Is Bosnia and Herzegovina safe in 2026?
Bosnia and Herzegovina scores 76.1/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, economy, crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 75.0/100).
76.1 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Bosnia and Herzegovina's score changed by −0.6 over the last 22 days (76.7 → 76.1) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
4.3/34.1 safety points.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Bosnia and Herzegovina at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution. Our live index reads 76.1/100. That advisory was last revised Dec 12, 2024, 673 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Dec 12, 2024. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Kapidžić on the unavailability of medicines: It is appalling that we have to force the authorities through the Constitutional Court of…
- Kapidžić on the unavailability of medicines: It is devastating that we have to force the authorities through the Constitutional Court to…
- BH Journalists respond sharply to Kasumović: Zenica City Council is not private property; targeting the media is unacceptable
- Instead of a decision on heating, a dispute with journalists: Zenica residents face warnings of bills twice as high
- Dodik announces proclamation of new entity Constitution and Banja Luka as capital of Republika Srpska
- Zenica heating plant shut down boiler following instructions from Grijanje, citizens will not receive heating tomorrow
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 75.0/100 (generated )
Entity-constitution plans and worsening service and media disputes increase political risk.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76.1 | — | |
| Montenegro | 87.7 | +11.5 | |
| Croatia | 87.1 | +11.0 | |
| Serbia | 67.7 | −8.5 | |
| Kosovo | 76.0 | −0.2 | |
| Slovenia | 94.2 | +18.1 |