# Is Tunisia safe in 2026?

> Tunisia scores 76.5/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, economy, military conflict. The score has been stable for 10 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 75.3/100).

**Safety index:** 76.5 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** generally safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 10 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/tunisia
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:06:27Z
**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 |
|---|---|---|
| Political instability | 7.1 | 15 |
| Economy | 3.2 | 8 |
| Military conflict | 7.9 | 30 |
| Crime | 3.3 | 15 |
| Internet freedom | 1.0 | 7 |
| Natural disasters | 0.6 | 5 |
| Public health | 0.3 | 3 |
| Ecology | 0.1 | 1 |
| Sanctions | 0.0 | 4 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 | 12 |

## 30-day trend

Tunisia's score fell by −4.1 over the last 30 days (80.6 → 76.5).

Aug 3 · 80.6 → Sep 1 · 76.5

## Official travel advisory

**Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution.** The U.S. State Department places Tunisia at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing terrorism, unrest and crime. Our live index reads 76.5/100. That advisory was last revised May 21, 2026, 103 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.tun.html), revised May 21, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-08-31T02:30:41Z — Tunisia swelters as power cuts disrupt water supplies — health, severity 4/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/tunisia-swelters-as-power-cuts-disrupt-water-supplies?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-08-29T19:23:15Z — Tunisians desperate for water as taps run dry — economy, severity 4/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/29/tunisians-desperate-for-water-as-taps-run-dry?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-08-20T20:15:03Z — Tanker drivers' strike creates kilometer-long queues in Tunisia, leaving the country without fuel — economy, severity 4/10 — Index.hr — Vijesti — https://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/strajk-vozaca-cisterni-stvorio-kilmetarske-kolone-u-tunisu-zemlja-ostaje-bez-goriva/2825974.aspx
- 2026-08-20T19:32:04Z — Hundreds of Tunisians protest against government, water shortages — political, severity 4/10 — Al-Monitor — https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/hundreds-tunisians-protest-against-government-water-shortages
- 2026-08-01T09:52:04Z — Beneath Tunisia’s silence, public anger simmers - Behind Tunisia’s enforced calm, anger is growing over repression, economic decline and collapsing public services. — political, severity 6/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/1/beneath-tunisias-silence-public-anger-simmers?traffic_source=rss
- 2026-07-31T16:29:13Z — Tunisian wildfires expose failing infrastructure, community vulnerabilities - For families in Tunisia's north, the wildfires have meant lost homes, livestock and harvests. — disaster, severity 6/10 — Al Jazeera — https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/7/31/tunisian-wildfires-expose-failing-infrastructure-community-vulnerabilities?traffic_source=rss

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 75.3/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:02:06Z.

Fuel strikes, water shortages, power cuts, protests, and repression compound immediate unrest risks.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Tunisia (this country) | 76.5 | — |
| Malta | 92.9 | +16.4 |
| Italy | 85.7 | +9.2 |
| Vatican City | 97.9 | +21.4 |
| Algeria | 75.5 | −1.0 |
| Monaco | 98.3 | +21.8 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 76.5/100 for Tunisia, as of 2026-09-01T04:06:27Z.

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