Is Ivory Coast safe in 2026?
Ivory Coast scores 81.4/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, political stability, economy. The score has been stable for 21 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 81.4/100).
81.4 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Ivory Coast's score changed by +0.4 over the last 22 days (81.0 → 81.4) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
4.8/34.1 safety points.
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 81.4/100. That advisory was last revised Feb 18, 2026, 240 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 81.4/100 (generated )
No new events and a flat seven-day score support unchanged safety.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 81.4 | — | |
| Liberia | 83.6 | +2.2 | |
| Ghana | 85.5 | +4.1 | |
| Guinea | 72.6 | −8.8 | |
| Burkina Faso | 35.2 | −46.2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 83.0 | +1.6 |