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Eritrea vs South Sudan: safety comparison

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

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Eritrea carries a materially lower safety risk than South Sudan on the composite Warnely score: 64/100 against 87/100, a gap of 23 points. The biggest single category gap is in crime, where Eritrea scores 3/5 against South Sudan's 5/5. The US State Department currently carries a Level 2 advisory on Eritrea and a Level 4 on South Sudan. Women's-safety rating differs: Eritrea is Exercise Caution and South Sudan is Do Not Travel.
🇪🇷Eritrea 🇸🇸South Sudan
Warnely composite (0–100, lower is safer) 64 / 100 87 / 100
Risk tier High Risk Do Not Travel
UK FCDO advisory avoid all travel to parts of country avoid all travel to whole country
US State Department advisory Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution) Level 4 (Do Not Travel)
Global Peace Index rank #132 #156
Drug law Severe (long sentences) Severe (long sentences)
Women's safety rating Exercise Caution Do Not Travel
LGBTQ+ legal status illegal illegal
Tap water n/a n/a
Currency ERN SSP
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Eritrea vs South Sudan: common questions

Is Eritrea or South Sudan safer to visit?

Eritrea has the lower Warnely composite risk score: 64/100 vs 87/100 (lower is safer). Both scores factor in crime, terrorism, natural disasters, health, civil unrest, and infrastructure.

Is Eritrea or South Sudan safer for solo female travellers?

Eritrea is rated Exercise Caution for women's safety; South Sudan is rated Do Not Travel. Read the full guides for city-level detail.

What do FCDO and US State Department say about Eritrea and South Sudan?

Eritrea: avoid all travel to parts of country (FCDO), Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution) (US State). South Sudan: avoid all travel to whole country (FCDO), Level 4 (Do Not Travel) (US State).

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