Go, but pay attention.
North Macedonia’s risk score jumped to 82 today, though the US, UK, and Canada maintain their lowest advisory levels. Watch for the global measles notice while you are there.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about North Macedonia
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
Go, but pay attention.
The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Don't fall for it
Scams to know
Pickpocketing
Pickpockets operate in the country. Keep all valuables safe and use hotel safes for cash and belongings.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Recommended:
From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •North Macedonia is a safe country.
- •Most people are very friendly and hospitable.
Staying healthy
- •Water is safe to drink and there are public drinking water fountains in most public places. It is advisable to wash all fruit and vegetables.
- •Use caution when eating red meat at restaurants.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / F · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 192 or 112 / ambulance: 194 or 112 / fire: 193 or 112
Zoom in
One North Macedonia city on SKETCH.WORLD
Real, resident-submitted Numbeo crime data at the city level — the same national picture above, with crime swapped for what people who actually live there report.
Show the receipts (10 sources)
- us-state — observed 2026-07-12
- uk-fcdo — observed 2026-07-12
- ca-gac — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-political — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-policeTrust — observed 2026-07-12
- cdc-health — observed 2026-07-12
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-07-12
- unodc — observed 2026-07-12
- acled-hdx — observed 2026-07-12
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-07-12