Panama
Central America · Capital Panama City
Each opens that government's own advisory for Panama — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.
Atlas Risk Score · 106th safest of 220
Where the risk actually is
Checked by hand against all five government advisories in July 2026: no part of Panama currently carries a warning against travel. The colour shows the general caution level only.
This map reads stronger than the world map's colour, and both are right. The world map shades Panama by its Atlas Risk Score — 30, Low — which blends government advice with crime, health, roads and natural hazards. This map shows the advice alone, and the strongest level anywhere in Panama is “travel with caution”.
What this means in practice
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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. The Darién Gap on the Colombian border is not a tourist route at any time — it is a migration corridor controlled by armed groups.
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.
Biggest factor here: natural hazards. Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, drought and tsunami exposure.
Practical facts
The things worth knowing before you land.
When to go
Average daytime high and nightly low for Panama City, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.
Mildest and driest around December to April.
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 Panama:
- US State Department advice for Panama — current advisory
- Netherlands advice for Panama — current advisory
- UK FCDO advice for Panama — 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.