# Is Papua New Guinea safe in 2026?

> Papua New Guinea scores 76.3/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, natural disasters, political instability. The score has been stable for 22 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 76.2/100).

**Safety index:** 76.3 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** generally safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 22 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/papua-new-guinea
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:12:41Z
**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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 9.6 | 15 |
| Natural disasters | 2.4 | 5 |
| Political instability | 5.2 | 15 |
| Economy | 2.7 | 8 |
| Public health | 0.7 | 3 |
| Ecology | 0.1 | 1 |
| Military conflict | 2.7 | 30 |
| Internet freedom | 0.3 | 7 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 | 12 |
| Sanctions | 0.0 | 4 |

## 30-day trend

Papua New Guinea's score fell by −7.3 over the last 30 days (83.6 → 76.3).

Aug 3 · 83.6 → Sep 1 · 76.3

## Official travel advisory

**Level 3 — Reconsider Travel.** The U.S. State Department places Papua New Guinea at Level 3 — Reconsider Travel citing civil unrest. Our live index reads 76.3/100. That advisory was last revised Apr 29, 2025, 490 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/papua-new-guinea-travel-advisory.html), revised Apr 29, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-24T21:27:46Z — PNG's tinder-dry Central Province and NCD struggle under El Nino — disaster, severity 4/10 — RNZ Pacific — https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/1114311/png-s-tinder-dry-central-province-and-ncd-struggle-under-el-nino
- 2026-08-11T00:30:36Z — Papua New Guinea seeks dialogue over new hefty US visa bond — sanctions, severity 3/10 — RNZ Pacific — https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/960974/papua-new-guinea-seeks-dialogue-over-new-hefty-us-visa-bond

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 76.2/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:01:53Z.

Drought stress and visa tensions persist but show no sharp 24-hour deterioration.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea (this country) | 76.3 | — |
| Solomon Islands | 84.6 | +8.3 |
| Palau | 94.3 | +18.0 |
| Timor-Leste | 86.6 | +10.3 |
| Micronesia | 91.7 | +15.4 |
| Guam | 87.1 | +10.8 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 76.3/100 for Papua New Guinea, as of 2026-09-01T04:12:41Z.

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