Is Betio safe? Kiribati travel risk
Is Betio safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Betio scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Kiribati Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 2 Dec 2024); 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. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Betio 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 Kiribati (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Betio: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: health and medical access (57/100) and crime and scams (28/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kiribati travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 1.3500° N, 172.9333° E place Betio within Kiribati. Heading to Tarawa: 9.5 km E.
Kiribati
1.3500° N, 172.9333° E
Lowland
UTC
17,356
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Kiribati)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Kiribati travel advice & laws.
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