# Is Sudan safe in 2026?

> Sudan scores 28.9/100 on the live safety index — extremely dangerous. The main pressure on the score comes from military conflict, economy, political instability. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 27.6/100).

**Safety index:** 28.9 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** extremely dangerous
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/sudan
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T03:17:22Z
**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 |
|---|---|---|
| Military conflict | 29.7 | 30 |
| Economy | 7.0 | 8 |
| Political instability | 13.0 | 15 |
| Crime | 12.6 | 15 |
| Sanctions | 2.7 | 4 |
| Internet freedom | 4.3 | 7 |
| Natural disasters | 1.6 | 5 |
| Public health | 0.2 | 3 |
| Ecology | 0.1 | 1 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 | 12 |

## 30-day trend

Sudan's score fell by −6.8 over the last 30 days (35.7 → 28.9).

Aug 3 · 35.7 → Sep 1 · 28.9

## Official travel advisory

**Level 4 — Do Not Travel.** The U.S. State Department places Sudan at Level 4 — Do Not Travel citing terrorism, kidnapping, unrest, crime, health, landmines and armed conflict. Our live index reads 28.9/100. That advisory was last revised May 15, 2026, 109 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State (https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.sdn.html), revised May 15, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-29T18:14:15Z — Sudan’s date palm trees under threat from drought and wildfires — disaster, severity 4/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/29/sudans-date-palm-trees-under-threat-from-drought-and-wildfires?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-08-28T14:56:26Z — Drone strikes kill 8 civilians in Sudan’s North Kordofan, group says — military, severity 6/10 — Reuters — https://apnews.com/article/sudan-north-korodfan-drone-strikes-civilians-killed-51bbdafbbc96601c085aec8c7b951870
- 2026-08-28T10:34:21Z — Extensive power cuts hamper life in Sudan - Reuters - Extensive power cuts hamper life in Sudan Reuters — economy, severity 4/10 — Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/extensive-power-cuts-hamper-life-sudan-2026-08-28/
- 2026-08-27T17:33:10Z — Chad accuses Sudan of cross-border strike, raises alert level — military, severity 4/10 — Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/chad-accuses-sudan-cross-border-strike-raises-alert-level-2026-08-27/
- 2026-08-26T03:57:47Z — Dozens killed in rebel attacks on Sudan’s Kordofan, medical group says — crime, severity 6/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/dozens-killed-in-rebel-attacks-on-sudans-kordofan-medical-group-says?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-08-26T02:05:42Z — Water crisis makes life in Sudan’s El Obeid refugee camps even worse — economy, severity 4/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/26/water-crisis-makes-life-in-sudans-el-obeid-refugee-camps-even-worse?traffic_source=rss

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 27.6/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:02:06Z.

Ongoing drone strikes and mass violence continue to degrade the security situation.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Sudan (this country) | 28.9 | — |
| South Sudan | 33.9 | +5.0 |
| Eritrea | 55.2 | +26.3 |
| Ethiopia | 48.5 | +19.6 |
| Central African Republic | 47.3 | +18.4 |
| Chad | 56.5 | +27.6 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 28.9/100 for Sudan, as of 2026-09-01T03:17:22Z.

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