Funchal scores 82 out of 100 (very high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 1652 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 Funchal safe?

Portugal · Europe · data updated 2026-09-04

82.3Very high · rank 1652 / 6,168
safer than 73% of ranked cities

Funchal is a city in Portugal, home to about 133k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 1,652 of 6,168, with a safety score of 82.3 out of 100 - among the safest cities in this dataset.

US 1/4 Exercise normal precautions

Emergency 112 (ambulance, fire, police)

No official source names specific areas to avoid here: travel advisories for Portugal are country-level, and no published dataset covers neighborhood-level crime - so this briefing does not invent it.

How safe is Funchal really?

No published homicide figure exists for Funchal itself, so the national rate stands in: Portugal recorded 0.7 homicides per 100,000 people in 2023 - well below the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average. Portugal's income inequality is middling (Gini 33.9) - 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 Portugal at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2025-03-02). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Portugal 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 Portugal

Terrorism in Portugal · Political Demonstrations · Strike action · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Attacks and sexual assault · Drink spiking and alcohol · Personal ID · Gambling · Illegal drugs · Local laws governing public behaviour in Albufeira · Festivals, concerts and cultural events · Beaches and swimming · Swimming pools · Beaches · +8 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 0.7 /100knational rate, 2023
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 33.9country, 2023
Human development: HDI 0.890country, 2023
Income: $52,240/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 133kurban centre · 2,901/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 8.2 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 75/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 75/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 56/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 1.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.86Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 8.8 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 95%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 5.8 doctors /1k3.5 hospital beds per 1,000

Natural hazards in Portugal

Tsunami: 4.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Flood: 3.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Earthquake: 3.4/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 2.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Portugal (as of 2025).

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%78

Peace25%100

Equality25%69

Development10%89

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 Funchal that gives 82.3/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Funchal compared with Agadir

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Funchal, red favours Agadir.
Measure	Funchal	Agadir	Difference
Safety score	82.3	71.4	+10.9 — better for Funchal
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	0.7 /100k	1.7 /100k	−1.0 /100k — better for Funchal
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	33.9	39.5	−5.6 — better for Funchal
Human development (HDI)	0.890	0.710	+0.180 — better for Funchal
Road deaths	8.2 /100k	17.0 /100k	−8.8 /100k — better for Funchal
Rule of law	75/100	51/100	+24/100 — better for Funchal
Corruption perceptions	56/100	39/100	+17/100 — better for Funchal
Air quality (PM2.5)	8.8 µg/m³	18.7 µg/m³	−9.9 µg/m³ — better for Funchal
Natural-hazard risk	1.9/10	4.3/10	−2.4/10 — better for Funchal

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 Agadir →

Nearby cities

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