Malaysia

Level calmupdated 4 min ago
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StormAir qualityEarthquake
What governments advise19 states tracked
13 nothing to report6 increased caution
Mira Safe's take

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

3alerts in progress0 / 19states advise against travel0.7homicides / 100,000 inhab.51events over 12 months
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What are the main risks in Malaysia?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 51 events there, including 36 severe. The most frequent: Storm, Flood, Air quality.

Is there a government travel advisory for Malaysia?

Yes โ€” of the 19 governments we track, 0 advise against travel and 6 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Malaysia: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined โ€” weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Severe thunderstorm โ€” Kuala Lumpur

in 11 hours ยท Mira Weather

High

Poor air quality (US AQI 159) โ€” Singapore

7 hours ago ยท Mira Weather

High

Sabah, Malaysia

5 days ago ยท 3 sources

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts โ€” 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 Malaysia?

Malaysia records mostly weather-driven risks. Over the last 12 months, 20 events were logged, 7 of them severe. Flooding comes first with 6 events, then air quality episodes with 4, wildfires with 4, one of them severe, and thunderstorms with 4, all severe. One heat episode was recorded, and one travel advisory. The year is uneven. August alone carries 10 events, June and July 3 each, while January, February and March hold 1 each. These hazards genuinely follow seasons here, so the middle of the year does most of the work. On violent crime, the homicide rate is 0.7 per 100 000 people, against a world median of 2.1. That number covers homicide only and says nothing about theft or scams. The country sits at level 3 on our scale of 0 to 4.

What it changes for a nomad

For a stay of several weeks, the calendar matters more than the address. January, February and March are the quietest months, with 1 event each, so that is the easiest window to settle in. August is the opposite, with 10 events. What actually breaks your working day here is storms and water: power cuts, a connection that drops, roads and trips stalled for a few hours. Air quality also degrades in episodes, and you feel it if you work with the windows open or on a terrace. Heat weighs on long days. Keep slack in your schedule between June and August, and avoid a ground-level flat if you arrive in the busy months. Nothing in the data points to one region rather than another, so judge your street and your building, not the country.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 ยท does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced โ†’

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Malaysia records flooding as its most frequent hazard, with six events in the rolling 12 months. Wildfires, thunderstorms and air quality spikes occur with similar regularity (four events each). Thunderstorms tend to be severe when they arrive. Activity peaks sharply in August. The homicide rate runs at 0.7 per 100,000โ€”well below the world median of 2.1 per 100,000.

To watch right now

  • One alert is running right now. Open it before you plan your day, it is the only thing outside the usual pattern.
  • The latest notable episode on record is heat, rated 3 on our scale of 0 to 4, so expect slow, heavy days rather than an exception.

To watch as a rule

  • Flooding, the most frequent hazard here with 6 events over 12 months.
  • Thunderstorms, 4 events and all of them severe, with cuts and slowed journeys.
  • Air quality, 4 episodes, mostly in the busy middle of the year.
  • Heat, which lands on the same mid-year stretch.

Good reflexes

  • Check the air quality reading before you plan a full day outdoors.
  • Keep a power bank charged, since storms can cut the power.
  • Before you sign a lease, ask whether the street has flooded before.
  • Keep documents and gear off the floor, not in a ground-level cupboard.
  • Book an indoor fallback slot for important calls in August.

Malaysia: travel advisories and areas to avoid

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

None of the 19 countries surveyed advises against this country; 6 recommend increased caution.

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

Malaysia: 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 โ€” not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Homicides: 0.7 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 15.9 ยตg/mยณ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 94.7 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Physicians: 2.3 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Road deaths: 22.5 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Hospital beds: 2 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • New displacements, disasters: 5.7 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
15.9ยตg/mยณ ยท 2023

Below the world median (17.3) ยท lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 ยตg/mยณ

Safely managed drinking water
94.7% of the population ยท 2024

Above the world median (80.5) ยท higher is better

Road deaths
22.5per 100,000 people ยท 2019

Above the world median (15.2) ยท lower is better

Physicians
2.3per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Above the world median (1.7) ยท higher is better

Hospital beds
2per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Below the world median (2.4) ยท higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
76.8years ยท 2024

Close to the world median (74.7) ยท higher is better

New displacements, disasters
5.7per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Above the world median (0.73) ยท lower is better

206,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
4.2per 1,000 people ยท 2025

150,164 people in total

63,011 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people ยท 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) ยท 2026

3.2/10 โ€” low

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

0.7homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

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 โ€” 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) ยท UNHCR

Malaysia: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days ยท 33 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Storm2727 27 severe
  • Air quality31 1 severe
  • Flood2
  • Earthquake11 1 severe

Last 12 months ยท 51 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Storm2828 28 severe
  • Flood8
  • Air quality51 1 severe
  • Wildfire41 1 severe
  • Aviation accident22 2 severe
  • Internet outage11 1 severe
  • Heatwave11 1 severe
  • Earthquake11 1 severe

+ 1 more type ยท 1 event

By month

Eventsof which severe
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