Is Yemen safe in 2026?

Yemen scores 17.9/100 on the live safety index — extremely dangerous. The main pressure on the score comes from military conflict, economy, political stability. Active combat has been reported on its territory within the last 24 hours. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 17.5/100).

17.9 /100extremely dangerous

Updated — recalculated continuously from global news by multiple independent AI models. Active combat · last 24 h

30-day trend

Yemen's score changed by −0.2 over the last 22 days (18.1 → 17.9) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Sep 25 · 18.1Oct 16 · 17.9

Risk factors

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Conflict & War

33.6/34.1 safety points.

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Ground war
33.5 pts
Air campaign
<0.1 pts
Local strikes
9.5 pts
Operations abroad
1.8 pts

These values can overlap and are not added together.

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 17.9/100. That advisory was last revised Dec 19, 2025, 301 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

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 17.5/100 (generated )

New airstrikes near Taiz and intensified Houthi attacks sustain severe insecurity.

Compared with nearby countries

CountryScore0–100vs Yemen
Yemen17.9
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Djibouti76.5
+58.6
Eritrea55.1
+37.3
Saudi Arabia68.0
+50.1
Oman81.2
+63.3
United Arab Emirates81.8
+63.9

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