Is Algeria safe in 2026?
Algeria scores 78.5/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, economy, internet freedom. The score has been stable for 18 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 78.5/100).
78.5 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Algeria's score rose by +4.0 over the last 22 days (74.5 → 78.5).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
2.9/34.1 safety points.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 0.0/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.
Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Algeria at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing kidnapping. Our live index reads 78.5/100. That advisory was last revised Sep 26, 2024, 750 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Sep 26, 2024. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Floods inundate roads in southeastern Algeria
- Algeria wildfire death toll expected to rise as survivors say nothing left
- Wildfires across Algeria claim 12 lives
- At least 25 killed after a passenger bus overturns in Algeria - Reuters
- Algeria elects first-ever woman speaker of parliament
- Heatwave drives major wildfires across North Africa
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 78.5/100 (generated )
No new events; the score remains steady at its structural baseline.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Algeria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 78.5 | — | |
| Morocco | 82.1 | +3.6 | |
| Tunisia | 79.5 | +1.0 | |
| Mali | 47.4 | −31.1 | |
| Niger | 33.8 | −44.7 | |
| Spain | 87.3 | +8.8 |