Is Egypt safe in 2026?

Egypt scores 74.0/100 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 73.2/100).

74.0 /100generally safe

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

30-day trend

Egypt's score changed by +0.2 over the last 22 days (73.8 → 74.0) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Sep 25 · 73.8Oct 16 · 74.0

Risk factors

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Conflict & War

3.9/34.1 safety points.

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Local strikes
3.7 pts
Operations abroad
0.3 pts

These values can overlap and are not added together.

Nuclear threats & incidents

Nuclear index: 0.0/100. 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

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 74.0/100. That advisory was last revised Jul 15, 2025, 458 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

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 73.2/100 (generated )

Recent airstrikes near the border increase regional instability and security risks.

Compared with nearby countries

CountryScore0–100vs Egypt
Egypt74.0
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Israel68.4
−5.6
Jordan81.0
+7.0
Palestine19.3
−54.7
Lebanon45.5
−28.5
Cyprus84.1
+10.1

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