# Is Latvia safe in 2026?

> Latvia scores 88.1/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from military conflict, crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 87.8/100).

**Safety index:** 88.1 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** very safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/latvia
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:10:20Z
**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 |
|---|---|---|
| Military conflict | 7.6 | 30 |
| Crime | 1.8 | 15 |
| Economy | 0.7 | 8 |
| Political instability | 1.0 | 15 |
| Public health | 0.2 | 3 |
| Ecology | 0.1 | 1 |
| Natural disasters | 0.2 | 5 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.3 | 12 |
| Internet freedom | 0.1 | 7 |
| Sanctions | 0.0 | 4 |

## 30-day trend

Latvia's score changed by +0.0 over the last 30 days (88.1 → 88.1) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Aug 3 · 88.1 → Sep 1 · 88.1

## Official travel advisory

**Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions.** The U.S. State Department places Latvia at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 88.1/100. That advisory was last revised Apr 1, 2026, 153 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/latvia-travel-advisory.html), revised Apr 1, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-31T07:21:48Z — Tularemia risk increases in Latvia — health, severity 2/10 — LSM English — https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/31.08.2026-tularemia-risk-increases-in-latvia.a661038/?utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_medium=links
- 2026-08-28T04:29:19Z — 2,500 homes without power six days after storm in Latvia — disaster, severity 4/10 — LSM English — https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/28.08.2026-2500-homes-without-power-six-days-after-storm-in-latvia.a660725/?utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_medium=links
- 2026-08-27T12:29:25Z — Lack of medication causes adult patients to consider leaving Latvia — health, severity 3/10 — LSM English — https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/27.08.2026-lack-of-medication-causes-adult-patients-to-consider-leaving-latvia.a660572/?utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_medium=links
- 2026-08-20T13:25:01Z — Latest drone downed in Latvia confirmed as Ukrainian — military, severity 2/10 — LSM English — https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/20.08.2026-latest-drone-downed-in-latvia-confirmed-as-ukrainian.a659675/?utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_medium=links
- 2026-08-18T19:07:08Z — Latvian government weakens protection for larger trees — ecology, severity 2/10 — LSM English — https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/environment/18.08.2026-latvian-government-weakens-protection-for-larger-trees.a659391/?utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_medium=links
- 2026-08-18T12:21:59Z — Data of 1.2 million people breached in recent CSDD cyberattack — crime, severity 4/10 — LSM English — https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/18.08.2026-data-of-12-million-people-breached-in-recent-csdd-cyberattack.a659333/?utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_medium=links

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 87.8/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:01:13Z.

Power outages, cyberattack impacts, and drone activity keep short-term risks elevated.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| Latvia (this country) | 88.1 | — |
| Estonia | 88.7 | +0.6 |
| Lithuania | 89.8 | +1.7 |
| Belarus | 57.9 | −30.2 |
| Aland Islands | 97.0 | +8.8 |
| Sweden | 91.3 | +3.2 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 88.1/100 for Latvia, as of 2026-09-01T04:10:20Z.

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