Is Thailand safe in 2026?
Thailand scores 79.3/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, crime, natural disasters. The score has been stable for 20 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 77.5/100).
79.3 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Thailand's score fell by −6.4 over the last 30 days (85.7 → 79.3).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Political instability | 5.1 / 15 | |
| Crime | 4.1 / 15 | |
| Natural disasters | 1.4 / 5 | |
| Military conflict | 7.0 / 30 | |
| Economy | 1.5 / 8 | |
| Internet freedom | 1.2 / 7 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Public health | 0.2 / 3 | |
| Sanctions | 0.0 / 4 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 / 12 |
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 Thailand at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions citing armed conflict and unrest. Our live index reads 79.3/100. That advisory was last revised Jul 7, 2026, 56 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jul 7, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- A political amnesty law takes effect in Thailand but excludes lese majeste
- As floods devastate Mekong communities, economic strain, conflict compound crisis
- Gunman fires inside Thai government office as country reels from school shooting
- I was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil says - The student says she feared never seeing her mother again after the attack killed five teachers.
- Teenage gunman kills five at school and his grandparents in Thailand's worst mass killing in nearly four years
- Shooting takes place at school in Thailand, officials say - The incident took place in the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province.
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 77.5/100 (generated )
A recent mass school shooting and related attacks sharply worsen near-term safety.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Thailand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 79.3 | — | |
| Laos | 78.7 | −0.6 | |
| Cambodia | 80.4 | +1.1 | |
| Vietnam | 81.6 | +2.3 | |
| Myanmar | 38.7 | −40.6 | |
| Malaysia | 88.6 | +9.3 |