Travel Risk Atlas

Liberia

Western Africa · Capital Monrovia

Level 2 United States Exercise Increased Caution FCDO United Kingdom No advisory against travel Yellow Netherlands Yellow — pay attention Level 2 Canada Exercise a high degree of caution AA Germany No warning in force

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

48.9 Moderate risk
Atlas Risk Score · 165th safest of 220
Monrovia — Liberia
Photo: blk24ga / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Where the risk actually is

Checked by hand against all five government advisories in July 2026: no part of Liberia currently carries a warning against travel. The colour shows the general caution level only.

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What governments advise Travel with caution

What this means in practice

  • Whole country — Travel with caution. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The base colour reflects general caution levels only.

Advisories change without warning. Check the official one for your own nationality — linked at the top of this page — before you book.

What drives the score

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

Road & transport
10% of score
100/100
218th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
83/100
211th of 220
Political stability
10% of score
55/100
186th of 220
Crime
15% of score
46/100
150th of 220
Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly flooding
39/100
127th of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
34/100
131st of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
20/100
136th of 220
Women's safety
not in the score
99/100

Biggest factor here: road & transport. Road deaths per 100,000 people - the risk travellers most underestimate.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
911
Police, fire and ambulance
Currency
LRD $
Languages
English
Visa (EU passport)
Visa required
US: Visa required · UK: Visa required
Population
5.7m
World Bank 2025
Capital
Monrovia
Driving
On the right
38.9 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type A, B
110-127V
Basic water access
79%
Mostly, but not everywhere · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+231
GDP per capita
$915
A rough guide to price levels
Malaria risk
9.3/10
INFORM exposure score — see a travel clinic

When to go

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

Mildest and driest around November to May.

Daytime high hot
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.

Compare with neighbours

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 Liberia:

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.