Albania
Level calmupdated 21 min agoNo underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.
What are the main risks in Albania?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 46 events there, including 27 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Earthquake, Internet outage.
Is there a government travel advisory for Albania?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 0 advise against travel and 3 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Albania: current alerts and safety news
What was recorded in the country this week, lifted alerts included.
Internet outage — Albania
5 days ago · RIPE Atlas · Ended
Fire detected by satellite — Pajovë (106 hotspots)
8 days ago · NASA FIRMS · Ended
Fire detected by satellite — Mataguži (101 hotspots)
17 days ago · 2 sources · Ended
Flood — in Albania 1104164 — Elbasan
29 days ago · 2 sources · Ended
Last 90 days
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- Moderate / High
- Critical
- N/A
Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Albania?
Our level for Albania is 4 out of 4, the top of our scale. No state advisory against travel is on record, so what drives that level is what the sensors log. Over the last 12 months, 16 events were recorded, 12 of them severe. Wildfire makes up 15 of the 16, with 12 severe. One earthquake was recorded, not severe, though earthquakes carry the higher stakes for people when they happen. All 16 records fall in the same month, August, and fire is the one hazard here with a real season. Outside that month, little was recorded. Homicides run at 1.4 per 100k against a world median of 2.1; that number counts homicides only, not theft and not scams.
What it changes for a nomad
For a stay of several weeks, timing is your main lever. The whole 12-month record sits in August, and fires are the seasonal hazard behind it. Coming outside the hot months gives you a different country from the one you get at the peak of the fire season. If August is your window, plan slack into your deadlines: smoke on some days, roads shut at short notice, power and internet dropping where lines are hit. One alert is live right now, and a wildfire at severity 4 sits in the recent records, so check how things stand before you commit to a rural or hillside base. The single earthquake logged was not severe, but it is the hazard with the higher stakes here and it follows no season, so it can land in any month you pick.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
To watch right now
- One alert is live right now: check where it stands before you cross the country.
- A wildfire at severity 4 sits in the recent records; check whether roads and services are back to normal where you are heading.
To watch as a rule
- Fire season through the hot months: smoke, closed roads, power and internet cuts.
- August holds the entire 12-month record; it is the loaded month of the year.
- Earthquakes: only one recorded and not severe, but they have no season and they weigh the most here.
- Everyday crime is measured nowhere on a world scale; the 1.4 per 100k (world median 2.1) covers homicides only.
Good reflexes
- In summer, check the fire alerts and the air quality on the morning you plan to drive or walk.
- Before booking somewhere isolated in August, ask the host whether the access road has ever been closed by fire.
- Keep a charged power bank and your route saved offline, so a cut line does not take down your workday.
- Leave shoes, phone and a torch within arm's reach of the bed.
- Carry some cash: card terminals go down with the power.
Albania: travel advisories and areas to avoid
What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.
None of the 19 countries surveyed advises against this country; 3 recommend increased caution.
Albania: quality of life and safety in figures
Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.
Favourable vs the world median
- Homicides: 1.4 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
- Air quality (PM2.5): 15.5 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Road deaths: 11.7 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Physicians: 1.9 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Hospital beds: 2.9 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
- Life expectancy at birth: 79.8 years (median 74.7)
- New displacements, disasters: 0.01 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Watch out vs the world median
- Safely managed drinking water: 70.8 % of the population (median 80.5)
Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better
Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Above the world median (2.4) · higher is better
Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
13 people in total
4,673 people in total
11 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
3.1/10 — low
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
Below the world median (2.3).
Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)
Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.
National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR
Albania: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 4 events
Eventsof which severe- Wildfire2
- Internet outage11 1 severe
- Flood1
Last 12 months · 46 events
Eventsof which severe- Wildfire3826 26 severe
- Earthquake4
- Internet outage11 1 severe
- Civil unrest1
- Flood1
- Travel advisory1
By month
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