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5 events over the last 60 published days.

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Overall score
0/100
Calm
Over 7 days
= stable
Since 23 Oct.
= stable
Rank
181st of 193 countries tied
Updated
9 Nov.

No particular danger for a visitor, and an economic and social situation without notable strain.

Safety 0 + Economy 0 ÷ 2 = 0

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.

Safety on the ground

0/100 Calm

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.

CriterionTodayScalePoints
Canadian and US travel advisories“Exercise normal security precautions” · United States: level 1 of 4average of both advisories, from 0 (normal precautions) to 70 (do not travel)0/70
Ongoing disaster (GDACS)no alertorange alert 8, red 150
Reported epidemic (WHO, 30 days)nonecommon disease 6, severe disease 100
Internet outage (IODA)noneoutage 5, major outage 80
In today's newsnot citedWorld 2, Geopolitics 40

In short: the score comes from travel advisories (0 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.

Economy and society

0/100 Calm

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.

CriterionValueScalePoints
Public debt · what the state owes, relative to a year of output21.1% of GDP0 up to 60% of GDP, 15 from 150% of GDP0/15
Budget deficit · what the state spends beyond its revenue0.3% of GDP0 from −3% of GDP, 10 at −8% of GDP or below0/10
Growth · increase in output10.7%0 from 2%, 10 at −2% or below0/10
Unemployment · share of the labour force without a job3.4%0 up to 5%, 10 from 15%0/10
Inflation · price rise over a year2%0 up to 3%, 15 from 30%0/15
Spread over Germany · extra cost of borrowing over 10 years, a sign of lender confidenceeuro area only: not counted for this country0 up to 0.5 pt, 20 from 3 pts—
Protests and strikes · in the news over the last 7 days0 events in our briefings
0.9% 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, growth, inflation, unemployment 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 6 of 7 criteria: the points obtained are scaled to 100.

Scores over time0306010031 Aug.9 Nov.

How the safety score is calculated → · Full method →

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In the news

Days in the newsMentioned on 5 of 60 days
11 Sep.9 Nov.

November 2026 2 events

6 November 2026 Markets South Korea

Taiwan and Seoul hit, Tesla and SpaceX in decline

Asian markets followed Wall Street on Friday. Taiwan's stock market experienced its largest historical decline and South Korea suspended trading. Tesla and SpaceX together lost 456 billion dollars in two days.

October 2026 3 events

24 October 2026 World

Typhoon Champi grazes Taiwan: one dead and hundreds wounded

Typhoon Champi, one of the strongest storms in the Pacific in 2026, hit the island without striking it directly. It killed one and wounded several hundred, toppled trees, cut power lines and led to the evacuation of 5,000 people. The storm weakened.

15 October 2026 Markets

TSMC posts 69% profit increase in record quarter

TSMC announces a 69% profit increase for a new record quarter, driven by the AI boom.

2 October 2026 Geopolitics

First American F-16V fighters arrive in Taiwan

Taiwan receives its first F-16Vs, in a contract worth approximately 7 billion euros for 66 aircraft. The delivery comes as concerns grow in Taipei about the Trump administration's commitment to arming the island.

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