Is Liberia safe in 2026?
Liberia scores 85.2/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from economy, crime, natural disasters. The score has been stable for 23 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 84.9/100).
85.2 /100very safe
30-day trend
Liberia's score fell by −5.9 over the last 30 days (91.1 → 85.2).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 3.5 / 8 | |
| Crime | 4.3 / 15 | |
| Natural disasters | 1.4 / 5 | |
| Political instability | 3.6 / 15 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Public health | 0.2 / 3 | |
| Internet freedom | 0.4 / 7 | |
| Military conflict | 1.3 / 30 | |
| Sanctions | 0.0 / 4 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 / 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
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Liberia at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution. Our live index reads 85.2/100. That advisory was last revised Dec 11, 2025, 264 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Dec 11, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- ‘Not a small issue’: People deported by US to Liberia face uncertain future
- Liberia’s kush crisis: The hidden trade behind a generation at risk - As kush spreads across Liberia, families face the fallout while traffickers remain largely out of reach.
- Liberian authorities burn $336 million in cocaine as senior police officials are implicated
- Liberia seizes $317 million of cocaine bound for Europe, police chief says
- Cocaine worth $370m seized in Liberia's biggest-ever drugs bust
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 84.9/100 (generated )
While drug-related crime is a concern, it is being actively addressed by authorities.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Liberia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 85.2 | — | |
| Sierra Leone | 84.8 | −0.4 | |
| Guinea | 67.4 | −17.8 | |
| Ivory Coast | 83.1 | −2.1 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 68.7 | −16.4 | |
| Ghana | 86.8 | +1.6 |