Is Libya safe in 2026?
Libya scores 39.3/100 on the live safety index — high-risk. The main pressure on the score comes from military conflict, political instability, crime. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 37.9/100).
39.3 /100high-risk
30-day trend
Libya's score fell by −1.6 over the last 30 days (40.9 → 39.3).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Military conflict | 28.2 / 30 | |
| Political instability | 11.9 / 15 | |
| Crime | 10.7 / 15 | |
| Economy | 5.0 / 8 | |
| Sanctions | 1.8 / 4 | |
| Internet freedom | 2.5 / 7 | |
| Natural disasters | 0.4 / 5 | |
| Public health | 0.2 / 3 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| 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
4 Do Not Travel
The U.S. State Department places Libya at Level 4 — Do Not Travel citing armed conflict, terrorism, kidnapping, civil unrest and crime. Our live index reads 39.3/100. That advisory was last revised Jul 16, 2025, 412 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jul 16, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Roadblocks and burning tyres in Libya protests over power cuts - Roadblocks and burning tyres in Libya protests over power cuts
- Eastern Libya executes 10 convicted on terrorism charges, sparking rights outcry
- Red Crescent in Libya: Bodies of nine migrants washed ashore
- Libya’s oil revival faces new test as violence returns amid US peace push
- Libya's state power company says attack on Zawiya substation causes major outage
- Drone targets power station in Libya’s Zawiya, sparks fire
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 37.9/100 (generated )
Repeated strikes on power and oil infrastructure, protests, and executions signal renewed instability.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Libya |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 39.3 | — | |
| Malta | 92.9 | +53.6 | |
| Tunisia | 76.5 | +37.2 | |
| Chad | 56.5 | +17.2 | |
| Egypt | 70.2 | +31.0 | |
| Niger | 40.9 | +1.7 |