Papua New Guinea
Melanesia · Capital Port Moresby
Each opens that government's own advisory for Papua New Guinea — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.
Atlas Risk Score · 176th safest of 220
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.
This map reads stronger than the world map's colour, and both are right. The world map shades Papua New Guinea by its Atlas Risk Score — 52, Moderate — which blends government advice with crime, health, roads and natural hazards. This map shows the advice alone, and the strongest level anywhere in Papua New Guinea is “essential travel only”.
What the warnings actually cover
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Enga Province — Essential travel only. Essential travel only to Hela, Southern Highlands and Enga because of tribal fighting; Wabag District in Enga is excluded.
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.
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 Port Moresby, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.
Mildest and driest around April to December.
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 Papua New Guinea:
- US State Department advice for Papua New Guinea — current advisory
- Netherlands advice for Papua New Guinea — current advisory
- UK FCDO advice for Papua New Guinea — 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.