Eswatini
Level calmupdated 53 min agoNo underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.
What are the main risks in Eswatini?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 7 events there, including 2 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Internet outage, Power outage.
Is there a government travel advisory for Eswatini?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 0 advise against travel and 8 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Eswatini: current alerts and safety news
The past month in the country — closed episodes included.
Nothing notable in the last 7 days.
Last 90 days
- Calm
- 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 Eswatini?
eSwatini records very little. Three entries over the last 12 months, none of them severe, and no alert running now. Two are fires, one is a travel notice. That is thin data, and it says as much about how little gets recorded here as about the country itself. Fire is the one hazard here that follows a season. Nothing else has a cycle. All three entries fall in July, which with three records is chance, not a pattern. On day-to-day security the only comparable figure is homicides: 12.5 per 100,000 people, against a world median of 2.1. It counts homicides and nothing else, not theft and not scams. In our records, no state advises against travel here.
What it changes for a nomad
For a stay of several weeks, nothing in the record points to a month to avoid. Two fires and one travel notice over a year give you no timing to plan around. Fire is the only seasonal item, so it is worth asking locally whether grass fires reach the area you are staying in, and whether smoke gets into the valleys around you. Everything else you should treat as unmeasured rather than absent: the sensor coverage is light, so plan for the ordinary rather than the mapped. The homicide figure sits well above the world median, so build the usual night-time habits into your routine instead of changing your plans. Read your own foreign ministry page before you book, since it will tell you more about daily security than our three entries can.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 24, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
1 earlier analysis
August 21, 2026
Over the last 12 months, eSwatini recorded 3 events with no severe incidents. Wildfires were the main natural hazard observed, with 2 recorded. The homicide rate is 12.5 per 100k, roughly six times the world median of 2.1 per 100k. No official travel advisories are active. The data set is small and does not enable precise geographic or seasonal attribution beyond noting that recorded events clustered in July.
To watch as a rule
- Fires, the one hazard here with a season: smoke, burning fields near roads, air that gets heavy for a few days.
- Everyday personal safety: homicides run at 12.5 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1, which is a reason for ordinary night-time habits.
- Travel notices, which change without warning: check your own state's page rather than relying on a page you read weeks ago.
Good reflexes
- Read your foreign ministry's country page before you book, then again the week you fly.
- Ask your host whether grass fires reach the area, and whether smoke gets in during the dry months.
- Save an offline map and your accommodation address in writing before you land.
- Book a ride at night rather than walking an unfamiliar street back.
- Split your cash and cards between two places, and keep one card you never carry out.
Eswatini: 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; 8 recommend increased caution.
Eswatini: 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): 16.7 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- New displacements, disasters: 0.29 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Watch out vs the world median
- Homicides: 12.5 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
- Safely managed drinking water: 38.2 % of the population (median 80.5)
- Road deaths: 33.5 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Physicians: 0.56 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Life expectancy at birth: 64.3 years (median 74.7)
Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better
Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
360 people in total
1,414 people in total
3,511 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
4/10 — medium
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
Well above 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
Eswatini: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 2 events
Eventsof which severe- Internet outage11 1 severe
- Power outage11 1 severe
Last 12 months · 7 events
Eventsof which severe- Wildfire4
- Internet outage11 1 severe
- Power outage11 1 severe
- Travel advisory1
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What travellers lived
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