Yerevan scores 65 out of 100 (high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 3992 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 Yerevan safe?

Armenia · Asia · data updated 2026-09-04

64.9High · rank 3992 / 6,168
safer than 35% of ranked cities

Yerevan is a city in Armenia, home to about 1.1M people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 3,992 of 6,168, with a safety score of 64.9 out of 100, placing it clearly above the global midpoint.

US 2/4 Exercise increased caution UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country

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UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country2 named areas - see "areas to avoid" below.

Areas the UK FCDO advises against visiting country

Armenia-Azerbaijan border
M16/H26 road between Ijevan and Noyemberyan

Named in the official UK travel advice for Armenia (in full or in part - the advisory lists exact boundaries and exceptions). These are country-level warnings and may be far from Yerevan.

How safe is Yerevan really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Yerevan recorded 2.1 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2018 - close to the global city median. Armenia is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 27.4), and low inequality is the strongest structural predictor of low city violence in this data.

Yerevan also carries some conflict exposure: UCDP recorded 105 deaths from organized violence within 100 km across 7 events in 2022-2024 - a factor crime statistics alone would miss.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Armenia at level 2 of 4 - "Exercise increased caution" (updated 2025-09-04). The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to parts of this country, naming 2 specific areas - listed above with the official advisory linked for exact boundaries and exceptions. 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 Armenia

Terrorism in Armenia · Protests · Protecting your belongings · Illegal drugs · Using cameras and binoculars in secure areas · LGBT+ travellers · Disorderly behaviour · Taxis · Public transport · Road travel · Road safety · Air travel · Earthquakes

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 2.1 /100kcity-measured, 2018
Conflict deaths: 105within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 27.4country, 2024
Human development: HDI 0.811country, 2023
Income: $24,020/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 1.1Murban centre · 5,614/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 20.0 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 54/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 55/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 46/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 3.2/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.76Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 28.6 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 82%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 3.4 doctors /1k4.2 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 0 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Armenia

Earthquake: 7.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Flood: 5.3/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 4.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%59

Peace25%49

Equality25%84

Development10%81

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 Yerevan that gives 64.9/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Yerevan compared with Tbilisi

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Yerevan, red favours Tbilisi.
Measure	Yerevan	Tbilisi	Difference
Safety score	64.9	74.3	−9.4 — better for Tbilisi
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	2.1 /100k	1.6 /100k	+0.5 /100k — better for Tbilisi
Conflict deaths within 100 km	105	1	+104 — better for Tbilisi
Income inequality (Gini)	27.4	33.9	−6.5 — better for Yerevan
Human development (HDI)	0.811	0.844	−0.033 — better for Tbilisi
Road deaths	20.0 /100k	12.4 /100k	+7.6 /100k — better for Tbilisi
Rule of law	55/100	60/100	−5/100 — better for Tbilisi
Corruption perceptions	46/100	50/100	−4/100 — better for Tbilisi
Air quality (PM2.5)	28.6 µg/m³	18.6 µg/m³	+10.0 µg/m³ — better for Tbilisi
Natural-hazard risk	3.2/10	3.4/10	−0.2/10 — better for Yerevan

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 Tbilisi →

Nearby cities

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