Is Ivory Coast safe in 2026?

Ivory Coast scores 83.1/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, political instability, economy. The score has been stable for 23 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 83.1/100).

30-day trend

Ivory Coast's score fell by −3.1 over the last 30 days (86.2 → 83.1).

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 Ivory Coast at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing terrorism and crime. Our live index reads 83.1/100. That advisory was last revised Feb 18, 2026, 195 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Côte d'Ivoire faces concerns around violent crime such as carjacking, robbery and home invasion, with local police frequently under-resourced and both official and occasional unofficial roadblocks appearing on the roads. Terrorist groups, chiefly JNIM operating from Burkina Faso and Mali, along with AQIM, have struck the Savanes and Zanzan districts and Comoé National Park, mainly hitting Ivoirian security forces. Demonstrations can turn violent quickly. Medical care outside major cities is thin, with shortages of medicine and loosely regulated pharmacies, while vessels in the Gulf of Guinea face piracy and kidnapping for ransom.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Feb 18, 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 Ivory Coast — the index is holding on baseline factors alone.

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 83.1/100 (generated Aug 31, 2026 23:02 UTC)

No recent events or momentum indicate a change in Ivory Coast’s safety outlook.

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