Is El Salvador safe in 2026?
El Salvador scores 77.1/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, political stability, natural disasters. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 77.5/100).
77.1 /100generally safe
30-day trend
El Salvador's score rose by +3.5 over the last 22 days (73.6 → 77.1).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
1.9/34.1 safety points.
Official travel advisory
1 Exercise Normal Precautions
The U.S. State Department places El Salvador at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 77.1/100. That advisory was last revised Jun 25, 2026, 113 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jun 25, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- El Salvador’s Bukele unveils plan to free up to 50% arrested under state of emergency
- In El Salvador’s mass trials, lawyers struggle to defend hundreds
- Mass Trials Put Hundreds in One Dock in El Salvador
- El Salvador, Panama and Honduras declare emergencies over drought impacts linked to El Niño
- El Salvador extends state of exception again while NGOs report rising death toll in mega-prisons
- Strong 5.5 magnitude earthquake in El Salvador | Earthquake reported Wednesday night, August 12: epicenter, depth, and details
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 77.5/100 (generated )
Plans to release up to half of emergency detainees modestly reduce political repression risk.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 77.1 | — | |
| Guatemala | 78.7 | +1.6 | |
| Honduras | 76.4 | −0.6 | |
| Belize | 83.4 | +6.3 | |
| Nicaragua | 71.4 | −5.7 | |
| Costa Rica | 89.0 | +11.9 |