Is Gambia safe in 2026?

Gambia scores 84.9/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from economy, political instability, crime. The score has been stable for 23 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 84.9/100).

30-day trend

Gambia's score fell by −7.0 over the last 30 days (91.9 → 84.9).

Threat breakdown

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 Gambia at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing unrest, crime and health. Our live index reads 84.9/100. That advisory was last revised Jan 16, 2026, 228 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Petty theft on the street and break-ins at homes occur frequently in The Gambia, with the Banjul area and locations frequented by visitors seeing the bulk of such incidents. Along the southern frontier with Senegal's Casamance region, a separatist armed group remains active, and intermittent clashes have occurred near that boundary in recent years. Medical facilities fall short of U.S. standards in service delivery, sanitation, and oversight, while loose regulation of pharmacies means drugs sold locally can be of questionable safety.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jan 16, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.

Latest recorded events

No threat events have been recorded for Gambia — the index is holding on baseline factors alone.

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 84.9/100 (generated Aug 31, 2026 23:02 UTC)

No recent events or trend movement suggest a change over the next day.

Compared with nearby countries

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