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Safest Countries in the World to Visit
Every country ranked by official travel advice from the US State Department (levels 1–4) and the UK Foreign Office. 67 countries carry no warnings from either government; 23 are places both advise against visiting. Updated 26 October 2026.
67
Safe to visit
63
Some caution needed
45
High risk
23
Avoid travel
- Safe to visit
- Some caution needed
- High risk
- Avoid travel
Travel safety, country by country
| Rank | Country | US State Department | UK Foreign Office | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andorra |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Argentina |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Australia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Austria |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Barbados |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Bhutan |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Brunei |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Bulgaria |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Canada |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Cape Verde |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Croatia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Cyprus |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Czechia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Dominica |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  El Salvador |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Estonia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Fiji |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Finland |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Greece |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Hungary |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Iceland |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Ireland |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Japan |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Kazakhstan |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Kiribati |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Latvia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Liechtenstein |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Lithuania |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Luxembourg |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Malta |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Marshall Islands |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Micronesia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Monaco |
— | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Mongolia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Montenegro |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Nauru |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  New Zealand |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  North Macedonia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Norway |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Palau |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Paraguay |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Poland |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Portugal |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Romania |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Samoa |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  San Marino |
— | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Senegal |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Seychelles |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Singapore |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Slovakia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Slovenia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  South Korea |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Suriname |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Switzerland |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Taiwan |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Tonga |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Turkmenistan |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Tuvalu |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  United States |
— | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Uzbekistan |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Vanuatu |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Vietnam |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 1 |  Zambia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | No warnings | Safe to visit |
| 68 |  Albania |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Bahamas |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Belgium |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Belize |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Botswana |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Chile |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  China |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Comoros |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Costa Rica |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Denmark |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Dominican Republic |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Eswatini |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  France |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Gabon |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Gambia |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Germany |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Grenada |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Guinea |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Hong Kong |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Indonesia |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Italy |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Jamaica |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Kosovo |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Lesotho |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Liberia |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Madagascar |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Malawi |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Malaysia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Maldives |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Mauritius |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Morocco |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Namibia |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Nepal |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Netherlands |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Panama |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Saint Lucia |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Sao Tome and Principe |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Serbia |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Sierra Leone |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Solomon Islands |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  South Africa |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Spain |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Sri Lanka |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Sweden |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Tajikistan |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Thailand |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Timor-Leste |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Uruguay |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 68 |  Zimbabwe |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | No warnings | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Angola |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Bangladesh |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Bolivia |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Brazil |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Cambodia |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Ecuador |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Ghana |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Laos |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Mexico |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Peru |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  Tanzania |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: essential only | Some caution needed |
| 119 |  United Kingdom |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | — | Some caution needed |
| 131 |  Bahrain |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 131 |  Georgia |
Level 1 Exercise Normal Precautions | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 131 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 131 |  Guyana |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 131 |  Honduras |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 131 |  Kuwait |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 131 |  Macau |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 131 |  Nicaragua |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 131 |  Oman |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 131 |  Qatar |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 131 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 131 |  United Arab Emirates |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | No warnings | High risk |
| 143 |  Algeria |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Armenia |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Benin |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Cameroon |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Colombia |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: essential only | High risk |
| 143 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Djibouti |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Egypt |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Eritrea |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Guatemala |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: essential only | High risk |
| 143 |  India |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Moldova |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Mozambique |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Papua New Guinea |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: essential only | High risk |
| 143 |  Philippines |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Republic of the Congo |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Rwanda |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: essential only | High risk |
| 143 |  Togo |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Tunisia |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 143 |  Türkiye |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Azerbaijan |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Burundi |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Ethiopia |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Israel |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Jordan |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Kenya |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Mauritania |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Nigeria |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Pakistan |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Palestine |
— | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Saudi Arabia |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 163 |  Venezuela |
Level 3 Reconsider Travel | Parts: no travel | High risk |
| 175 |  Cuba |
Level 2 Exercise Increased Caution | Essential travel only | High risk |
| 176 |  Uganda |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No warnings | Avoid travel |
| 177 |  Central African Republic |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Parts: no travel | Avoid travel |
| 177 |  Chad |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Parts: no travel | Avoid travel |
| 177 |  DR Congo |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Parts: no travel | Avoid travel |
| 177 |  Iraq |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Parts: no travel | Avoid travel |
| 177 |  Lebanon |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Parts: no travel | Avoid travel |
| 177 |  Libya |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Parts: no travel | Avoid travel |
| 177 |  Myanmar |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Parts: no travel | Avoid travel |
| 177 |  Somalia |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Parts: no travel | Avoid travel |
| 177 |  Sudan |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Parts: no travel | Avoid travel |
| 177 |  Ukraine |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Parts: no travel | Avoid travel |
| 187 |  North Korea |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | Essential travel only | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  Afghanistan |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  Belarus |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  Burkina Faso |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  Haiti |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  Iran |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  Mali |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  Niger |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  Russia |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  South Sudan |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  Syria |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
| 188 |  Yemen |
Level 4 Do Not Travel | No travel | Avoid travel |
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Data: US Department of State travel advisories (public domain) and UK FCDO foreign travel advice (contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0).
How the ranking works
The US State Department rates every country from Level 1 (exercise normal precautions) to Level 4 (do not travel). The UK Foreign Office either has no warnings or advises against all but essential travel, or all travel, to parts of a country or the whole of it. We combine both — leaning on the stricter of the two — into one overall rating. Both governments update their advice when the situation changes, and so do we: this page is refreshed every day.
What “Level 2” means
Many popular destinations — including much of Western Europe — are Level 2 (“exercise increased caution”), usually because of terrorism or petty crime risk in cities. It is not a warning against travel; read the advisory for the specific risks and regions.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the safest countries to visit?
North Macedonia, Suriname, Bhutan, Montenegro, Turkmenistan, Austria, Paraguay, Liechtenstein, Australia, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Mongolia, Argentina, Malta and Micronesia and 52 more have the lowest risk level from both the US and the UK.
What is the safest country in the world to visit?
For travellers, North Macedonia, Suriname, Bhutan, Montenegro, Turkmenistan and Austria are among the safest: both the US State Department (Level 1) and the UK Foreign Office have no warnings for them.
What are the most dangerous countries in the world?
By official travel advice, the most dangerous countries to visit are Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Ukraine, Lebanon, Syria, DR Congo, Haiti, Niger, Mali, Uganda and Somalia — the US rates them Level 4 (Do Not Travel) and the UK advises against all travel.
Which countries should I not travel to?
Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Ukraine, Lebanon, Syria, DR Congo, Haiti, Niger, Mali, Uganda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Myanmar — both governments advise against travel.
How often is travel advice updated?
Governments update advisories whenever the situation changes. We check the US State Department and the UK FCDO every day.