Venezuela

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What governments advise19 states tracked
7 nothing to report7 advise against non-essential travel5 advise against all travel
Mira Safe's take

Caution is called for: check the situation area by area before you go.

2alerts in progress12 / 19states advise against travel12.6homicides / 100,000 inhab.123events over 12 months
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What are the main risks in Venezuela?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 123 events there, including 26 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Earthquake, Internet outage.

Is there a government travel advisory for Venezuela?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 12 advise against travel and 0 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Venezuela: current alerts and safety news

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

Gulf Of Paria, Venezuela

9 days ago · 2 sources

High

Canadian travel advisory — Venezuela

4 months ago · 16 sources

High

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 Venezuela?

The UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas of the country, and against all but essential travel to some others. On the US scale that is 3 out of 4: reconsider travel. It targets certain areas only, not the whole country. The notice names them in its own wording: « Les zones frontalières avec la Colombie, le Brésil et le Guyana sont formellement déconseillées ». Over the last 12 months, 75 events were recorded, 7 of them severe. Conflict carries the highest stakes for people, with 6 records and 1 severe. Earthquakes come next, 15 records and 2 severe. Wildfires are the most numerous, 46, none rated severe, alongside 4 floods and 1 epidemic record, that one severe. Fire, flood, storm and epidemic are the hazards that follow a season here. Quakes and conflict do not.

What it changes for a nomad

All hazards counted together, February (21), March (16) and August (15) hold the most records, May (2), July (3) and January (4) the fewest. Read that as load on services during the fire, flood and storm season; it says nothing about quakes, which keep no calendar. The country sits at 3 out of 4, and security is what puts it there, not the weather. For a stay of weeks, base yourself outside the areas the notice singles out, and read it again before any trip inside the country. On crime it says: « La majorité des crimes sont commis dans les barrios ». Recorded homicides run at 12.6 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1 — homicides only, nothing about theft or scams.

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

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Venezuela has recorded 73 notable events. Wildfires are frequent, with 46 incidents, but none were severe. Earthquakes happen 13 times, with 2 being severe, and pose a moderate risk. Conflict-related events total 6, with 1 severe, indicating ongoing tensions in some areas. Floods and epidemics are less common, with 4 and 1 events respectively, the latter being severe. A travel advisory from the UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas and only essential travel elsewhere. The homicide rate is 12.6 per 100k, well above the world median of 2.1, reflecting security concerns. No recent major natural disasters or conflicts have been recorded.

To watch right now

  • Two alerts are open right now.
  • The most recent heavy records are an official travel advisory and an epidemic entry, both rated 3 out of 4.

To watch as a rule

  • Fires, by far the most common record: 46 over the last 12 months, none rated severe.
  • Earthquakes, 15 records and 2 severe, arriving with no season to plan around.
  • The wet months, which brought 4 floods, plus storms.
  • Everyday security, which the advisory maps area by area.

Good reflexes

  • Reread the FCDO page before each trip inside the country, because the advice changes from one area to the next.
  • Ask the people you rent from which streets they avoid after dark, instead of working it out from a map.
  • At home and at your desk, know one spot away from windows and glass, because the ground moves here.
  • Keep repellent and long sleeves within reach in the wet months.
  • Download offline maps and leave with a charged phone and a charged power bank.

Venezuela: travel advisories and areas to avoid

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

Reconsider travel
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaUnited Kingdom (FCDO)FinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)Germany (Auswärtiges Amt)IrelandItalyJapanSouth KoreaNew ZealandPolandSpainSwedenUS State Department

the official notice lists the areas concerned

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • Apure
  • Táchira
  • Amazonas
  • Bolívar
  • Delta Amacuro
  • Zulia
  • Guárico
  • Barinas
  • Aragua

Except: Maracaibo

Advised against unless essential

  • Aragua
  • Caracas
  • Anzoátegui
  • Barinas
  • Carabobo
  • Cojedes
  • Dependencias Federales
  • Distrito Capital
  • Falcón
  • Guárico
  • Lara
  • Mérida
  • Miranda
  • Monagas
  • Nueva Esparta
  • Portuguesa
  • Sucre
  • Trujillo
  • Vargas
  • Yaracuy
  • Zulia
  • Amazonas
  • Apure
  • Bolívar
  • Delta Amacuro
  • Táchira
  • Barcelona
  • Barquisimeto
  • Ciudad Guayana
  • Maracaibo
  • Maracay
  • Puerto la Cruz
  • Valencia

Except: Maracay

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

Avoid all travel (French advisory)

  • The border areas with Colombia, Brazil and Guyana are formally discouraged due to the presence of armed groups and criminal gangs dedicated to various forms of trafficking.

Avoid unless essential (French advisory)

  • The majority of crimes are committed in the "barrios" (local shantytowns scattered throughout the city).

Translated from the French advisory — hover a line to read the official wording.

Read the official notice ↗
  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential
  • Cities excluded from the zone

Venezuela: 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

  • New displacements, disasters: 0.03 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 12.6 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 19.2 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Road deaths: 39 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Hospital beds: 0.99 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
Air quality (PM2.5)
19.2µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Road deaths
39per 100,000 people · 2019

Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Hospital beds
0.99per 1,000 people · 2020

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
72.7years · 2024

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

New displacements, disasters
0.03per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

730 people in total

Refugees hosted
0.5per 1,000 people · 2025

14,333 people in total

1,577 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

6.4/10 — high

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

12.6homicides per 100,000 people (2022)

Well above the world median (2.3).

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

110documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. 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

Venezuela: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 26 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Internet outage1211 11 severe
  • Earthquake81 1 severe
  • Civil unrest3
  • Wildfire2
  • Storm11 1 severe

Last 12 months · 123 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire51
  • Earthquake343 3 severe
  • Internet outage2019 19 severe
  • Armed conflict61 1 severe
  • Flood5
  • Civil unrest3
  • Storm11 1 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe

+ 2 more types · 2 events

By month

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