Know before
you go.Solo female travel safety, built from government advisories we re-check every 6 hours.
See the overall safety score, the live advisory level, and the theft, harassment, and scam risks worth knowing, for 50 countries. Free, sourced, no sign-up.
Portugal
Advisory level: US State Dept, UK FCDO, and CDC, refreshed every 6 hours. Safety score: dataset v1.0, frozen 2026-05-13: a reviewed snapshot, not a live calculation. Methodology
Full Portugal guideEvery advisory level traces back to a named government source — with the time we last checked it.
US State Dept, UK FCDO, and CDC checked every 6 hours. Last run 3.8h ago.
Emergency numbers come from our v1.0 dataset (May 2026). Read our methodology.
50 Tracked Countries
Top Safety-Ranked Destinations
Safety briefs from our 50-country dataset
Advisory levels, emergency numbers, and on-the-ground risk notes — sourced from US State Dept, UK FCDO, and AU DFAT. A featured selection; all 50 country guides are browsable below.
Iceland
What to Watch For
- Weather is the primary safety concern — conditions change rapidly and roads can become impassable.
- Driving on gravel roads requires caution, especially in a campervan.
- Hot springs can cause burns if you venture off marked paths.
Emergency Numbers
The Verdict
Iceland is one of the safest countries in the world for solo female travelers, consistently ranking #1 on the Global Peace Index.
Advisory: US State Dept / UK FCDO / AU DFAT · Score: v1.0 dataset · Emergency: EmergencyNumberAPI.com ·No data change recorded since 2026-09-11
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Common questions
How does the SafeTravelGal Safety Checker work?
Pick a destination and the Safety Checker shows its overall safety score from dataset v1.0, with a link to the full country guide. The score is a reviewed snapshot, not a live calculation. The methodology page states which fields come from live feeds and which come from the dataset.
What countries are included?
The v1.0 dataset covers 50 countries. Each one has a country guide with the US State Department advisory level and the v1.0 safety scores.
How often is the safety data updated?
An automated job is scheduled every 6 hours to check the US State Department, UK FCDO, and CDC feeds, and each country guide shows when that country was last checked. AU DFAT is not live-ingested; its values were captured 2026-05-26. The composite safety score is from dataset v1.0: a reviewed snapshot, not a live calculation.
Is the SafeTravelGal Safety Checker free?
Yes. Free, sourced, no sign-up. We may earn a commission if you purchase gear or insurance through our links. Affiliate relationships do not influence safety scores or rankings.
What makes SafeTravelGal different from other travel safety resources?
SafeTravelGal builds its guides from official government advisories, shows when each country was last checked, and publishes its dataset version and its methodology. The methodology page states what is fetched live and what is not yet ingested.
About the dataset: SafeTravelGal Solo Female Safety Index v1.0
Safety scores and risk sub-scores for solo female travelers across 50 countries (dataset v1.0). The US State Dept and UK FCDO advisory fields and CDC health notices are checked separately, on a schedule of every 6 hours.
Version v1.0. Frozen 2026-05-13. Covers 2026. Coverage: Worldwide (50 countries).
What it measures
- US State Department advisory level (live)
- UK FCDO travel advice update note (live)
- AU DFAT advisory level (dataset v1.0, captured 2026-05-26; not live)
- CDC travel health notice (live, supplemental)
- Global Peace Index score and rank (annual)
- Equaldex LGBTQ+ legal status
- Theft sub-score (v1.0 estimate)
- Harassment sub-score (v1.0 estimate)
- Scam risk (v1.0 estimate)
- Night safety (v1.0 estimate)
- Emergency service numbers (dataset v1.0)
- Composite overall safety score (v1.0 estimate)
Trust & Transparency Disclaimer
SafeTravelGal provides data-backed insights to assist in travel planning, sourced from US State Department and UK FCDO advisories refreshed every 6 hours, plus CDC health notices, alongside a verified v1.0 reference dataset. Travel inherently involves risk; conditions on the ground change rapidly. SafeTravelGal cannot certify the safety of any destination — always check your government's current advisory before booking and traveling.
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