▲Somalia SKETCH SCORE: 20/100●governments disagree by 2 advisory levels on Somalia▪Somalia remains a 20/100 risk with no change since yesterday, and you should note that US and Canadian governments advise against all travel while the UK disagrees by two levels. Watch for polio and measles outbreaks.▲Somalia SKETCH SCORE: 20/100●governments disagree by 2 advisory levels on Somalia▪Somalia remains a 20/100 risk with no change since yesterday, and you should note that US and Canadian governments advise against all travel while the UK disagrees by two levels. Watch for polio and measles outbreaks.
Somalia

Nope.

Somalia remains a 20/100 risk with no change since yesterday, and you should note that US and Canadian governments advise against all travel while the UK disagrees by two levels. Watch for polio and measles outbreaks.

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high
20Sketch Score
90-day trend

Governments, one trip

What they're telling their own citizens about Somalia

The advisories disagree by 2 level(s) — read all four before you decide who to trust.

United States

Lv 4

Level 4: Do Not Travel

United Kingdom

Lv 2

Normal precautions for most of the country; FCDO advises against travel to some regions.

Canada

Lv 4

Avoid all travel

The real score

The breakdown

22advisoryConsensus
6Political Stability
6Police Trust
44Health
2LGBTQ+

See it from your perspective

20

Nope.

The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.

Staying healthy

What to watch out for, health-wise

Active notices

  • • Diphtheria in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • • Global Polio
  • • Global Measles

Vaccines

Recommended:

From people who've been there

Local know-how

Staying safe

  • •At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the easiest method for staying safe in Somalia is not to go in the first place.
  • •Garowe and Hargeisa are among the safest cities in what is nominally Somalia.
  • •A federal government was established in 2012.
  • •Also, be wary of violent crime.
  • •Driving is on the right. While Somali drivers have something of a reputation for bad driving, the reality is slightly more nuanced.…

Staying healthy

  • •Water is mostly contaminated in certain parts of Somalia.
  • •Hargeisa and Mogadishu have hospitals providing basic services, while health services in the rest of the country are mostly very poor.

Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.

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Plug & voltage

C / G · 220V

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Driving side

right

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Emergency

police: 888 / ambulance: 999 / fire: 555

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