Is Taiwan safe in 2026?
Taiwan scores 74.3/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from military conflict, natural disasters, political instability. The score has been stable for 22 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 73.8/100).
74.3 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Taiwan's score fell by −1.2 over the last 30 days (75.5 → 74.3).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Military conflict | 19.8 / 30 | |
| Natural disasters | 1.9 / 5 | |
| Political instability | 2.0 / 15 | |
| Economy | 0.6 / 8 | |
| Crime | 0.8 / 15 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Public health | 0.1 / 3 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.3 / 12 | |
| Internet freedom | 0.1 / 7 | |
| Sanctions | 0.1 / 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 Taiwan at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 74.3/100. That advisory was last revised Nov 25, 2025, 280 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Nov 25, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Heavy rain forecast as Typhoon Saudel girds towards Japan and Taiwan
- Offices, schools closed in southern Taiwan due to torrential rain
- Taiwan charges 15 people, four firms over tainted cooking oil - The oil contained excessive levels of a hydrocarbon called benzo(a)pyrene.
- Taiwan’s ‘White Wolf’ leads lonely crusade to ‘reunify’ with China
- Taiwan's 2027 defence spending to rise 16%, official media reports
- Taiwan’s push to dissolve pro-Beijing party triggers political censorship debate - Taiwan’s plan to dissolve the pro-Beijing Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP) has sparked controversy over whether the independence-leaning authorities are using security concerns to suppress political dissent. The island’s interior ministry is seeking a Constitutional Court order to declare the CUPP unconstitutional and dissolve it, marking the first such action against a political party in Taiwan’s history. “The CUPP has long been linked to organised crime, including cross-border...
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 73.8/100 (generated )
Typhoon-driven torrential rain and closures are causing immediate disruption.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Taiwan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 74.3 | — | |
| Hong Kong | 83.0 | +8.7 | |
| Macao | 90.0 | +15.7 | |
| Philippines | 70.8 | −3.5 | |
| South Korea | 84.3 | +10.0 | |
| Vietnam | 81.6 | +7.3 |