Chayab scores 46 out of 100 (moderate safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 5474 of 6168 cities worldwide. The score combines the homicide rate, nearby conflict deaths, income equality and human development from published data (UNODC, UCDP, World Bank, UNDP).

Is Chayab safe?

Afghanistan · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04

46.0Moderate · rank 5474 / 6,168
safer than 11% of ranked cities

Chayab is a city in Afghanistan, home to about 109k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 5,474 of 6,168, with a safety score of 46.0 out of 100 - mid-table: neither the data for concern nor the data for reassurance dominates.

US 4/4 Do not travel UK FCDO advises against all travel to this country

Emergency 119 (police)

US State Department: Do not travelOfficial travel advisory level 4 of 4 for Afghanistan, updated 2026-02-19.
UK FCDO advises against all travel to this countryOfficial UK government travel advice, updated 2026-07-30.
Same-sex activity criminalized - death penalty in lawLaw on the books in Afghanistan as of 2025 (OWID legal-status series) - enforcement varies, but LGBTQ+ travelers face legal risk.

Deadliest recorded locations nearby

Mawlawi Sikandar Khanaqa Mosque, Imam Sahib district ( Malawi Bashir Ahmad Mosque and madrassa compound)50 deaths · 1 event
Nabawi mosque in the Hesa-e Awal area of Faizabad city, Badakahshan18 deaths · 1 event
Alf Bardi/Alefbardi (Alif Birdi mosque) area of Imam Sahib District of Kunduz12 deaths · 1 event

UCDP-recorded organized-violence deaths within 100 km of Chayab, 2022-2024, at the locations the source itself names. Conflict deaths, not street crime.

How safe is Chayab really?

No published homicide figure exists for Chayab itself, so the national rate stands in: Afghanistan recorded 4.2 homicides per 100,000 people in 2023 - close to the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average.

Chayab also carries some conflict exposure: UCDP recorded 180 deaths from organized violence within 100 km across 75 events in 2022-2024 - a factor crime statistics alone would miss. The deadliest recorded locations in that radius were Mawlawi Sikandar Khanaqa Mosque, Imam Sahib district ( Malawi Bashir Ahmad Mosque and madrassa compound) (50 deaths), Nabawi mosque in the Hesa-e Awal area of Faizabad city, Badakahshan (18 deaths), Alf Bardi/Alefbardi (Alif Birdi mosque) area of Imam Sahib District of Kunduz (12 deaths).

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Afghanistan at level 4 of 4 - "Do not travel" (updated 2026-02-19). The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to this country. 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 Afghanistan

Terrorism in Afghanistan · Terrorist kidnap · Tour operators in Afghanistan · Protests · UK government support for detainees · Crime · Criminal kidnaps · Laws on dress · Lack of women’s rights · Ramadan · Illegal food, drugs and alcohol · Mobile phones, internet access and communications · Using cameras in secure areas · LGBT+ travellers · +6 more

Topic headings from the official UK FCDO travel advice for Afghanistan — country-level, not specific to Chayab. Read what each one says →

The numbers

Homicide rate: 4.2 /100knational rate, 2023
Conflict deaths: 180within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: no datacountry,
Human development: HDI 0.496country, 2023
Income: $2,250/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 109kurban centre · 10,944/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 15.9 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 28/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 24/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 16/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 7.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.28Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 37.9 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 31%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 0.3 doctors /1k0.4 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 18 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Afghanistan

Earthquake: 8.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 8.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Flood: 7.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Afghanistan as a whole, not Chayab specifically.

Same-sex sexual activity is criminalized in Afghanistan, with the death penalty applying in law (as of 2025). This describes the law on the books, not necessarily enforcement practice.

All country-level figures shared by every city in Afghanistan; none of them affect the safety score.

How the score works

Low homicide40%47

Peace25%44

Equality25%no data

Development10%50

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 Chayab that gives 46.0/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Chayab compared with Dushanbe

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Chayab, red favours Dushanbe.
Measure	Chayab	Dushanbe	Difference
Safety score	46.0	73.1	−27.2 — better for Dushanbe
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	4.2 /100k	0.9 /100k	+3.3 /100k — better for Dushanbe
Conflict deaths within 100 km	180	4	+176 — better for Dushanbe
Income inequality (Gini)	no data	36.1	—
Human development (HDI)	0.496	0.691	−0.195 — better for Dushanbe
Road deaths	15.9 /100k	15.7 /100k	+0.2 /100k — better for Dushanbe
Rule of law	24/100	37/100	−13/100 — better for Dushanbe
Corruption perceptions	16/100	19/100	−3/100 — better for Dushanbe
Air quality (PM2.5)	37.9 µg/m³	33.3 µg/m³	+4.6 µg/m³ — better for Dushanbe
Natural-hazard risk	7.8/10	4.3/10	+3.5/10 — better for Dushanbe

Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Country-level rows describe the two countries, not the cities themselves. Full report for Dushanbe →

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