Is Egypt safe in 2026?
Egypt scores 70.2/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, economy, military conflict. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend worsening (projected 67.8/100).
70.2 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Egypt's score fell by −4.4 over the last 30 days (74.7 → 70.2).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Political instability | 8.9 / 15 | |
| Economy | 3.7 / 8 | |
| Military conflict | 10.5 / 30 | |
| Crime | 4.0 / 15 | |
| Internet freedom | 1.8 / 7 | |
| Natural disasters | 0.6 / 5 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Public health | 0.2 / 3 | |
| Sanctions | 0.1 / 4 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 / 12 |
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
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Egypt at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing terrorism, crime and health. Our live index reads 70.2/100. That advisory was last revised Jul 15, 2025, 413 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jul 15, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- US Treasury targets Egyptian bank's UAE branches over Iran dealings
- UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’
- Drone hits gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port: British maritime security firm - Port services firm Inchcape said in a separate message two gas tankers had caught fire at Damietta
- 5.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Egypt - The quake occurred at 3 a.m. local time about 22 miles north of the Egyptian city of Suez, the US Geological Survey said.
- Attack on Egyptian Port Shows Suez Canal’s Vulnerability
- Egypt raises most household power tariffs by average 12%
24-hour forecast
Trend: worsening · projected score 67.8/100 (generated )
Port drone attacks and wider regional escalation create a sharp new security risk.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Egypt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 70.2 | — | |
| Israel | 51.4 | −18.8 | |
| Jordan | 76.1 | +5.9 | |
| Palestine | 32.1 | −38.1 | |
| Lebanon | 41.6 | −28.6 | |
| Cyprus | 87.5 | +17.3 |