5 events over the last 60 published days.
A dangerous country for a visitor, but an economic and social situation without notable strain.
Safety 70 + Economy 2 ÷ 2 = 36
The overall score is the average of the two detailed scores below. Each score runs from 0 (nothing to report) to 100 (extreme situation): calm under 30, tension from 30 to 59, crisis from 60. The calculation is fixed and the same for every country: no AI gives its opinion.
What it measures: the danger for someone travelling to the country right now (crime, terrorism, unrest, disasters, epidemics).
What it does not measure: the state of the economy, daily life for residents or long-term political stability.
| Criterion | Today | Scale | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian and US travel advisories | “Avoid all travel” · United States: level 4 of 4 | average of both advisories, from 0 (normal precautions) to 70 (do not travel) | 70/70 |
| Ongoing disaster (GDACS) | no alert | orange alert 8, red 15 | 0 |
| Reported epidemic (WHO, 30 days) | none | common disease 6, severe disease 10 | 0 |
| Internet outage (IODA) | none | outage 5, major outage 8 | 0 |
| In today's news | not cited | World 2, Geopolitics 4 | 0 |
In short: the score comes from travel advisories (70 points out of 70); no ongoing event adds to it.
Where the data comes from: Global Affairs Canada (travel advice) · US Department of State (travel advisories) · GDACS (UN and EU disaster alerts) · WHO (Disease Outbreak News, 30 days) · IODA, Georgia Tech (internet outages) · Horizon briefing of the day.
Score based on advisories written for foreign travellers: it does not describe everyday life there.
What it measures: how fragile the country is: public finances, jobs, prices, lender confidence and protest in the streets.
What it does not measure: the danger for a visitor, nor the future: it is neither a forecast nor financial advice.
| Criterion | Value | Scale | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public debt · what the state owes, relative to a year of output | 7.6% of GDP (2025 value) | 0 up to 60% of GDP, 15 from 150% of GDP | 0/15 |
| Budget deficit · what the state spends beyond its revenue | −0.5% of GDP (2025 value) | 0 from −3% of GDP, 10 at −8% of GDP or below | 0/10 |
| Growth · increase in output | 1.5% (2025 value) | 0 from 2%, 10 at −2% or below | 1.2/10 |
| Unemployment · share of the labour force without a job | not available for this country | 0 up to 5%, 10 from 15% | — |
| Inflation · price rise over a year | 3.6% (2025 value) | 0 up to 3%, 15 from 30% | 0.3/15 |
| Spread over Germany · extra cost of borrowing over 10 years, a sign of lender confidence | euro area only: not counted for this country | 0 up to 0.5 pt, 20 from 3 pts | — |
| Protests and strikes · in the news over the last 7 days | 0 events in our briefings 0.1% of GDELT events | average of two measures: our briefings (1 event = 6 points, 5 or more = 20) and the share of protests in GDELT (0 up to 2%, 20 from 10%) | 0/20 |
In short: what weighs most is no criterion in particular. Not weighing: public debt, deficit and protests.
Where the data comes from: IMF, World Economic Outlook (2026 forecasts): debt, deficit, growth, inflation, unemployment · ECB, 10-year government bond yields (September 2026), euro area only · GDELT Project (protest events, 7 days) · Horizon briefings of the last 7 days.
Score calculated on 5 of 7 criteria: the points obtained are scaled to 100.
30 October 2026 World
In Afghanistan, cuts in international aid, rising food prices and massive returns from Iran and Pakistan are worsening the humanitarian crisis. Children are among the first victims. Taliban policy is also being questioned.
6 October 2026 Geopolitics
The International Criminal Court has unsealed arrest warrants for four Taliban leaders for gender persecution, including the ministers of Education and Higher Education.
1 October 2026 Geopolitics Pakistan
Pakistan says it killed 22 fighters in air strikes in Afghanistan. Kabul says strikes on Kunar and Helmand killed nine people, including women and children, and says it killed 41 insurgents from Pakistan.
25 September 2026 Geopolitics Pakistan
Pakistan conducted air strikes targeting ten sites in Afghanistan, killing four civilians according to Kabul. Islamabad claims to have also thwarted an Afghan attack at the border, killing several Taliban fighters.
24 September 2026 Geopolitics Pakistan
Pakistan conducted air strikes on ten sites in Afghanistan which it accuses of being used to launch and store drones, after shooting down eight devices fired from Afghan territory.
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