Zambia
Eastern Africa · Capital Lusaka
Each opens that government's own advisory for Zambia — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.
Atlas Risk Score · 129th safest of 220
Where the risk actually is
Checked by hand against all five government advisories in July 2026: no part of Zambia 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 Zambia by its Atlas Risk Score — 38, Low — which blends government advice with crime, health, roads and natural hazards. This map shows the advice alone, and the strongest level anywhere in Zambia 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.
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: 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 Lusaka, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.
Mildest and driest around February to September.
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 Zambia:
- US State Department advice for Zambia — current advisory
- Netherlands advice for Zambia — current advisory
- UK FCDO advice for Zambia — 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.