Is Kourou safe? French Guiana travel risk

Is Kourou safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Kourou scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates French Guiana Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 8 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Chikungunya in French Guiana (4 Jun 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Kourou scores 29/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and French Guiana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kourou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: crime and scams (45/100) and health and medical access (45/100).

A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the French Guiana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.