Is Gizo safe? Solomon Islands travel risk
Is Gizo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gizo scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Solomon Islands Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 29 Apr 2025); 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.
Gizo scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Solomon Islands (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gizo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (59/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Solomon Islands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 8.1056° S, 156.8389° E in Western, Gizo maintains a regional distance of 372.4 km ESE to Honiara.
Western
8.1056° S, 156.8389° E
6 m
Pacific/Guadalcanal
6,154
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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 Solomon Islands travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Solomon Islands entry requirements.
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