Is Uruguay safe in 2026?
Uruguay scores 93.7/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, economy. The score has been stable for 17 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 93.7/100).
93.7 /100very safe
30-day trend
Uruguay's score changed by +0.0 over the last 22 days (93.7 → 93.7) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
0.2/34.1 safety points.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Uruguay at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing crime. Our live index reads 93.7/100. That advisory was last revised Jul 28, 2026, 80 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jul 28, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Five shipping lines warn Uruguay the port dispute is damaging its international standing
- As Trump Squeezes Cuba, He Plans to Send Cuban Deportees to Uruguay
- Uruguay prepares protocols for the risk of El Niño flooding in the spring
- Poll: nearly half of Uruguayans say government is underperforming
- Uruguay hit with additional 12.5% US tariff for lacking explicit forced-labor import ban
- Argentine buyers slow their push into Uruguay's property market - The flow of Argentine investors into Uruguay's property market, which intensified after the pandemic and during the years of greatest economic uncertainty in Argentina, is showing signs of easing. Sector operators attribute the shift to Argentina's economic recovery and to the narrowing price gap between the two countries.
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 93.7/100 (generated )
No new events and an unchanged high safety trend support stability.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Uruguay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 93.7 | — | |
| Argentina | 82.0 | −11.7 | |
| Paraguay | 86.3 | −7.4 | |
| Chile | 87.7 | −6.0 | |
| Bolivia | 85.7 | −7.9 | |
| Brazil | 76.2 | −17.4 |