Is Hungary safe in 2026?
Hungary scores 86.8/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, economy, crime. The score has been stable for 7 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 86.5/100).
86.8 /100very safe
30-day trend
Hungary's score fell by −2.7 over the last 30 days (89.5 → 86.8).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Political instability | 5.0 / 15 | |
| Economy | 1.8 / 8 | |
| Crime | 2.1 / 15 | |
| Military conflict | 2.9 / 30 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Natural disasters | 0.4 / 5 | |
| Internet freedom | 0.5 / 7 | |
| Sanctions | 0.2 / 4 | |
| Public health | 0.1 / 3 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.3 / 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
1 Exercise Normal Precautions
The U.S. State Department places Hungary at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 86.8/100. That advisory was last revised Apr 15, 2026, 139 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Apr 15, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Fire breaks out near Tapolca, with ten-meter flames engulfing the pine forest
- Water is running out of Palatinus Lake; someone diverted a spring, and politicians are only waking up now
- Not the Paks outage but heat waves caused the biggest spikes in electricity prices
- A 64-year-old man stabbed two people in Debrecen and was arrested a few hours later — they had gotten into an argument early Saturday.
- Fight for water: Dried-up lakes and mass fish deaths at one of Hungary's largest fish farms
- Mostly sunny weather expected, but thunderstorms prompt warning
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 86.5/100 (generated )
Water scarcity, fish deaths, wildfire, and workplace exposure signal continued deterioration.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Hungary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 86.8 | — | |
| Slovakia | 89.8 | +3.0 | |
| Slovenia | 94.7 | +7.9 | |
| Serbia | 78.8 | −8.0 | |
| Austria | 95.5 | +8.7 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 79.9 | −6.9 |