Is New Caledonia safe in 2026?
New Caledonia scores 88.7/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from economy, political stability, natural disasters. The score has been stable for 21 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 88.7/100).
88.7 /100very safe
30-day trend
New Caledonia's score changed by +0.1 over the last 22 days (88.6 → 88.7) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
1.0/34.1 safety points.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places New Caledonia at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing crime and civil unrest. Our live index reads 88.7/100. That advisory was last revised May 21, 2026, 148 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Crime is the principal concern, particularly after dark outside Nouméa. Following the civil unrest of 2024, police and military remain deployed across the territory, and demonstrations can escalate without warning, halting transport and other essential services. Language barriers can slow emergency calls, and medical care, both routine and emergency, is concentrated in Nouméa and sparse elsewhere. On-site assistance comes from local authorities; U.S. government capacity to help its citizens in an emergency there is extremely constrained.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised May 21, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes near New Caledonia in the Pacific, USGS reports
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 88.7/100 (generated )
No new events and the recent score is flat at baseline.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 88.7 | — | |
| Vanuatu | 86.8 | −1.8 | |
| Norfolk Island | 95.1 | +6.5 | |
| Fiji | 88.7 | +-0.0 | |
| Solomon Islands | 82.5 | −6.2 | |
| Tonga | 89.8 | +1.1 |