Is Termez safe?
Uzbekistan · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04
Termez is a city in Uzbekistan, home to about 245k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 4,194 of 6,168, with a safety score of 63.3 out of 100, placing it clearly above the global midpoint.
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- Same-sex activity criminalizedLaw on the books in Uzbekistan as of 2025 (OWID legal-status series) - enforcement varies, but LGBTQ+ travelers face legal risk.
Deadliest recorded locations nearby
- Mazar-e-Sharif (Sih Dokan mosque near the Shrine of Ali known as Rawza e Mubarak )50 deaths · 1 event
- Karte Ariana area of the 10th district of Mazar-e-Sharif15 deaths · 1 event
- town Bakhtar, district of Balkh13 deaths · 2 events
UCDP-recorded organized-violence deaths within 100 km of Termez, 2022-2024, at the locations the source itself names. Conflict deaths, not street crime.
How safe is Termez really?
No published homicide figure exists for Termez itself, so the national rate stands in: Uzbekistan recorded 1.4 homicides per 100,000 people in 2021 - well below the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average. Uzbekistan's income inequality is middling (Gini 32.7) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.
Termez also carries some conflict exposure: UCDP recorded 139 deaths from organized violence within 100 km across 32 events in 2022-2024 - a factor crime statistics alone would miss. The deadliest recorded locations in that radius were Mazar-e-Sharif (Sih Dokan mosque near the Shrine of Ali known as Rawza e Mubarak ) (50 deaths), Karte Ariana area of the 10th district of Mazar-e-Sharif (15 deaths), town Bakhtar, district of Balkh (13 deaths).
What the travel advisories say
The US State Department currently rates Uzbekistan at level 1 of 4 - "Exercise normal precautions" (updated 2026-01-21). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan
Terrorism in Uzbekistan · Political situation · Crime · Personal ID · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Alcohol laws · Taking photos in secure areas · Prohibited material · Social media · Ramadan · LGBT+ travellers · Money · Road travel · Taxis and buses · +2 more
Topic headings from the official UK FCDO travel advice for Uzbekistan — country-level, not specific to Termez. Read what each one says →
The numbers
- Homicide rate
- 1.4 /100knational rate, 2021
- Conflict deaths
- 139within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
- Income inequality
- Gini 32.7country, 2025
- Human development
- HDI 0.740country, 2023
- Income
- $13,640/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
- Population
- 245kurban centre · 4,539/km²
Country context for travelers
- Road deaths
- 11.7 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
- Political stability
- 65/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
- Rule of law
- 46/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
- Corruption perceptions
- 31/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
- Natural-hazard risk
- 3.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Women, Peace & Security
- 0.67Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
- Air quality
- 32.8 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
- Safely managed drinking water
- 82%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
- Healthcare capacity
- 2.8 doctors /1k4.9 hospital beds per 1,000
- Malaria
- 0 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only
Natural hazards in Uzbekistan
- Flood
- 8.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Earthquake
- 7.0/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
- Drought
- 6.6/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Uzbekistan as a whole, not Termez specifically.
Same-sex sexual activity is criminalized in Uzbekistan (as of 2025). This describes the law on the books, not necessarily enforcement practice.
All country-level figures shared by every city in Uzbekistan; 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 Termez that gives 63.3/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →
Termez compared with Mazar i sharif
| Measure | Termez | Mazar i sharif | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety score | 63.3 | 46.0 | +17.3 — better for Termez |
| Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate | 1.4 /100k | 4.2 /100k | −2.8 /100k — better for Termez |
| Conflict deaths within 100 km | 139 | 179 | −40 — better for Termez |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 32.7 | no data | — |
| Human development (HDI) | 0.740 | 0.496 | +0.244 — better for Termez |
| Road deaths | 11.7 /100k | 15.9 /100k | −4.2 /100k — better for Termez |
| Rule of law | 46/100 | 24/100 | +22/100 — better for Termez |
| Corruption perceptions | 31/100 | 16/100 | +15/100 — better for Termez |
| Air quality (PM2.5) | 32.8 µg/m³ | 37.9 µg/m³ | −5.1 µg/m³ — better for Termez |
| Natural-hazard risk | 3.2/10 | 7.8/10 | −4.6/10 — better for Termez |
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 Mazar i sharif →
Nearby cities
- Mazar i sharif, Afghanistan 46.0
- Samangan, Afghanistan 44.7
- Denov 76.7
- Uzun 76.7
- Sheberghan, Afghanistan 55.0
- Kunduz, Afghanistan 44.6
- Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan 54.3
- Baghlan, Afghanistan 43.4
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