Is Bulgaria safe in 2026?

Bulgaria scores 86.9/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, economy, crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 86.8/100).

86.9 /100very safe

Updated — recalculated continuously from global news by multiple independent AI models.

30-day trend

Bulgaria's score fell by −3.5 over the last 30 days (90.4 → 86.9).

Aug 3 · 90.4Sep 1 · 86.9

Threat breakdown

CategoryPressureScore / cap
Political instability
3.5 / 15
Economy
1.4 / 8
Crime
2.6 / 15
Natural disasters
0.7 / 5
Military conflict
4.0 / 30
Public health
0.4 / 3
Ecology
0.1 / 1
Internet freedom
0.2 / 7
Nuclear risk
0.2 / 12
Sanctions
0.0 / 4

Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.

Official travel advisory

1 Exercise Normal Precautions

The U.S. State Department places Bulgaria at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 86.9/100. That advisory was last revised Oct 9, 2025, 327 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Oct 9, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.

Latest recorded events

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 86.8/100 (generated )

Health, fire, maritime, and political incidents remain localized without clear escalation.

Compared with nearby countries

CountryScore0–100vs Bulgaria
Bulgaria86.9
—
North Macedonia87.7
+0.8
Romania86.4
−0.5
Kosovo79.6
−7.2
Serbia78.8
−8.1
Albania85.5
−1.4

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