Travel Risk Atlas

Turkmenistan

Central Asia · Capital Ashgabat

Level 1 United States Exercise Normal Precautions 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 Turkmenistan — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

30.4 Low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 108th safest of 220
Modern illuminated building with geometric design at dusk
Photo: Nikolai Kolosov / Unsplash

Where the risk actually is

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

Ahal — Travel with cautionBalkan — Travel with cautionBalkan — Travel with cautionBalkan — Travel with cautionChardzhou — Travel with cautionMary — Travel with cautionTashauz — Travel with cautionSarygamysh KöliAydar 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 Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan 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.

Political stability
10% of score
50/100
150th of 220
Crime
15% of score
49/100
169th of 220
Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly flooding, drought
43/100
142nd of 220
Road & transport
10% of score
33/100
111th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
29/100
116th of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
18/100
99th of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
13/100
95th of 220
Women's safety
not in the score
1/100

Biggest factor here: political stability. Risk of unrest, coups and abrupt instability disrupting a trip.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
02
Police 02 · Ambulance 03 · Fire 01
Currency
TMT m
Languages
Russian
Turkmen
Visa (EU passport)
Visa required
US: Visa required · UK: Visa required
Population
7.6m
World Bank 2025
Capital
Ashgabat
Driving
On the right
13.5 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type C, F
220-240V
Safely managed water
95%
Mostly, but not everywhere · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+993
GDP per capita
$7k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
380k
International arrivals, 1998

When to go

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

Mildest and driest around April to May, 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 Turkmenistan:

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.