Is Portugal safe in 2026?
Portugal scores 94.8/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from natural disasters, economy. The score has been stable for 12 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 94.8/100).
94.8 /100very safe
30-day trend
Portugal's score fell by −1.7 over the last 30 days (96.5 → 94.8).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Natural disasters | 1.2 / 5 | |
| Economy | 1.1 / 8 | |
| Crime | 1.3 / 15 | |
| Political instability | 1.1 / 15 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Public health | 0.1 / 3 | |
| Internet freedom | 0.1 / 7 | |
| Military conflict | 0.3 / 30 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 / 12 | |
| Sanctions | 0.0 / 4 |
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
1 Exercise Normal Precautions
The U.S. State Department places Portugal at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 94.8/100. That advisory was last revised Dec 23, 2025, 252 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Dec 23, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Bushfire cuts off IC1 in Santiago do Cacém municipality
- Almost 50 personnel fight active forest fire in Tavira
- Eleven districts in mainland Portugal under yellow alert due to rain and thunderstorms
- Blood reserves in hospitals are declining in the Algarve
- Invasive algae could be an economic opportunity if it were not for the law
- Bad weather: Part of shopping mall roof collapses in Oeiras
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 94.8/100 (generated )
Several manageable fires and weather alerts are insufficient to shift the largely unchanged outlook.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Portugal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 94.8 | — | |
| Spain | 89.4 | −5.4 | |
| Morocco | 83.9 | −10.9 | |
| Andorra | 98.4 | +3.5 | |
| France | 87.7 | −7.1 | |
| Jersey | 97.0 | +2.2 |