Is Timor-Leste safe in 2026?

Timor-Leste scores 85.2/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from economy, natural disasters, political stability. The score has been stable for 21 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 84.7/100).

30-day trend

Timor-Leste's score changed by +0.3 over the last 22 days (84.9 → 85.2) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Risk factors

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Conflict & War

1.4/34.1 safety points.

Official travel advisory

2 Exercise Increased Caution

The U.S. State Department places Timor-Leste at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing unrest and crime. Our live index reads 85.2/100. That advisory was last revised May 21, 2026, 148 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Law enforcement in Timor-Leste has at times responded to protestors with physical force and tear gas. Gang confrontations and periods of civil unrest have produced incidents in which stones were thrown at vehicles. Sex-based violence and sexual harassment occur frequently across the country. Nighttime movement on foot or by car carries added risk, and demonstrations and large gatherings are among the settings where trouble is most likely to arise.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised May 21, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.

Latest recorded events

• ‘Very dangerous’: Timor-Leste shuts schools over Indonesia haze
  Ecology · severity 3/10 · The Straits Times · Oct 15, 2026 18:21 UTC

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 84.7/100 (generated Oct 15, 2026 23:00 UTC)

Hazardous Indonesian haze has forced school closures, creating a direct current disruption.

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