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Bahamas vs Haiti: safety comparison

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Bahamas vs Haiti: side-by-side safety comparison. Risk scores, FCDO + US State advisories, drug law, women's safety, LGBTQ+ status.

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Bahamas carries a materially lower safety risk than Haiti on the composite Warnely score: 26/100 against 82/100, a gap of 56 points. The biggest single category gap is in crime, where Bahamas scores 2/5 against Haiti's 5/5. The US State Department currently carries a Level 2 advisory on Bahamas and a Level 4 on Haiti. Women's-safety rating differs: Bahamas is Generally Safe and Haiti is Do Not Travel. Drug law diverges sharply: Haiti carries a tier-severe regime against Bahamas's more permissive framework.
🇧🇸Bahamas 🇭🇹Haiti
Warnely composite (0–100, lower is safer) 26 / 100 82 / 100
Risk tier Exercise Normal Caution Do Not Travel
UK FCDO advisory No active advisory avoid all travel to whole country
US State Department advisory Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution) Level 4 (Do Not Travel)
Global Peace Index rank n/a #141
Drug law Strict Severe (long sentences)
Women's safety rating Generally Safe Do Not Travel
LGBTQ+ legal status legal legal
Tap water n/a n/a
Currency BSD HTG
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Bahamas vs Haiti: common questions

Is Bahamas or Haiti safer to visit?

Bahamas has the lower Warnely composite risk score: 26/100 vs 82/100 (lower is safer). Both scores factor in crime, terrorism, natural disasters, health, civil unrest, and infrastructure.

Is Bahamas or Haiti safer for solo female travellers?

Bahamas is rated Generally Safe for women's safety; Haiti is rated Do Not Travel. Read the full guides for city-level detail.

What do FCDO and US State Department say about Bahamas and Haiti?

Bahamas: No active advisory (FCDO), Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution) (US State). Haiti: avoid all travel to whole country (FCDO), Level 4 (Do Not Travel) (US State).

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