# Is Uruguay safe in 2026?

> Uruguay scores 94.4/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from crime, economy, natural disasters. The score has been stable for 23 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 94.3/100).

**Safety index:** 94.4 / 100 (higher is safer)
**Verdict band:** very safe
**Active combat confirmed in the last 24h:** no
**Stable for:** 23 days
**Canonical:** https://safemap.ai/country/uruguay
**Generated:** 2026-09-01T04:08:40Z
**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 |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2.9 | 15 |
| Economy | 1.0 | 8 |
| Natural disasters | 0.5 | 5 |
| Political instability | 0.9 | 15 |
| Ecology | 0.0 | 1 |
| Public health | 0.0 | 3 |
| Internet freedom | 0.1 | 7 |
| Military conflict | 0.1 | 30 |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 | 12 |
| Sanctions | 0.0 | 4 |

## 30-day trend

Uruguay's score fell by −2.9 over the last 30 days (97.3 → 94.4).

Aug 3 · 97.3 → Sep 1 · 94.4

## Official travel advisory

**Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution.** The U.S. State Department places Uruguay at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing crime. Our live index reads 94.4/100. That advisory was last revised Jul 28, 2026, 35 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.ury.html), revised Jul 28, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This is not travel advice.

## Latest recorded events

- 2026-07-29T14:48:59Z — As Trump Squeezes Cuba, He Plans to Send Cuban Deportees to Uruguay — political, severity 2/10 — New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/us/politics/trump-cuban-deportees-uruguay.html
- 2026-07-27T22:15:47Z — Uruguay prepares protocols for the risk of El Niño flooding in the spring — disaster, severity 2/10 — Mercopress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/07/27/uruguay-prepares-protocols-for-the-risk-of-el-nino-flooding-in-the-spring?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss
- 2026-07-25T09:13:47Z — Poll: nearly half of Uruguayans say government is underperforming — political, severity 2/10 — Mercopress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/07/25/uruguay-nearly-half-of-those-polled-say-the-government-is-falling-short-of-expectations?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss
- 2026-07-24T07:09:42Z — Uruguay hit with additional 12.5% US tariff for lacking explicit forced-labor import ban — economy, severity 5/10 — Mercopress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/07/24/uruguay-faces-a-12.5-us-tariff-as-its-foreign-ministry-weighs-the-implications?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss
- 2026-07-14T20:26:53Z — 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. — economy, severity 1/10 — Mercopress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/07/13/argentine-buyers-slow-their-push-into-uruguay-s-property-market?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

## 24-hour forecast

Trend **stable**, projected score 94.3/100, generated 2026-08-31T23:00:58Z.

Economic and political concerns remain limited and do not materially alter Uruguay's high safety baseline.

## Compared with nearby countries

| Country | Score | vs Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Uruguay (this country) | 94.4 | — |
| Argentina | 85.3 | −9.1 |
| Paraguay | 86.7 | −7.8 |
| Chile | 88.7 | −5.7 |
| Bolivia | 86.5 | −7.9 |
| Brazil | 79.1 | −15.4 |

## How this number is computed

https://safemap.ai/methodology.md

## Citation

Global Safety Map, safemap.ai — safety index 94.4/100 for Uruguay, as of 2026-09-01T04:08:40Z.

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