Is Niger safe in 2026?

Niger scores 40.9/100 on the live safety index — high-risk. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, crime, military conflict. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 39.1/100).

40.9 /100high-risk

Updated — recalculated continuously from global news by multiple independent AI models.

30-day trend

Niger's score fell by −19.8 over the last 30 days (60.7 → 40.9).

Aug 3 · 60.7Sep 1 · 40.9

Threat breakdown

CategoryPressureScore / cap
Political instability
12.5 / 15
Crime
11.5 / 15
Military conflict
22.8 / 30
Economy
5.1 / 8
Internet freedom
3.9 / 7
Sanctions
1.9 / 4
Natural disasters
1.1 / 5
Ecology
0.1 / 1
Public health
0.2 / 3
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 Niger at Level 4 — Do Not Travel citing terrorism, kidnapping, unrest, crime and health. Our live index reads 40.9/100. That advisory was last revised Jul 9, 2026, 54 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jul 9, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.

Latest recorded events

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 39.1/100 (generated )

An attempted mutiny with attacks on strategic sites signals acute political and military instability.

Compared with nearby countries

CountryScore0–100vs Niger
Niger40.9
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Nigeria58.9
+18.0
Benin81.1
+40.2
Chad56.5
+15.6
Burkina Faso43.0
+2.1
Cameroon54.1
+13.2

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