Cook Islands
Polynesia · Capital Avarua
Each opens that government's own advisory for Cook Islands — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.
Atlas Risk Score · 54th safest of 220
6 of 7 pillars estimated from neighbouring countries — global datasets don't cover Cook Islands separately.
Where the risk actually is
Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives Cook Islands as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.
Overseas territories, shown separately so the main map stays readable
What the warnings actually cover
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Whole country — No specific warning. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The colour reflects general caution levels only, not a warned area.
Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.
What drives the score
Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.
Biggest factor here: health & medical. Disease environment plus how good the care is if you need it.
Practical facts
The things worth knowing before you land.
When to go
Average daytime high and nightly low for Avarua, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.
Mildest and driest around May to November.
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 Cook Islands:
- Netherlands advice for Cook Islands — current advisory
- UK FCDO advice for Cook Islands — current advisory
- World Bank Open Data — governance, homicide, road deaths, health and economic indicators
- INFORM Risk Index 2026 (European Commission JRC) — natural hazard, epidemic and conflict exposure, coping capacity
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — travel advice and regional warnings
- Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs — colour-coded travel advice, including region-level zones
- US Department of State — travel advisory levels 1-4
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.