Asia · country-level file

South Korea Travel Risk Overview

Country-level baseline for crime, health, advisory, political, disaster, transport, environmental, digital, and money-safety risk, with city-level dossiers where Travel Risk Calculator has local data.

Run a personalized South Korea assessment

23/100

Low

Country baseline composite

Data file

Confidence	80
Source note	calibrated 2026-05-09 v1.0 (knowledge-based; State Dept advisory tiers, GPI, OSAC patterns)
Last reviewed	2026-05-09 11:01:52
City files	20

Assessment memory

Anonymous assessments help Travel Risk Calculator identify which country and city files deserve deeper review.

Saved assessments	0
Average composite	No saved signal yet

Threat Vector Baseline

Crime

20

Disease & Health

20

Government Advisory

15

Political / Civil Unrest

30

Natural Disaster & Weather

40

Transport & Route

20

Environmental

25

Digital Security

20

Money Safety

15

City Risk Files in South Korea

Showing 20 of 20 reviewed cities in South Korea, ranked by population.

Seoul

Confidence: medium · verified · pop 23,016,000

Busan

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 3,453,198

Incheon

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 2,936,117

Daegu

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 2,376,044

Gwangju

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 1,490,092

Daejeon

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 1,475,221

Suwon

Gyeonggi

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 1,234,300

Ulsan

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 1,127,553

Tongjin

Gyeonggi

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 1,076,369

Goyang

Gyeonggi

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 1,061,929

Changwon

Gyeongnam

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 1,009,998

Hwasu-dong

Gyeonggi

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 941,489

Sŏngnam

Gyeonggi

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 918,771

Cheongju

Chungbuk

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 852,018

Bucheon

Gyeonggi

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 772,450

Yanggok

Gyeonggi

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 732,376

Ch’ŏnan

Chungnam

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 656,583

Ansan

Gyeonggi

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 623,256

Kimhae

Gyeongnam

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 531,966

Pohang

Gyeongbuk

Confidence: medium · reviewed · pop 503,780

Emergency Numbers

Police	112
Ambulance	119
Fire	119
General emergency	112
Tourist police	1330

No live AI briefing for South Korea yet

This country’s baseline scores are above, but no recent user has run a personalized assessment that activated the live AI layer. The live layer adds current public-source intelligence (advisories, news, disasters, health alerts) on top of the baseline.

Run a live South Korea assessment →

Powered by Ollama Cloud web search (with SearXNG as fallback) and AI synthesis. Every claim cites the snippet it was drawn from.

Disclaimer

Travel Risk Calculator provides estimated travel-threat information for preparation purposes only. It does not replace official government advisories, medical advice, emergency alerts, immigration rules, insurance advice, police guidance, embassy information, or professional security consultation.