Is Qatar safe in 2026?

Qatar scores 80.9/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, internet freedom. The score has been stable for 21 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 80.9/100).

80.9 /100generally safe

Updated — recalculated continuously from global news by multiple independent AI models. Stable for 21 days

30-day trend

Qatar's score changed by +0.0 over the last 22 days (80.9 → 80.9) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Sep 25 · 80.9Oct 16 · 80.9

Risk factors

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Conflict & War

3.1/34.1 safety points.

Nuclear threats & incidents

Nuclear index: 1.0/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.

Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.

Official travel advisory

3 Reconsider Travel

The U.S. State Department places Qatar at Level 3 — Reconsider Travel citing armed conflict. Our live index reads 80.9/100. That advisory was last revised Mar 2, 2026, 228 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Mar 2, 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 80.9/100 (generated )

No recent events and a fully flat trend indicate continued stability.

Compared with nearby countries

CountryScore0–100vs Qatar
Qatar80.9
—
Bahrain81.0
+0.1
United Arab Emirates81.8
+0.8
Kuwait85.1
+4.2
Saudi Arabia66.6
−14.4
Oman81.2
+0.3

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