Is Romania safe in 2026?
Romania scores 85.7/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from economy, military conflict, political stability. Active combat has been reported on its territory within the last 24 hours. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 83.9/100).
85.7 /100very safe
30-day trend
Romania's score rose by +2.1 over the last 22 days (83.6 → 85.7).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
5.6/34.1 safety points.
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- Local strikes
- 3.1 pts
The overall score also includes earlier military risk that has not yet been classified.
These values can overlap and are not added together.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 2.2/100. 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
1 Exercise Normal Precautions
The U.S. State Department places Romania at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 85.7/100. That advisory was last revised Oct 14, 2025, 367 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Oct 14, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Two aerial targets entered Romanian airspace. One was destroyed by Ukrainian air defenses near Reni
- Tanker in Romanian territorial waters hit by drone
- Seven sailors missing after drones strike tankers near Romania’s Black Sea coast
- 7 sailors missing as two ships off Romanian Black Sea coast catch fire amid drone incursion
- Romania probes possible drone attack on tanker in its Black Sea territorial waters
- Strike on tanker off Romania, 7 missing. Two NATO members activating Article 4?
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 83.9/100 (generated )
Drone strikes on tankers in territorial waters and missing sailors pose a direct threat to national safety.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Romania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 85.7 | — | |
| Moldova | 79.5 | −6.2 | |
| Bulgaria | 83.6 | −2.1 | |
| Serbia | 67.7 | −18.0 | |
| Hungary | 85.4 | −0.3 | |
| Kosovo | 76.0 | −9.7 |