# 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).

**Safety index:** 74.3 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** generally safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 22 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/taiwan
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:09:32Z
**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 | 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 |

## 30-day trend

Taiwan's score fell by −1.2 over the last 30 days (75.5 → 74.3).

Aug 3 · 75.5 → Sep 1 · 74.3

## Official travel advisory

**Level 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 (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/taiwan-travel-advisory.html), revised Nov 25, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-25T02:17:47Z — Heavy rain forecast as Typhoon Saudel girds towards Japan and Taiwan — disaster, severity 4/10 — The Straits Times — https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/heavy-rain-forecast-as-typhoon-saudel-girds-towards-japan-and-taiwan
- 2026-08-24T00:12:46Z — Offices, schools closed in southern Taiwan due to torrential rain — disaster, severity 3/10 — The Straits Times — https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/offices-schools-closed-in-southern-taiwan-due-to-torrential-rain
- 2026-08-18T12:23:54Z — Taiwan charges 15 people, four firms over tainted cooking oil - The oil contained excessive levels of a hydrocarbon called benzo(a)pyrene. — health, severity 3/10 — The Straits Times — https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-charges-15-people-four-firms-over-tainted-cooking-oil
- 2026-08-14T01:56:11Z — Taiwan’s ‘White Wolf’ leads lonely crusade to ‘reunify’ with China — political, severity 4/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/14/taiwans-white-wolf-leads-lonely-crusade-to-reunify-with-china?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-08-09T07:27:55Z — Taiwan's 2027 defence spending to rise 16%, official media reports — political, severity 2/10 — The Straits Times — https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taiwans-2027-defence-spending-to-rise-16-official-media-reports
- 2026-08-08T01:03:29Z — 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... — political, severity 4/10 — South China Morning Post — https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3363313/taiwans-push-dissolve-pro-beijing-party-triggers-political-censorship-debate?utm_source=rss_feed

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 73.8/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:01:53Z.

Typhoon-driven torrential rain and closures are causing immediate disruption.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Taiwan |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan (this country) | 74.3 | — |
| Hong Kong | 83.0 | +8.7 |
| Macao | 90.0 | +15.7 |
| Philippines | 70.9 | −3.4 |
| South Korea | 84.3 | +10.0 |
| Vietnam | 81.6 | +7.3 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 74.3/100 for Taiwan, as of 2026-09-01T04:09:32Z.

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