Is Phú Quốc safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Phú Quốc safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Phú Quốc scores 43/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Vietnam Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 24 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Phú Quốc scores 43/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Vietnam (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Phú Quốc: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (47/100) and natural hazards (51/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 10.2289° N, 103.9669° E within Kiến Giang, Phú Quốc is situated 1,214.5 km N of Hanoi at an altitude of 176 m.
Kiến Giang
10.2289° N, 103.9669° E
176 m
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
70,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Vietnam
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Phú Quốc happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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