Argentina

Level calmupdated 21 min ago
What governments advise19 states tracked
15 nothing to report3 increased caution1 advise against non-essential travel
Mira Safe's take

No underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.

0alerts in progress1 / 19state advises against travel4.5homicides / 100,000 inhab.274events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Argentina?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 274 events there, including 83 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Earthquake, Civil unrest.

Is there a government travel advisory for Argentina?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 1 advises against travel and 3 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Argentina: current alerts and safety news

Signals from radio and news, and documented records — from civil unrest to armed conflict. A report is not an established fact: unconfirmed ones are labelled.

Troubles rapportés par la presse (Argentine)Confirmed — Confirmed by 3 independent newsrooms

« Grabois slams Pettovello over complaints against students who protested at the Palacio Pizzurno: "Fanatic of judicial defiance" »

4 days ago · Mira Press Watch · Ended

Alert lifted

Armed attack (press report) — CaribeConfirmed — Confirmed by 3 independent newsrooms

« Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Caribbean »

6 days ago · Mira Press Watch · Ended

Alert lifted

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Argentina?

Argentina sits at level 3 out of 4. Over the last 12 months, 100 events were recorded, 31 of them severe. Wildfire dominates the count with 61 events, 25 of them severe. Earthquakes come next with 25 events, one of them severe, and they weigh more heavily on people. Then 8 floods, none severe, 2 storms, both severe, 1 landslide, severe, and 1 conflict event, not severe. Counts say more about how each hazard is detected than about how much harm it does, so rank them by what they cost people. The months are uneven, and these figures mix every hazard together: July 45 events, August 40, January 7, against May 1, March 2 and June 2. No single hazard explains the busy months. Fire, floods, landslides and storms do follow a season here; earthquakes follow none. Where the events happened is not recorded in this data.

What it changes for a nomad

For a stay of several weeks, the calendar matters more than the map. Two months hold most of what gets recorded, July with 45 events and August with 40, while May shows 1, March 2 and June 2. Coming outside those months lowers your odds of disruption without removing them. Fire is the recurring one, and smoke can shut roads and ground flights far from the flames. Earthquakes come with no notice and no season, so treat them as possible in any month. On day-to-day safety, the homicide rate is 4.5 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1; it counts homicides only and says nothing about theft or scams, for which no comparable world data exists. No state advisory against travel is on record. Keep your dates flexible and a second place to work in mind if power or connection drops.

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 →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Argentina has experienced a variety of hazards. Wildfires are frequent, with 61 events, and some are severe. Earthquakes happen about 25 times a year, with one being severe. Floods and storms also occur, but less often. Landslides and conflicts are rare but can be severe when they happen. The busiest months for hazards are July, August, and January. The homicide rate is 4.5 per 100k, above the world median of 2.1. No official travel advisories are in place, and the country is not in a state of armed conflict. Recent major events include wildfires and a landslide, but no recent severe events are recorded.

To watch right now

  • Three alerts are open right now, which is not the case in an ordinary month.
  • Two wildfires and a landslide, all rated 3, sit among the recent notable events; roads and services around them can still be strained.

To watch as a rule

  • Fire, the most recorded hazard here, with its season and smoke that travels well beyond the flames.
  • Earthquakes, which have no season and can fall in any month.
  • Floods and landslides after heavy rain.
  • Storms, rare in the count but heavy when they land: both recorded ones were severe.

Good reflexes

  • Check the open fire and air-quality alerts the evening before a long drive or a flight.
  • Ask your host how the building held up in past tremors before you commit to a month.
  • Keep water, a charged battery pack and copies of your papers in one bag by the door.
  • Look at the live alerts for your dates before you book anything in July or August.
  • Hold a few days of cash, since card networks can go down when a storm hits the grid.

Argentina: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential

Argentina: 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

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 14.3 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Road deaths: 14.1 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 5.1 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 3.4 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 77.5 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, disasters: 0.21 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 4.5 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
Air quality (PM2.5)
14.3µg/m³ · 2023

Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Road deaths
14.1per 100,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
5.1per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
3.4per 1,000 people · 2022

Above the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
77.5years · 2024

Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, disasters
0.21per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

9,800 people in total

Refugees hosted
0.11per 1,000 people · 2025

4,941 people in total

3,941 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

3.9/10 — medium

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

4.5homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

Close to the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

9documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-01. Not a live indicator.

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

Argentina: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 100 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire6324 24 severe
  • Earthquake202 2 severe
  • Civil unrest9
  • Storm33 3 severe
  • Armed attack22 2 severe
  • Heatwave11 1 severe
  • Cyclone1
  • Flood1

Last 12 months · 274 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire17865 65 severe
  • Earthquake595 5 severe
  • Civil unrest11
  • Flood9
  • Storm88 8 severe
  • Armed attack32 2 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe
  • Cold wave11 1 severe

+ 4 more types · 4 events

By month

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