{"license":"CC BY 4.0 — attribution: IsMyTripSafe.com","source":"https://ismytripsafe.com/myanmar/bagan","updatedAt":"2026-07-29T17:13:43.561Z","place":{"city":"Bagan","country":"Myanmar","countryCode":"MM","lat":21.1317111,"lon":94.8623644},"safety":{"score":18,"level":"HIGH_RISK","answer":"Elevated risk — reconsider","saferThanPctOfCountries":6,"confidence":0.85,"caps":[{"max":18,"reason":"Level 4 advisory — \"Do Not Travel\""}],"databaseScore":18,"travellerSentiment":{"score":64,"label":"Cautiously positive among organized tourists; tempered by political risk","summary":"Backpackers and tour groups who stick to the organized tourist zone report that Bagan feels safer than Myanmar's larger cities, with low street crime and compelling temple tourism. However, 2026 reports of nearby armed-group activity, April 2025 earthquake damage, and ongoing military uncertainty have shifted recent guides and forums toward 'extreme caution' rather than reassurance.","weightInScore":0.18,"components":[{"label":"Reported feel","score":58,"weight":0.35},{"label":"Robbery risk","score":62,"weight":0.45},{"label":"Pickpocket risk","score":78,"weight":0.2}]},"categories":[{"key":"crime","label":"Crime","score":54,"tier":1},{"key":"sentiment","label":"Traveller Sentiment","score":64,"tier":1},{"key":"advisories","label":"Advisories","score":0,"tier":2},{"key":"stability","label":"Stability","score":33,"tier":2},{"key":"health","label":"Health & Air","score":65,"tier":2}]},"advisories":[{"source":"Government of Canada","level":4,"label":"Avoid all travel","updated":"2026-07-29T14:31:46.2003107-04:00","url":"https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/myanmar"}],"indicators":[{"key":"homicide","label":"Homicide rate","value":2.57510107248619,"display":"2.6 / 100k","year":"2023","score":81,"source":"World Bank Open Data"},{"key":"crime_major_constraint","label":"Crime seen as a major business constraint","value":2.7,"display":"2.7%","year":"2016","score":92,"source":"World Bank Enterprise Surveys"},{"key":"terrorism_deaths_pm","label":"Terrorism deaths (latest year)","value":4.302592742386563,"display":"4.3 / million","year":"2021","score":55,"source":"Global Terrorism Database"},{"key":"road_deaths","label":"Road traffic deaths","value":19.3,"display":"19.3 / 100k","year":"2021","score":43,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"stability","label":"Political stability & no terrorism","value":30.1870415,"display":"30/100","year":"2024","score":30,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"rule_of_law","label":"Rule of law","value":25.7857658,"display":"26/100","year":"2024","score":26,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"corruption","label":"Control of corruption","value":22.4981317,"display":"22/100","year":"2024","score":22,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"gov_effectiveness","label":"Government effectiveness","value":21.0407163,"display":"21/100","year":"2024","score":21,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"regulatory","label":"Regulatory quality","value":32.4717779,"display":"32/100","year":"2024","score":32,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"voice","label":"Voice & accountability","value":19.6638013,"display":"20/100","year":"2024","score":20,"source":"World Bank Governance Indicators"},{"key":"safe_walking_dark","label":"Feel safe walking alone after dark","value":83.8,"display":"83.8%","year":"2019","score":89,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"human_trafficking_victims","label":"Detected human-trafficking victims","value":0,"display":"0.00 / 100k","year":"2025","score":92,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"bribery_contact_rate","label":"Bribery during public-official contact","value":20,"display":"20.0%","year":"2020","score":58,"source":"UN SDG Global Database"},{"key":"air_quality","label":"Air quality","value":22,"display":"US AQI 22 · Good","year":null,"score":94,"source":"Open-Meteo Air Quality"},{"key":"health","label":"Travel health notices","value":null,"display":"3 global notices","year":null,"score":92,"source":"CDC Travelers' Health"},{"key":"hospitals","label":"Hospitals nearby","value":10.694401415,"display":"11 beds / 10k · country avg","year":"2020","score":48,"source":"WHO Global Health Observatory"},{"key":"weather","label":"Extreme weather","value":35,"display":"July: highs ~35°C · high heat, wet spell","year":null,"score":72,"source":"Open-Meteo"},{"key":"natural_hazards","label":"Natural hazards","value":0,"display":"No active alerts · 25 quakes ≥M4.5 past yr","year":null,"score":76,"source":"GDACS / USGS"},{"key":"advisory","label":"Government travel advisory","value":4,"display":"Level 4 — Avoid all travel","year":null,"score":0,"source":"Government of Canada"},{"key":"research_robbery_risk","label":"Mugging & robbery risk","value":3,"display":"Moderate risk","year":null,"score":70,"source":"City Web Research"},{"key":"research_pickpocket_risk","label":"Pickpocketing & theft risk","value":3,"display":"Moderate risk","year":null,"score":70,"source":"City Web Research"},{"key":"research_sentiment_score","label":"Visitor safety sentiment","value":58,"display":"58 / 100 (Cautiously positive among organized tourists; tempered by political risk)","year":null,"score":58,"source":"City Web Research"}],"healthNotices":[{"level":"Alert","title":"Global Polio","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level2/global-polio"},{"level":"Watch","title":"Global Dengue","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/dengue-global"},{"level":"Watch","title":"Global Measles","url":"https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level1/measles-globe"}],"hazardAlerts":[],"fieldResearch":{"verdict":"No — Bagan falls under Myanmar's Level 4 Do Not Travel advisory due to armed conflict and government instability; while the temple zone has low street crime, political risk and infrastructure collapse make it a high-risk destination.","summary":"Bagan sits within Myanmar's 'Tourist Kite' and sees comparatively low violent crime in the temple complex. However, Myanmar has a Level 4 advisory from the U.S. State Department and Canada due to civil conflict, military rule, arbitrary detentions, and healthcare collapse. Recent armed-group activity near Bagan (June 2026) and infrastructure damage from an April 2025 earthquake underscore systemic risks beyond street crime.","robberyRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Street robbery in the temple zone is uncommon; armed-group activity near Bagan (reported June 2026) and military operations create backdrop risk of serious incident or conflict-related violence if travelers venture outside organized areas."},"pickpocketRisk":{"level":"Moderate","note":"Pickpocketing and bag-snatching are documented at major temple sites (Ananda Temple, Shwezigon Pagoda), Nyaung-U market, and crowded tourist checkpoints; distraction thieves work entry roads from Nyaung-U to Old Bagan."},"safeAreas":[],"avoidAreas":[],"scams":["Taxi overcharging at Nyaung-U airport and in tourist areas","Pickpocketing and bag-snatching in temple markets and crowded areas (Ananda Temple, Shwezigon Pagoda, Nyaung-U market)","Fake tour operators and guide commission schemes at pagoda sites","Accommodation booking fraud and deposit scams at guesthouses"],"zones":[]}}