# Is Guatemala safe in 2026?

> Guatemala scores 78.0/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, natural disasters, political instability. The score has been stable for 22 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 76.9/100).

**Safety index:** 78.0 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** generally safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 22 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/guatemala
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:09:32Z
**License:** CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — reuse with attribution to safemap.ai and the timestamp of the numbers.
**Contact:** contact@safemap.ai

## Threat breakdown

| Category | Current | Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 8.0 | 15 |
| Natural disasters | 1.9 | 5 |
| Political instability | 4.3 | 15 |
| Economy | 2.0 | 8 |
| Military conflict | 5.0 | 30 |
| Internet freedom | 0.4 | 7 |
| Public health | 0.2 | 3 |
| Ecology | 0.1 | 1 |
| Sanctions | 0.1 | 4 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 | 12 |

## 30-day trend

Guatemala's score changed by −0.3 over the last 30 days (78.3 → 78.0) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Aug 3 · 78.3 → Sep 1 · 78.0

## Official travel advisory

**Level 3 — Reconsider Travel.** The U.S. State Department places Guatemala at Level 3 — Reconsider Travel citing terrorism and crime. Our live index reads 78.0/100. That advisory was last revised Mar 12, 2026, 173 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State (https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.gtm.html), revised Mar 12, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-07T15:17:23Z — Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean — disaster, severity 5/10 — Associated Press — https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/photos-peru-plane-crash-guatemala-volcano-0501ef3abc10b2c30ed91713ed965b79
- 2026-08-04T11:02:30Z — Guatemala volcano eruption sends lava spewing into the air — disaster, severity 5/10 — BBC News — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lqpvv1wlxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- 2026-07-28T23:03:33Z — Guatemalan man deported from US and wife found dead in sugarcane field, baby alive beside them — crime, severity 7/10 — Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/guatemalan-man-deported-us-wife-found-dead-sugar-field-baby-alive-beside-them-2026-07-28/
- 2026-07-23T17:16:06Z — Guatemala races to save 60,000 case files of testimony about abuses during armed conflict - AP News — political, severity 5/10 — Associated Press — https://apnews.com/article/guatemala-testimony-reparations-arevalo-7a71efb417d0ab9360d20a02641a385f
- 2026-07-20T11:44:15Z — 7.3-magnitude earthquake off coast of Mexico and Guatemala poses tsunami threat — disaster, severity 7/10 — New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/world/americas/earthquake-tsunami-warning-mexico-guatemala.html
- 2026-07-17T23:47:52Z — Pacific Ocean earthquake is felt from Mexico to El Salvador - A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Mexico-Guatemala coast in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, being felt as far as El Salvador. — disaster, severity 6/10 — UPI News — https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/17/latam-mexico-earthquake/8541784331161/

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 76.9/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:00:43Z.

Despite recent seismic and volcanic activity, the baseline remains resilient as immediate threats subside.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Guatemala (this country) | 78.0 | — |
| Belize | 83.8 | +5.8 |
| El Salvador | 74.6 | −3.4 |
| Honduras | 72.1 | −5.9 |
| Nicaragua | 69.0 | −9.0 |
| Costa Rica | 90.3 | +12.3 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 78.0/100 for Guatemala, as of 2026-09-01T04:09:32Z.

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