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Morocco (Western Sahara) vs Mali: safety comparison

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Morocco (Western Sahara) vs Mali: side-by-side safety comparison. Risk scores, FCDO + US State advisories, drug law, women's safety, LGBTQ+ status.

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Morocco (Western Sahara) carries a materially lower safety risk than Mali on the composite Warnely score: 32/100 against 81/100, a gap of 49 points. The biggest single category gap is in crime, where Morocco (Western Sahara) scores 2/5 against Mali's 4/5. The US State Department currently carries a Level 1 advisory on Morocco (Western Sahara) and a Level 4 on Mali. Women's-safety rating differs: Morocco (Western Sahara) is Exercise Significant Caution and Mali is Do Not Travel.
🇪🇭Morocco (Western Sahara) 🇲🇱Mali
Warnely composite (0–100, lower is safer) 32 / 100 81 / 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 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions) Level 4 (Do Not Travel)
Global Peace Index rank n/a #154
Drug law Severe (long sentences) Severe (long sentences)
Women's safety rating Exercise Significant Caution Do Not Travel
LGBTQ+ legal status illegal illegal
Tap water n/a n/a
Currency MAD XOF
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Morocco (Western Sahara) vs Mali: common questions

Is Morocco (Western Sahara) or Mali safer to visit?

Morocco (Western Sahara) has the lower Warnely composite risk score: 32/100 vs 81/100 (lower is safer). Both scores factor in crime, terrorism, natural disasters, health, civil unrest, and infrastructure.

Is Morocco (Western Sahara) or Mali safer for solo female travellers?

Morocco (Western Sahara) is rated Exercise Significant Caution for women's safety; Mali is rated Do Not Travel. Read the full guides for city-level detail.

What do FCDO and US State Department say about Morocco (Western Sahara) and Mali?

Morocco (Western Sahara): No active advisory (FCDO), Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions) (US State). Mali: avoid all travel to whole country (FCDO), Level 4 (Do Not Travel) (US State).

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