Is New Amsterdam safe? Guyana travel risk
Is New Amsterdam safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
New Amsterdam scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Guyana Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 26 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
New Amsterdam scores 54/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Guyana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to New Amsterdam: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (58/100) and crime and scams (73/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guyana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in East Berbice-Corentyne at 6.2500° N, 57.5167° W (elevation 1 m), New Amsterdam lies 93.4 km NW of Georgetown. Time zone: America/Guyana.
East Berbice-Corentyne
6.2500° N, 57.5167° W
1 m
America/Guyana
17,329
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of New Amsterdam happened in February (4 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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