# 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).

**Safety index:** 39.3 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** high-risk
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/libya
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T03:16:23Z
**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 | 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 |

## 30-day trend

Libya's score fell by −1.6 over the last 30 days (40.9 → 39.3).

Aug 3 · 40.9 → Sep 1 · 39.3

## Official travel advisory

**Level 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 (https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.lby.html), revised Jul 16, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-25T09:54:52Z — Roadblocks and burning tyres in Libya protests over power cuts - Roadblocks and burning tyres in Libya protests over power cuts — political, severity 4/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/25/roadblocks-and-burning-tyres-in-libya-protests-over-power-cuts?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-08-24T13:45:43Z — Eastern Libya executes 10 convicted on terrorism charges, sparking rights outcry — political, severity 5/10 — Associated Press — https://apnews.com/article/libya-trials-executions-d09e627fa44b6b6d5b6b1905f1ce8933
- 2026-08-18T09:38:58Z — Red Crescent in Libya: Bodies of nine migrants washed ashore — health, severity 2/10 — DR — Seneste nyt — https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/roede-halvmaane-i-libyen-ligene-af-ni-migranter-er-skyllet-op-paa-land
- 2026-08-12T17:57:54Z — Libya’s oil revival faces new test as violence returns amid US peace push — military, severity 4/10 — Al-Monitor — https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/libyas-oil-revival-faces-new-test-violence-returns-amid-us-peace-push
- 2026-08-12T05:56:09Z — Libya's state power company says attack on Zawiya substation causes major outage — crime, severity 4/10 — Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/libyas-state-power-company-says-attack-zawiya-substation-causes-major-outage-2026-08-12/
- 2026-08-12T03:33:08Z — Drone targets power station in Libya’s Zawiya, sparks fire — military, severity 4/10 — Middle East Eye — https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/drone-targets-power-station-libyas-zawiya-sparks-fire

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 37.9/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:02:06Z.

Repeated strikes on power and oil infrastructure, protests, and executions signal renewed instability.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Libya (this country) | 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 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 39.3/100 for Libya, as of 2026-09-01T03:16:23Z.

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