.7 7.0 7.7 7.4 6.5 0.00
144 Guinea 5.6 High caution 7.4 6.1 4.8 3.4 5.7 0.00
145 Mozambique 5.5 High caution 5.9 5.7 5.4 4.1 5.4 +0.01
146 Republic of the Congo 5.5 High caution 6.2 5.5 5.4 3.8 6.2 0.00
147 Mauritania 5.4 High caution 6.9 5.9 5.5 3.6 5.0 0.00
148 Belarus 5.4 High caution 6.1 6.2 8.0 4.5 6.9 0.00
149 Cameroon 5.4 High caution 5.8 6.4 5.3 3.2 6.2 0.00
150 Eritrea 5.2 High caution 6.9 5.0 5.9 3.2 5.3 0.00
151 Burundi 5.2 High caution 6.0 5.8 5.4 3.3 6.3 0.00
152 Ethiopia 5.0 High caution 4.7 5.6 5.3 4.5 6.1 0.00
153 Pakistan 5.0 High caution 4.5 6.6 5.7 3.8 4.7 0.00
154 North Korea 4.7 High risk 5.4 5.3 8.0 3.2 4.8 0.00
155 Nigeria 4.6 High risk 4.7 5.9 4.3 3.8 5.2 0.00
156 Venezuela 4.6 High risk 5.8 6.1 5.5 2.4 5.3 0.00
157 Libya 4.5 High risk 5.8 5.6 6.9 2.9 5.1 0.00
158 Palestine 4.5 High risk 3.7 6.7 6.8 3.9 6.2 0.00
159 Lebanon 4.4 High risk 4.6 5.7 6.1 3.6 5.0 0.00
160 Iraq 4.2 High risk 4.7 4.9 5.9 3.4 4.7 0.00
161 Chad 4.1 High risk 5.3 4.7 4.5 2.5 5.4 0.00
162 Russia 4.1 High risk 3.2 6.4 8.2 3.7 6.0 0.00
163 Burkina Faso 4.0 High risk 3.6 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.8 0.00
164 Niger 4.0 High risk 3.9 5.3 5.1 4.8 5.2 0.00
165 Myanmar 3.9 High risk 3.8 6.0 5.5 2.9 5.1 0.00
166 Iran 3.9 High risk 3.9 5.1 6.1 3.7 4.2 0.00
167 Syria 3.7 High risk 3.4 4.7 5.9 4.1 4.9 0.00
168 Mali 3.6 High risk 3.6 4.6 5.1 4.1 4.7 0.00
169 Haiti 3.6 High risk 3.9 4.3 4.9 3.2 4.8 0.00
170 Afghanistan 3.6 High risk 3.7 5.5 4.9 2.6 4.8 0.00
171 Somalia 3.6 High risk 3.7 4.2 4.7 3.2 4.1 0.00
172 Ukraine 3.5 High risk 2.5 6.6 7.3 4.7 6.1 0.00
173 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.5 High risk 3.5 4.1 4.5 2.8 5.3 0.00
174 Central African Republic 3.5 High risk 4.0 4.1 4.1 2.9 5.4 0.00
175 Yemen 3.4 High risk 3.5 4.3 5.0 2.4 5.1 0.00
176 South Sudan 3.3 High risk 3.9 3.6 4.7 2.4 4.8 0.00
177 Sudan 3.0 High risk 2.6 4.5 4.9 3.3 4.5 0.00

How the index is built

Each score is a weighted geometric mean of five pillars: conflict (30%), crime (25%), health (20%), governance (15%) and natural hazards (10%), combining government travel advisories with 30+ public sources including the Global Peace Index, World Bank, INFORM and UCDP conflict data. Scores are recalculated every day from the latest available data. Read the full methodology

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Travel Safety Index?

It is a ranking of 248 countries by safety, recalculated every day and scored from 1 to 10 on five weighted pillars (conflict, crime, health, governance and natural hazards) using government travel advisories and public indices. It is free, open data, not a paid or editorial ranking.

How often is the index updated?

The index is recalculated every day from 30+ public sources. Government travel advisories and disaster alerts change daily, while international indices such as the Global Peace Index, the World Bank, INFORM and UCDP conflict data are published once or twice a year. The version you are viewing was generated November 11, 2026.

Which is the safest country right now?

Iceland currently tops the index at 9.0/10, based on the November 11, 2026 snapshot. Because the index is recalculated daily, this can change — the full ranking above always reflects the latest data.

How is this different from the Global Peace Index?

The Global Peace Index (GPI) measures national and international peacefulness across 163 countries and updates once a year. Our index folds GPI data into the Conflict pillar (part of a five-pillar score, not the whole picture), adds crime, health, governance and natural hazard data, and layers on government advisories and disaster alerts that change daily. The score is recalculated every day — a broader, faster-moving picture aimed at travelers rather than policy researchers.

Can I use this data?

Yes — the full dataset is free under Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 for non-commercial use with attribution. Download it as JSON or CSV, query the API, or use a ready-made citation.

Why are some countries and territories missing?

71 very small territories are excluded from the ranking because they fall short of its 4+ independent-sources floor — too little evidence for a reliable score, rather than an editorial omission.

See also

Looking for a shorter, curated list of top destinations instead of the full index and downloadable data? See the dedicated Safest Countries ranking. Safest Countries to Visit in 2026