Travel Risk Atlas

Armenia

Western Asia · Capital Yerevan

Each opens that government's own advisory for Armenia — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

37.3 Low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 128th safest of 220
an old church perched on top of a cliff
Photo: Evgeny Matveev / Unsplash

Where the risk actually is

Each region is coloured by the advice that applies to most of it, drawn by hand from the wording of all five government advisories. Numbered markers flag localised warnings — usually a border strip or remote interior — that cover only a small part of an otherwise lower-risk region.

Aragatsotn — Travel with cautionArarat — Travel with cautionArmavir — Travel with cautionErevan — Travel with cautionGegharkunik — Travel with cautionGegharkunik — Travel with cautionKotayk — Travel with cautionLori — Travel with cautionShirak — Travel with cautionSyunik — Travel with cautionTavush — Travel with cautionTavush — Travel with cautionTavush — Travel with cautionVayots Dzor — Travel with cautionLake SevanMingevir ReservoirLake Van1. Azerbaijani border — Do not travel12. M16/H26 Ijevan–Noyemberyan road — Do not travel2
What governments advise Travel with caution Localised warning — see the notes below

This map reads stronger than the world map's colour, and both are right. The world map shades Armenia by its Atlas Risk Score — 37, Low — which blends government advice with crime, health, roads and natural hazards. This map shows the advice alone, and the strongest level anywhere in Armenia is “travel with caution”.

What the warnings actually cover

  • 1
    Azerbaijani borderDo not travel. Do-not-travel within 5km of the entire eastern border with Azerbaijan, which remains closed. Yerevan, Lake Sevan, Tatev and the Debed canyon monasteries are all well clear of it.
  • 2
    M16/H26 Ijevan–Noyemberyan roadDo not travel. Do-not-travel along this specific road, which runs close to the border.

A numbered marker warns about the small area described in its note — the rest of that region carries the base advice. Mapped by hand from the official wording in July 2026; always check the current advisory before you book.

What drives the score

Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.

Political stability
10% of score
51/100
162nd of 220
Road & transport
10% of score
51/100
148th of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
40/100
168th of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
39/100
143rd of 220
Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly earthquakes, flooding, drought
37/100
99th of 220
Crime
15% of score
33/100
86th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
18/100
68th of 220
Women's safety
not in the score
20/100

Biggest factor here: political stability. Risk of unrest, coups and abrupt instability disrupting a trip.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
112
Single European emergency number — police, fire and ambulance, free from any phone
Currency
AMD ֏
Languages
Armenian
Visa (EU passport)
180 days visa-free
US: 180 days visa-free · UK: 180 days visa-free
Population
3.1m
World Bank 2025
Capital
Yerevan
Driving
On the right
20.0 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type C, F
220-240V
Safely managed water
82%
Mostly, but not everywhere · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+374
GDP per capita
$9k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
1.9m
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Yerevan, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.

Mildest and driest around April to June, and September to October.

Daytime high cold mild warm hot extreme heat
Top figure is the average daytime high, below it the average nightly low, and millimetres of rain under each bar. Figures are the average daytime high; bar heights are the month's rainfall. Shaded months are the mild, drier ones. Source: NASA POWER daily observations, 2010-2019, public domain.

Sources for this page

Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Armenia:

Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.