Is Xai safe? Laos travel risk
Is Xai safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Xai scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Laos Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Aug 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Xai scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Laos (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Xai: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (43/100) and natural hazards (68/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Laos travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Xai belongs to Oudômxai (Laos), centered at coordinates 20.6914° N, 101.9861° E. Distance to Vientiane is 309.0 km towards the SSE.
Oudômxai
20.6914° N, 101.9861° E
Lowland
UTC
79,500
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Laos)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | 50 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Xai happened in March (50 of 100 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 19 Dec 2021 (144 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Laos travel advice & laws.
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