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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 — updated daily, most recently on October 6, 2026.

Today, Iceland is the safest destination in the index at 8.9/10, while Sudan ranks lowest at 3.4/10.

The world, at a glance

The full ranking

This ranking includes only countries and territories with 4+ independent data sources (191 of them today); 57 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 Environment 7-day trend
1 Iceland 8.9 Very low risk 9.3 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.4 0.00
2 Denmark 8.8 Very low risk 8.7 8.9 8.5 9.0 8.4 0.00
3 Switzerland 8.7 Very low risk 9.1 8.7 8.6 8.8 7.4 0.00
4 Luxembourg 8.7 Very low risk 9.1 8.2 8.7 8.8 8.2 0.00
5 Ireland 8.7 Very low risk 9.1 8.6 8.7 8.1 7.8 0.00
6 Singapore 8.7 Very low risk 8.8 8.8 8.0 8.9 8.3 0.00
7 Estonia 8.6 Very low risk 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.7 7.7 0.00
8 Finland 8.6 Very low risk 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.5 7.4 0.00
9 Czech Republic 8.6 Very low risk 9.0 8.5 8.7 8.3 7.4 0.00
10 Norway 8.6 Very low risk 8.5 9.0 8.5 8.7 7.3 0.00
11 New Zealand 8.5 Very low risk 9.1 8.6 8.0 8.7 7.3 0.00
12 Latvia 8.5 Very low risk 8.8 8.5 8.7 8.4 7.1 0.00
13 Sweden 8.5 Very low risk 8.5 8.7 8.6 8.7 7.3 0.00
14 Slovenia 8.5 Very low risk 9.1 8.7 8.5 7.7 7.1 0.00
15 Austria 8.5 Very low risk 9.0 8.5 8.7 7.8 7.1 0.00
16 Portugal 8.5 Very low risk 9.0 8.4 8.5 7.7 7.5 0.00
17 Malta 8.4 Very low risk 9.1 8.3 8.4 7.2 8.4 0.00
18 Australia 8.4 Very low risk 8.8 8.4 8.2 8.5 7.0 -0.02
19 Belgium 8.4 Very low risk 8.6 8.4 8.7 8.1 7.1 0.00
20 Germany 8.4 Very low risk 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.7 6.7 0.00
21 Lithuania 8.4 Very low risk 8.8 8.6 8.4 7.5 7.3 0.00
22 Poland 8.3 Very low risk 8.8 8.5 8.3 7.8 7.0 0.00
23 Canada 8.3 Very low risk 8.8 8.5 8.2 8.2 6.6 0.00
24 United Kingdom 8.3 Very low risk 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.1 0.00
25 Netherlands 8.3 Very low risk 8.5 8.7 8.4 8.2 6.3 0.00
26 Spain 8.3 Very low risk 8.6 8.3 8.4 7.9 6.9 0.00
27 Japan 8.2 Very low risk 8.7 8.8 8.0 8.3 5.7 0.00
28 Montenegro 8.2 Very low risk 8.8 8.2 8.3 6.8 7.6 0.00
29 Fiji 8.1 Very low risk 9.0 8.1 7.8 6.9 7.9 0.00
30 Croatia 8.1 Very low risk 8.8 8.4 8.4 6.9 6.5 0.00
31 Italy 8.1 Very low risk 8.4 8.5 8.6 7.2 6.6 0.00
32 Cyprus 8.1 Very low risk 8.4 7.8 8.3 7.5 8.0 0.00
33 South Korea 8.1 Very low risk 8.4 8.5 7.9 8.1 5.9 0.00
34 Vanuatu 8.0 Very low risk 8.9 8.0 7.9 6.6 7.8 0.00
35 Slovakia 8.0 Very low risk 8.8 8.3 8.3 6.3 7.0 0.00
36 Bhutan 8.0 Very low risk 8.9 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.8 0.00
37 Liechtenstein 8.0 Very low risk 9.1 7.0 8.5 7.4 7.3 0.00
38 Greece 8.0 Very low risk 8.5 8.2 8.1 7.0 7.0 0.00
39 Barbados 8.0 Very low risk 8.9 7.3 7.5 7.8 7.8 0.00
40 Hungary 8.0 Very low risk 8.9 8.4 8.0 6.1 6.9 0.00
41 Maldives 8.0 Very low risk 8.3 7.8 8.3 6.7 8.0 0.00
42 France 8.0 Very low risk 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.3 6.7 0.00
43 Samoa 7.9 Low risk 9.0 7.4 8.1 6.2 8.3 0.00
44 Brunei 7.9 Low risk 8.9 8.0 7.7 6.6 7.3 0.00
45 Romania 7.9 Low risk 8.6 8.4 8.1 6.2 6.9 0.00
46 Mauritius 7.9 Low risk 8.6 7.7 7.6 6.9 7.8 0.00
47 Bulgaria 7.9 Low risk 8.8 8.3 8.3 5.7 7.0 0.00
48 Seychelles 7.9 Low risk 8.6 6.7 8.1 8.2 8.2 0.00
49 Albania 7.8 Low risk 8.5 8.2 8.1 5.9 6.7 0.00
50 Uruguay 7.8 Low risk 8.5 7.0 7.6 7.7 7.4 0.00
51 Cabo Verde 7.7 Low risk 8.4 7.2 7.8 6.6 7.9 0.00
52 Tonga 7.7 Low risk 8.9 7.4 8.0 5.4 8.1 0.00
53 Marshall Islands 7.7 Low risk 9.0 6.7 8.0 6.2 8.0 0.00
54 Solomon Islands 7.7 Low risk 8.6 7.8 7.6 5.8 7.6 -0.01
55 Kiribati 7.7 Low risk 9.0 7.2 7.3 6.0 8.0 0.00
56 Chile 7.7 Low risk 8.0 7.4 8.0 7.8 6.1 0.00
57 Malaysia 7.7 Low risk 8.6 8.0 7.6 6.1 6.5 0.00
58 Costa Rica 7.6 Low risk 8.1 7.1 7.6 8.0 6.8 0.00
59 Suriname 7.6 Low risk 8.6 7.5 7.4 6.6 6.5 0.00
60 Sao Tome and Principe 7.6 Low risk 8.3 7.2 7.4 6.5 8.1 0.00
61 Palau 7.6 Low risk 9.0 6.4 8.3 6.1 8.4 0.00
62 North Macedonia 7.6 Low risk 8.6 8.1 8.2 4.7 7.3 0.00
63 Timor-Leste 7.6 Low risk 8.2 7.9 6.9 6.3 7.8 0.00
64 Taiwan 7.6 Low risk 8.6 7.8 6.0 8.3 6.0 0.00
65 Antigua and Barbuda 7.6 Low risk 8.8 6.7 8.1 5.6 7.9 0.00
66 Grenada 7.5 Low risk 8.7 6.6 7.8 6.0 8.0 0.00
67 Botswana 7.5 Low risk 8.1 7.0 7.5 6.9 7.4 0.00
68 Sri Lanka 7.5 Low risk 7.9 7.6 7.4 6.4 7.2 0.00
69 Moldova 7.5 Low risk 7.9 7.7 7.3 6.5 7.0 0.00
70 Nauru 7.5 Low risk 9.0 6.1 8.3 6.0 8.6 0.00
71 Serbia 7.5 Low risk 8.4 8.0 8.0 4.9 6.7 0.00
72 Namibia 7.5 Low risk 8.1 7.0 7.2 7.3 6.8 0.00
73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.4 Low risk 8.4 7.9 8.2 4.8 6.7 0.00
74 Georgia 7.4 Low risk 8.0 7.4 7.7 6.4 6.7 0.00
75 United States 7.4 Low risk 7.6 7.2 7.5 7.9 6.0 0.00
76 Mongolia 7.4 Low risk 8.5 7.5 7.9 5.3 5.9 0.00
77 Tuvalu 7.3 Low risk 9.0 6.2 7.8 5.2 8.4 0.00
78 Armenia 7.3 Low risk 7.7 8.0 7.5 5.7 6.3 -0.02
79 Qatar 7.3 Low risk 7.1 8.5 7.5 6.6 5.3 0.00
80 Kyrgyzstan 7.3 Low risk 8.2 7.8 7.4 4.8 6.9 0.00
81 United Arab Emirates 7.3 Low risk 7.3 7.8 7.4 6.6 6.0 0.00
82 Oman 7.3 Low risk 7.4 8.0 7.4 6.2 6.0 0.00
83 Kazakhstan 7.3 Low risk 8.4 7.7 7.8 4.6 6.3 0.00
84 Dominica 7.2 Low risk 8.9 5.9 7.6 6.0 7.8 0.00
85 Argentina 7.2 Low risk 7.6 7.2 7.8 5.9 6.6 0.00
86 Panama 7.2 Low risk 8.0 6.8 7.3 5.9 7.4 0.00
87 Morocco 7.2 Low risk 7.9 7.8 7.2 5.1 6.7 0.00
88 Tunisia 7.2 Low risk 7.7 7.1 7.6 5.5 6.7 0.00
89 Vietnam 7.2 Low risk 8.3 8.0 7.1 5.0 5.3 +0.02
90 Jordan 7.1 Low risk 7.1 7.6 7.1 6.4 6.9 0.00
91 Kuwait 7.1 Low risk 7.2 8.0 7.3 5.9 5.6 +0.17
92 Gambia 7.1 Low risk 8.1 6.6 6.7 6.4 6.3 0.00
93 Zambia 7.1 Low risk 8.0 7.1 6.6 5.6 6.8 0.00
94 Senegal 7.1 Low risk 7.9 7.4 6.8 6.1 5.5 0.00
95 Malawi 7.1 Low risk 7.8 7.5 6.5 5.6 6.7 0.00
96 Paraguay 7.0 Low risk 8.0 7.4 7.3 4.5 7.0 0.00
97 Uzbekistan 7.0 Low risk 8.4 7.9 7.3 4.3 5.6 0.00
98 Ghana 7.0 Low risk 7.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 0.00
99 Trinidad and Tobago 7.0 Low risk 7.9 5.8 7.1 7.1 7.6 0.00
100 Dominican Republic 7.0 Low risk 7.8 7.0 6.7 5.5 6.8 0.00
101 Peru 7.0 Low risk 7.7 6.9 7.3 5.6 5.9 0.00
102 Jamaica 6.9 Moderate risk 8.0 5.5 7.4 7.4 7.3 0.00
103 Nepal 6.9 Moderate risk 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.5 5.5 +0.01
104 Bahamas 6.9 Moderate risk 8.4 5.4 7.7 6.0 8.0 0.00
105 Algeria 6.9 Moderate risk 7.4 7.5 7.2 4.5 7.0 0.00
106 Belize 6.9 Moderate risk 8.3 5.7 7.7 5.2 7.3 0.00
107 Lesotho 6.9 Moderate risk 7.8 5.9 7.1 5.8 7.3 0.00
108 Sierra Leone 6.8 Moderate risk 8.0 7.2 5.8 5.5 6.6 0.00
109 Rwanda 6.8 Moderate risk 7.4 7.1 6.4 5.5 6.7 0.00
110 China 6.8 Moderate risk 7.8 7.4 7.3 4.9 4.9 +0.01
111 Guatemala 6.8 Moderate risk 7.7 6.4 6.8 5.7 6.2 0.00
112 Saint Lucia 6.8 Moderate risk 8.7 5.1 7.8 5.9 7.9 0.00
113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.8 Moderate risk 9.0 4.9 8.1 6.1 8.1 0.00
114 Eswatini 6.8 Moderate risk 7.9 6.4 7.1 4.5 7.6 0.00
115 El Salvador 6.8 Moderate risk 7.7 6.9 7.5 4.2 6.3 0.00
116 Guyana 6.7 Moderate risk 7.8 6.3 6.8 5.3 6.3 0.00
117 Bolivia 6.7 Moderate risk 7.5 7.2 6.9 4.5 6.2 0.00
118 Laos 6.7 Moderate risk 7.9 6.9 7.0 4.3 6.2 0.00
119 Papua New Guinea 6.6 Moderate risk 7.5 7.1 5.8 5.1 6.4 -0.02
120 Tajikistan 6.6 Moderate risk 8.0 7.9 7.0 3.2 6.0 0.00
121 Bahrain 6.6 Moderate risk 7.0 7.5 7.4 4.6 6.7 +0.16
122 Tanzania 6.6 Moderate risk 6.0 7.5 6.3 6.1 6.6 0.00
123 Saudi Arabia 6.6 Moderate risk 6.4 7.8 7.1 5.6 4.9 0.00
124 Gabon 6.6 Moderate risk 7.8 6.1 6.7 5.0 6.3 0.00
125 Angola 6.6 Moderate risk 7.2 7.4 5.6 4.8 6.9 0.00
126 Zimbabwe 6.6 Moderate risk 7.8 7.0 6.5 3.9 6.8 0.00
127 Turkmenistan 6.5 Moderate risk 8.0 7.7 7.1 3.2 5.7 0.00
128 Cote d'Ivoire 6.5 Moderate risk 7.7 6.4 6.0 4.8 6.9 0.00
129 Liberia 6.5 Moderate risk 7.9 6.9 5.9 4.3 6.4 0.00
130 Egypt 6.5 Moderate risk 7.4 7.1 7.2 4.5 4.5 0.00
131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.5 Moderate risk 8.8 4.6 7.9 5.4 7.9 0.00
132 Djibouti 6.5 Moderate risk 7.5 6.6 6.7 4.4 6.6 0.00
133 Equatorial Guinea 6.5 Moderate risk 8.1 7.2 6.3 3.4 6.7 0.00
134 Thailand 6.5 Moderate risk 6.7 7.3 6.4 5.0 5.5 0.00
135 Honduras 6.5 Moderate risk 7.7 5.9 6.6 5.0 6.0 0.00
136 Cuba 6.5 Moderate risk 7.1 6.8 7.2 3.8 7.3 0.00
137 Azerbaijan 6.4 Moderate risk 7.3 7.3 7.3 3.4 6.1 0.00
138 Indonesia 6.4 Moderate risk 7.0 7.9 5.7 4.7 5.2 0.00
139 Comoros 6.4 Moderate risk 8.2 5.3 7.2 3.7 8.1 0.00
140 South Africa 6.3 Moderate risk 7.6 5.0 6.8 5.8 6.8 0.00
141 Guinea-Bissau 6.3 Moderate risk 7.5 7.4 6.2 3.4 7.0 0.00
142 Brazil 6.3 Moderate risk 6.5 6.1 5.6 6.4 6.4 0.00
143 Benin 6.3 Moderate risk 6.3 6.9 5.3 6.6 5.8 0.00
144 Madagascar 6.3 Moderate risk 8.0 6.7 6.3 3.3 6.1 0.00
145 Kenya 6.2 Moderate risk 6.4 6.5 5.5 5.7 6.6 0.00
146 Cambodia 6.2 Moderate risk 6.5 7.6 7.0 3.2 5.9 0.00
147 Philippines 6.1 Moderate risk 6.5 7.2 5.6 4.5 5.2 +0.01
148 Bangladesh 6.1 Moderate risk 7.5 7.1 5.4 4.5 4.0 0.00
149 Turkey 6.1 Moderate risk 7.0 6.7 5.9 3.6 6.0 0.00
150 Mauritania 6.1 Moderate risk 6.9 7.0 6.5 3.5 5.2 0.00
151 Nicaragua 6.0 Moderate risk 7.7 6.7 7.0 2.4 6.2 0.00
152 Mexico 5.9 High caution 6.3 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.9 0.00
153 Uganda 5.9 High caution 6.8 6.2 5.9 3.9 6.5 0.00
154 Togo 5.9 High caution 6.4 6.2 5.2 4.5 6.7 0.00
155 Israel 5.9 High caution 4.7 7.0 6.2 7.4 7.1 +0.04
156 Ecuador 5.9 High caution 7.2 5.0 5.9 4.5 5.9 0.00
157 Guinea 5.8 High caution 7.4 6.1 5.5 3.3 6.3 0.00
158 Eritrea 5.8 High caution 6.9 5.7 6.7 3.0 6.7 0.00
159 India 5.8 High caution 5.7 7.4 5.4 4.6 4.2 0.00
160 Colombia 5.8 High caution 5.6 5.3 5.8 6.5 6.1 0.00
161 Belarus 5.7 High caution 6.1 7.1 7.4 4.7 6.9 0.00
162 Mozambique 5.7 High caution 5.9 6.7 5.0 4.2 6.1 0.00
163 Burundi 5.7 High caution 6.0 6.7 5.4 3.6 6.7 0.00
164 Congo 5.6 High caution 6.2 5.5 6.4 3.7 6.0 0.00
165 Ethiopia 5.2 High caution 4.7 6.5 4.7 4.5 6.3 0.00
166 Cameroon 5.2 High caution 5.8 6.4 4.6 3.1 5.5 0.00
167 Venezuela 4.9 High risk 5.8 6.1 6.1 2.2 6.0 0.00
168 Pakistan 4.9 High risk 4.5 6.6 4.6 3.9 3.8 0.00
169 Lebanon 4.8 High risk 4.7 6.8 5.3 3.4 6.9 0.00
170 Libya 4.8 High risk 5.8 5.6 7.0 2.7 7.1 0.00
171 North Korea 4.8 High risk 5.4 5.3 7.0 3.0 5.8 0.00
172 Nigeria 4.7 High risk 4.7 5.9 3.6 3.7 4.9 0.00
173 Palestine 4.6 High risk 3.7 6.7 5.3 5.9 7.5 0.00
174 Iraq 4.5 High risk 4.7 5.9 5.1 3.5 4.2 0.00
175 Burkina Faso 4.3 High risk 3.8 6.3 4.1 5.2 6.5 0.00
176 Niger 4.1 High risk 4.0 6.4 3.7 4.7 4.9 0.00
177 Chad 4.1 High risk 5.3 4.7 4.0 2.2 5.4 0.00
178 Iran 4.1 High risk 4.0 6.3 5.2 3.6 4.6 0.00
179 Myanmar 4.1 High risk 3.8 6.0 4.9 2.9 4.9 0.00
180 Russia 4.1 High risk 3.2 6.4 5.9 4.0 5.9 0.00
181 Syria 3.9 High risk 3.5 6.0 5.1 3.9 5.6 0.00
182 Ukraine 3.8 High risk 2.8 6.7 5.6 4.9 6.5 0.00
183 Somalia 3.8 High risk 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.5 5.2 0.00
184 Haiti 3.8 High risk 3.9 4.3 4.7 3.2 6.1 0.00
185 Central African Republic 3.7 High risk 4.1 4.9 3.9 2.7 6.0 0.00
186 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.7 High risk 3.6 4.2 3.6 2.7 5.7 0.00
187 Mali 3.7 High risk 3.6 4.6 4.2 4.1 5.2 0.00
188 Afghanistan 3.6 High risk 3.7 5.5 4.7 2.6 5.1 0.00
189 Yemen 3.5 High risk 3.5 5.6 4.7 2.1 5.3 0.00
190 South Sudan 3.5 High risk 3.9 4.8 3.8 2.2 5.7 0.00
191 Sudan 3.4 High risk 2.9 5.8 4.4 3.2 5.0 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 environment (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 daily-updated ranking of 248 countries by safety, scored from 1 to 10 on five weighted pillars (conflict, crime, health, governance and environment) using government travel advisories and public indices. It is free, open data, not a paid or editorial ranking.

How often is the index updated?

Every day, from 30+ public sources including government travel advisories, the Global Peace Index, the World Bank, INFORM and UCDP conflict data. The version you are viewing was generated October 6, 2026.

Which is the safest country right now?

Iceland currently tops the index at 8.9/10, based on the October 6, 2026 snapshot. Because the index updates 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) and adds crime, health, governance and environment data, refreshed daily from government advisories and other live sources — 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?

57 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