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Haiti vs Jamaica: safety comparison

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

· How Warnely scores risk →
Jamaica carries a materially lower safety risk than Haiti on the composite Warnely score: 40/100 against 82/100, a gap of 42 points. The biggest single category gap is in crime, where Jamaica scores 3/5 against Haiti's 5/5. The US State Department currently carries a Level 4 advisory on Haiti and a Level 2 on Jamaica. Women's-safety rating differs: Haiti is Do Not Travel and Jamaica is Generally Safe. Drug law diverges sharply: Haiti carries a tier-severe regime against Jamaica's more permissive framework.
🇭🇹Haiti 🇯🇲Jamaica
Warnely composite (0–100, lower is safer) 82 / 100 40 / 100
Risk tier Do Not Travel Exercise Increased Caution
UK FCDO advisory avoid all travel to whole country No active advisory
US State Department advisory Level 4 (Do Not Travel) Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution)
Global Peace Index rank #141 #93
Drug law Severe (long sentences) decrim
Women's safety rating Do Not Travel Generally Safe
LGBTQ+ legal status legal illegal
Tap water n/a n/a
Currency HTG JMD
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Haiti vs Jamaica: common questions

Is Haiti or Jamaica safer to visit?

Jamaica has the lower Warnely composite risk score: 40/100 vs 82/100 (lower is safer). Both scores factor in crime, terrorism, natural disasters, health, civil unrest, and infrastructure.

Is Haiti or Jamaica safer for solo female travellers?

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

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

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

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