Is Cuba safe in 2026?
Cuba scores 65.5/100 on the live safety index — broadly safe, with some concerns. The main pressure on the score comes from sanctions, political stability, economy. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 65.5/100).
65.5 /100broadly safe
30-day trend
Cuba's score changed by +0.2 over the last 22 days (65.3 → 65.5) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
1.9/34.1 safety points.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Cuba at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing crime. Our live index reads 65.5/100. That advisory was last revised May 7, 2025, 527 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised May 7, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Cubans turn to free community pharmacies as medicines grow scarce
- US seizes $3 million in fuel shipments to Cuba as crackdown continues
- U.S. seizes fuel bound for sanctioned Cuban company
- US Coast Guard says it has intercepted ship carrying fuel to Cuba
- Coast Guard Says It Stopped Ships Carrying Fuel to Cuba
- Viruses run rampant across Havana as water, power fails
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 65.5/100 (generated )
No new events and an essentially flat trajectory support stability.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Cuba |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 65.5 | — | |
| Jamaica | 79.7 | +14.2 | |
| Bahamas | 85.0 | +19.5 | |
| Cayman Islands | 94.9 | +29.4 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 91.2 | +25.7 | |
| Haiti | 55.1 | −10.4 |