Is Venezuela safe in 2026?
Venezuela scores 54.0/100 on the live safety index — mixed — increased caution is advisable. The main pressure on the score comes from sanctions, economy, political stability. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 54.2/100).
54.0 /100mixed
30-day trend
Venezuela's score rose by +4.9 over the last 22 days (49.1 → 54.0).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
3.4/34.1 safety points.
Official travel advisory
3 Reconsider Travel
The U.S. State Department places Venezuela at Level 3 — Reconsider Travel citing terrorism, kidnapping and crime. Our live index reads 54.0/100. That advisory was last revised Jun 27, 2026, 111 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jun 27, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Talks between Chavism and opposition begin third cycle: Supreme Tribunal of Justice remains at the center of conversation
- US lifts sanctions on head of Venezuela legislature
- Former Venezuelan magistrate reveals coercion to disqualify María Corina Machado: “The regime used torture against my siblings and…
- Venezuelan judge: I was threatened to exclude Nobel Prize winner
- Former Venezuelan magistrate alleges she and her family were coerced into signing María Corina Machado's disqualification as a…
- Chavismo admits excesses over the Hate Law after indicting 118 minors in Venezuela: reform or abolish it?
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 54.2/100 (generated )
Dialogue and sanctions easing support a modest improvement, with no active security deterioration.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Venezuela |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 54.0 | — | |
| Curacao | 92.7 | +38.7 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 81.0 | +27.0 | |
| Aruba | 94.7 | +40.7 | |
| Grenada | 92.4 | +38.4 | |
| Guyana | 78.7 | +24.7 |