Is Bahrain safe in 2026?
Bahrain scores 81.0/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, internet freedom, economy. The score has been stable for 21 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 81.0/100).
81.0 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Bahrain's score changed by +0.1 over the last 22 days (80.9 → 81.0) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
1.5/34.1 safety points.
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- Local strikes
- 1.5 pts
These values can overlap and are not added together.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 1.0/100. 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
3 Reconsider Travel
The U.S. State Department places Bahrain at Level 3 — Reconsider Travel. Our live index reads 81.0/100. That advisory was last revised Mar 2, 2026, 228 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Mar 2, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage
- US Navy Secretary: Iran blew up our base in Bahrain
- Iran strikes back against latest US attacks
- Iran says it launched drone attacks on US base in Bahrain
- British court dismisses Bahrain’s bid to block activists’ spyware lawsuit
- Malaysia to host rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix F1 race in October
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 81.0/100 (generated )
No recent events and a flat score support continued stability.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Bahrain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 81.0 | — | |
| Qatar | 80.9 | −0.1 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 81.8 | +0.7 | |
| Kuwait | 85.1 | +4.1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 67.9 | −13.1 | |
| Oman | 81.2 | +0.1 |