Is Yemen safe in 2026?
Yemen scores 27.5/100 on the live safety index — extremely dangerous. The main pressure on the score comes from military conflict, economy, political instability. The score has been stable for 23 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 27.1/100).
27.5 /100extremely dangerous
30-day trend
Yemen's score fell by −7.8 over the last 30 days (35.3 → 27.5).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Military conflict | 30.0 / 30 | |
| Economy | 7.8 / 8 | |
| Political instability | 14.0 / 15 | |
| Crime | 12.9 / 15 | |
| Internet freedom | 4.4 / 7 | |
| Sanctions | 1.6 / 4 | |
| Natural disasters | 1.2 / 5 | |
| Public health | 0.5 / 3 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.0 / 12 |
Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.
Official travel advisory
4 Do Not Travel
The U.S. State Department places Yemen at Level 4 — Do Not Travel citing terrorism, kidnapping, unrest, crime, health and landmines. Our live index reads 27.5/100. That advisory was last revised Dec 19, 2025, 256 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Dec 19, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Yemeni forces carry out attacks against Houthi positions
- Yemeni forces say fighter killed on Taiz front lines against Houthis
- Yemen’s Houthis fire ballistic missiles at al-Markha
- Yemeni forces claim killing of eight Houthi fighters
- Houthis say they attacked vessel off Saudi Arabia
- Yemeni army claims attacks on Houthis
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 27.1/100 (generated )
Frequent Houthi and counter-Houthi attacks, including missile and maritime incidents, remain destabilizing.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Yemen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 27.5 | — | |
| Djibouti | 78.9 | +51.4 | |
| Eritrea | 55.2 | +27.7 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 66.7 | +39.2 | |
| Oman | 83.4 | +55.9 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 79.9 | +52.4 |