Is Ambatolahy II safe?
Madagascar · Africa · data updated 2026-09-04
Ambatolahy II is a city in Madagascar, home to about 159k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 2,186 of 6,168, with a safety score of 75.9 out of 100 - comfortably in the safer part of the ranking.
No official source names specific areas to avoid here: travel advisories for Madagascar are country-level, and no published dataset covers neighborhood-level crime - so this briefing does not invent it.
How safe is Ambatolahy II really?
Neither Ambatolahy II nor Madagascar has a published homicide rate in the sources this site uses (UNODC and the Igarapé Homicide Monitor), so the strongest single indicator of city safety is simply missing here. Madagascar's income inequality is middling (Gini 36.8) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.
What the travel advisories say
The US State Department currently rates Madagascar at level 2 of 4 - "Exercise increased caution" (updated 2025-12-03). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Madagascar without any avoid-travel warning in force. Both advisories are country-level: no official source publishes verified neighborhood-level crime guidance for individual cities, which is why this page reports named areas only where an official source names them.
What to watch out for in Madagascar
Terrorism in Madagascar · Political situation · Beaches and islands · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Vehicle crime · Criminal kidnaps · Local taboos (‘fady’) · Personal ID · Public offences · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Security personnel and police · LGBT+ travellers · Wildlife, animal products and souvenirs · Stadiums and venues · +4 more
Topic headings from the official UK FCDO travel advice for Madagascar — country-level, not specific to Ambatolahy II. Read what each one says →
The numbers
- Homicide rate
- no data
- Conflict deaths
- 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
- Income inequality
- Gini 36.8country, 2021
- Human development
- HDI 0.487country, 2023
- Income
- $1,910/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
- Population
- 159kurban centre · 5,116/km²
- Nearest airport
- 138 kmMananjary Airport (MNJ)
Straight-line distance from the city centre, not drive time. Scheduled-service airports only (OurAirports).
Country context for travelers
- Road deaths
- 29.2 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
- Political stability
- 58/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
- Rule of law
- 42/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
- Corruption perceptions
- 25/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
- Natural-hazard risk
- 5.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Women, Peace & Security
- 0.47Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
- Air quality
- 12.4 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
- Safely managed drinking water
- 22%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
- Healthcare capacity
- 0.2 doctors /1k0.3 hospital beds per 1,000
- Malaria
- 256 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only
Natural hazards in Madagascar
- Cyclone
- 6.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Tsunami
- 6.4/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Flood
- 6.1/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Drought
- 4.6/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Madagascar as a whole, not Ambatolahy II specifically.
Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Madagascar (as of 2025).
All country-level figures shared by every city in Madagascar; none of them affect the safety score.
How the score works
One fixed, calibrated mix for every city: 40% homicide · 25% peace · 25% equality · 10% HDI. Homicide and conflict deaths are measured outcomes; income inequality carries the structural share because it predicts real city violence far better than national income (which is shown above but scored at zero). Each factor maps to 0-100 against fixed anchors, missing data drops out and is never estimated, and cities with data behind less than half the weighting get “no data” instead of a score. For Ambatolahy II that gives 75.9/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →
Ambatolahy II compared with Antananarivo
| Measure | Ambatolahy II | Antananarivo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety score | 75.9 | 59.9 | +16.0 — better for Ambatolahy II |
| Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate | no data | 7.7 /100k | — |
| Conflict deaths within 100 km | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Both cities are in Madagascar, so they share every country-level figure and only the city-level ones are listed. Full report for Antananarivo →
Nearby cities
- Ambano 75.9
- Antananarivo 59.9
- Ambovombe 75.9
- Antsiramandroso 59.4
- Antetezambaro 59.4
- Amparihimahitsy 55.9
- Mahajanga 55.9
- Saint-Denis, Réunion 76.4
See Ambatolahy II on the interactive map → · Safest cities in Africa → · Full travel briefings →