Is North Macedonia safe in 2026?
North Macedonia scores 86.5/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, economy, natural disasters. The score has been stable for 19 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 86.5/100).
86.5 /100very safe
30-day trend
North Macedonia's score changed by +0.6 over the last 22 days (85.9 → 86.5) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
1.4/34.1 safety points.
Official travel advisory
1 Exercise Normal Precautions
The U.S. State Department places North Macedonia at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 86.5/100. That advisory was last revised Jan 14, 2025, 640 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jan 14, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Eleventh West Nile fever death – 66-year-old woman from Rosoman dies
- SDSM: Healthcare is in chaos — scanners and tomographs are not working, and there are no medicines
- Fires remain active in the areas of the municipalities of Chashka, Lipkovo and Debar, the Crisis Management Center reports
- Crisis Management Center: Four open-air fires are active, two under control
- Croatia and North Macedonia suspend Bulgarian BCG vaccine; Bul Bio denies a defect
- CMC: 46 open-air fires registered – seven are active, and one is under control
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 86.5/100 (generated )
A serious health event is dated and has not produced a new short-term deterioration.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 86.5 | — | |
| Albania | 74.3 | −12.2 | |
| Kosovo | 76.0 | −10.5 | |
| Montenegro | 87.7 | +1.2 | |
| Greece | 80.5 | −6.0 | |
| Serbia | 67.7 | −18.8 |