Travel Risk Atlas

Iceland

Northern Europe · Capital Reykjavik

Level 1 United States Exercise Normal Precautions FCDO United Kingdom No advisory against travel Green Netherlands Green — you can travel Level 1 Canada Take normal security precautions AA Germany No warning in force

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

6.6 Very low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 5th safest of 220
green grass field near waterfalls under cloudy sky during daytime
Photo: Yves Alarie / Unsplash

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 Iceland as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.

Austurland — No specific warningHöfuðborgarsvæði — No specific warningNorðurland eystra — No specific warningNorðurland eystra — No specific warningNorðurland eystra — No specific warningNorðurland vestra — No specific warningReykjavík — No specific warningSuðurland — No specific warningSuðurland — No specific warningSuðurland — No specific warningSuðurnes — No specific warningVestfirðir — No specific warningVesturland — No specific warning
What governments advise No specific warning

What the warnings actually cover

  • 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.

Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly earthquakes
25/100
31st of 220
Political stability
10% of score
15/100
7th of 220
Crime
15% of score
11/100
13th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
5/100
15th of 220
Road & transport
10% of score
2/100
7th of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
0/100
5th of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
0/100
2nd of 220
Women's safety
not in the score
15/100

Biggest factor here: natural hazards. Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, drought and tsunami exposure.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
112
Single emergency number, including for search and rescue
Currency
ISK kr
€1 ≈ 142 ISK
Languages
Icelandic
Visa (EU passport)
Visa free
US: 90 days visa-free · UK: 90 days visa-free
Population
392k
World Bank 2025
Capital
Reykjavik
Driving
On the right
2.0 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type C, F
220-240V
Safely managed water
100%
Widely available · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+354
GDP per capita
$98k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
2.2m
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

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

Mildest and driest around July to August — the closest this gets to comfortable, rather than genuinely mild.

Daytime high cold mild
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 Iceland:

CDC Travelers' HealthTravelHealthPro (NHS/UKHSA)

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.