Travel Risk Atlas

Tajikistan

Central Asia · Capital Dushanbe

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 Tajikistan — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

39.4 Low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 137th safest of 220
brown and white mountain under blue sky during daytime
Photo: EJ Wolfson / Unsplash

Where the risk actually is

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

Dushanbe — Travel with cautionGorno-Badakhshan — Travel with cautionKhatlon — Travel with cautionLeninabad — Travel with cautionLeninabad — Travel with cautionLeninabad — Travel with cautionTadzhikistan Territories — Travel with cautionTadzhikistan Territories — Travel with cautionShardara BgeniObanbori QayroqumAydar Ko‘l
What governments advise Travel with caution

This map reads stronger than the world map's colour, and both are right. The world map shades Tajikistan by its Atlas Risk Score — 39, Low — which blends government advice with crime, health, roads and natural hazards. This map shows the advice alone, and the strongest level anywhere in Tajikistan is “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.

Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
57/100
166th of 220
Political stability
10% of score
50/100
151st of 220
Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly earthquakes, drought, flooding
48/100
169th of 220
Crime
15% of score
47/100
157th of 220
Road & transport
10% of score
39/100
128th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
34/100
126th of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
20/100
127th of 220
Women's safety
not in the score
0/100

Biggest factor here: conflict & terrorism. Armed conflict, political violence and terrorism exposure.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
112
From mobiles. Police 102 · Ambulance 103
Currency
TJS ЅМ
Languages
Russian
Tajik
Visa (EU passport)
30 days visa-free
US: 30 days visa-free · UK: Visa on arrival
Population
10.8m
World Bank 2025
Capital
Dushanbe
Driving
On the right
15.7 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type C, F
220-240V
Safely managed water
65%
Patchy — many households lack it · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+992
GDP per capita
$2k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
1.0m
International arrivals, 2018

When to go

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

Mildest and driest around April to June, and September to October.

Daytime high cold mild warm hot extreme heat
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 Tajikistan:

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.