Is Soalala safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Soalala safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Soalala scores 57/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Madagascar Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 5 Dec 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Soalala scores 57/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Madagascar (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Soalala: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (79/100).
A score of 57 is higher than 78% of the cities we score.
Consult the Madagascar travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 16.1025° S, 45.3267° E within Mahajanga, Soalala is situated 389.6 km SE of Antananarivo.
Mahajanga
16.1025° S, 45.3267° E
Lowland
Indian/Antananarivo
15,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Madagascar
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 Madagascar travel advice & laws.
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