The world, rated for bites.
Every one of our 226 destination briefings on one globe, color-coded by mosquito-borne disease risk for the season Americans actually travel there. Drag to spin, hover a country or island dot for its scores, click through for the full briefing. Island destinations too small to shade are drawn as dots.
Risk levels follow CDC travel notices, PAHO and national surveillance data as of October 2026 · how we rate · Not medical advice.
Every rating on the globe
The same data as the globe, as a list: all 226 destinations grouped by disease-risk level, highest first. Bite nuisance is scored separately on each briefing — a safe destination can still be a maddening one.
High disease risk · 5/5 · 2 destinations
Cuba (Caribbean) · Peruvian Amazon (Iquitos & Tambopata) (Peru)
Elevated disease risk · 4/5 · 64 destinations
Bangladesh (Asia) · Guyana (South America) · Honduras (Mexico & Central America) · Roatán (Honduras) · Tanzania & Zanzibar (Africa & Middle East) · Kilimanjaro, Moshi & Arusha (Tanzania & Zanzibar) · Serengeti & Ngorongoro (Tanzania & Zanzibar) · Zanzibar (Tanzania & Zanzibar) · Bali & Indonesia (Asia) · Komodo & Labuan Bajo (Bali & Indonesia) · Ubud (Bali & Indonesia) · Bolivia (South America) · Brazil (South America) · Manaus & the Amazon (Brazil) · Pantanal & Bonito (Brazil) · Cambodia (Asia) · Siem Reap & Angkor (Cambodia) · Costa Rica (Mexico & Central America) · Arenal & La Fortuna (Costa Rica) · Guanacaste & Tamarindo (Costa Rica) · Manuel Antonio & Quepos (Costa Rica) · Dominican Republic (Caribbean) · Punta Cana & Bávaro (Dominican Republic) · Eswatini (Africa & Middle East) · Ethiopia (Africa & Middle East) · French Guiana (South America) · Ghana (Africa & Middle East) · India (Asia) · Delhi, Agra & Jaipur (India) · Goa (India) · Kerala (India) · Kenya (Africa & Middle East) · Maasai Mara (Kenya) · Mombasa & Diani (Kenya) · Madagascar (Africa & Middle East) · Malawi (Africa & Middle East) · Malaysia (Asia) · Borneo (Sabah & Sarawak) (Malaysia) · Nicaragua (Mexico & Central America) · Nigeria (Africa & Middle East) · Panama (Mexico & Central America) · Bocas del Toro (Panama) · Papua New Guinea (Oceania) · Peru (South America) · Philippines (Asia) · El Nido & Coron (Palawan) (Philippines) · Senegal (Africa & Middle East) · Sri Lanka (Asia) · The Gambia (Africa & Middle East) · Uganda (Africa & Middle East) · Vanuatu (Oceania) · Victoria Falls (Zambia & Zimbabwe) (Africa & Middle East) · Vietnam (Asia) · Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) · Hoi An & Da Nang (Vietnam) · Botswana (Africa & Middle East) · Ecuador (South America) · Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) · Guatemala (Mexico & Central America) · Mozambique (Africa & Middle East) · Namibia (Africa & Middle East) · Rwanda (Africa & Middle East) · South Africa (Africa & Middle East) · Kruger National Park (South Africa)
Moderate disease risk · 3/5 · 53 destinations
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) · Hanoi (Vietnam) · Italy (Europe) · Florence & Tuscany (Italy) · Rome (Italy) · American Samoa (Oceania) · Barbados (Caribbean) · Belize (Mexico & Central America) · Colombia (South America) · Cartagena (Colombia) · Cook Islands (Oceania) · Fiji (Oceania) · France (Europe) · Camargue (France) · French Riviera (Côte d'Azur) (France) · Greece (Europe) · Grenada (Caribbean) · Laos (Asia) · Maldives (Asia) · Martinique & Guadeloupe (Caribbean) · Mauritius (Africa & Middle East) · Mexico (Mexico & Central America) · Cancún & Riviera Maya (Mexico) · Los Cabos (Mexico) · New Caledonia (Oceania) · North Macedonia (Europe) · Palau (Oceania) · Paraguay (South America) · Puerto Rico (Caribbean) · Romania (Europe) · Saint Lucia (Caribbean) · Samoa (Oceania) · Serbia (Europe) · Seychelles (Africa & Middle East) · South Korea (Asia) · Suriname (South America) · Thailand (Asia) · Bangkok (Thailand) · Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai (Thailand) · Koh Samui & Koh Pha Ngan (Thailand) · Phuket & Krabi (Thailand) · Trinidad & Tobago (Caribbean) · U.S. Virgin Islands (Caribbean) · Israel (Africa & Middle East) · Nepal (Asia) · Chitwan National Park (Nepal) · Oman (Africa & Middle East) · Saudi Arabia (Africa & Middle East) · Tonga (Oceania) · Hurghada & Marsa Alam (Egypt) · Seville & Andalusia (Spain) · Iguazú Falls (Argentina) · Easter Island (Rapa Nui) (Chile)
Low disease risk · 2/5 · 79 destinations
Machu Picchu & Cusco (Peru) · Amalfi Coast & Capri (Italy) · Venice (Italy) · Ambergris Caye & Caye Caulker (Belize) · Paris (France) · Crete (Greece) · Cozumel (Mexico) · Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit (Mexico) · Canada (North America) · Albania (Europe) · Anguilla (Caribbean) · Antigua & Barbuda (Caribbean) · Australia (Oceania) · Cairns & the Great Barrier Reef (Australia) · British Virgin Islands (Caribbean) · Bulgaria (Europe) · China (Asia) · Croatia (Europe) · Dubrovnik (Croatia) · Split & Hvar (Croatia) · Cyprus (Europe) · Dominica (Caribbean) · Egypt (Africa & Middle East) · Luxor, Aswan & Nile Cruises (Egypt) · Finland (Europe) · Georgia (country) (Europe) · Hungary (Europe) · Jamaica (Caribbean) · Montego Bay & Negril (Jamaica) · Mongolia (Asia) · Netherlands (Europe) · Amsterdam (Netherlands) · Réunion (Africa & Middle East) · Spain (Europe) · Barcelona (Spain) · Mallorca, Ibiza & Menorca (Spain) · St. Kitts & Nevis (Caribbean) · St. Maarten / St. Martin (Caribbean) · St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Caribbean) · Sweden (Europe) · Tahiti & French Polynesia (Oceania) · Bora Bora (Tahiti & French Polynesia) · Taiwan (Asia) · The Bahamas (Caribbean) · Tunisia (Africa & Middle East) · Türkiye (Turkey) (Europe) · Antalya & the Turkish Riviera (Türkiye (Turkey)) · Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean) · Argentina (South America) · Buenos Aires (Argentina) · Aruba (Caribbean) · Austria (Europe) · Azerbaijan (Europe) · Belgium (Europe) · Bhutan (Asia) · Bonaire (Caribbean) · Bosnia & Herzegovina (Europe) · Brunei (Asia) · Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) (Africa & Middle East) · Cayman Islands (Caribbean) · Chile (South America) · Curaçao (Caribbean) · El Salvador (Mexico & Central America) · Germany (Europe) · Guam (Oceania) · Hong Kong & Macau (Asia) · Jordan (Africa & Middle East) · Morocco (Africa & Middle East) · Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) (Oceania) · Portugal (Europe) · Madeira (Portugal) · Qatar (Africa & Middle East) · Singapore (Asia) · Slovakia (Europe) · Slovenia (Europe) · St. Barts (Caribbean) · United Arab Emirates (Africa & Middle East) · Uruguay (South America) · Uzbekistan (Asia)
Negligible disease risk · 1/5 · 28 destinations
Cape Town & the Winelands (South Africa) · Santorini & Mykonos (Greece) · Banff & Jasper (Canada) · Lapland (Finland) · Canary Islands (Spain) · Patagonia (Argentina) · Algarve (Portugal) · Lisbon (Portugal) · Greenland (North America) · New Zealand (Oceania) · Estonia (Europe) · Ireland (Europe) · Japan (Asia) · Latvia (Europe) · Lithuania (Europe) · Malta (Europe) · Montenegro (Europe) · Poland (Europe) · United Kingdom (Europe) · Armenia (Europe) · Bermuda (North America) · Czechia (Czech Republic) (Europe) · Denmark (Europe) · Iceland (Europe) · Kazakhstan (Asia) · Luxembourg (Europe) · Norway (Europe) · Switzerland (Europe)
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What the colors mean
Each destination is scored 1–5 for the likelihood of mosquito-borne illness on a typical trip to its main tourist areas — negligible (136f63 green-teal) through high (deep red) — following CDC travel notices, PAHO and national surveillance. The full scale, and the separate bite-nuisance score, are explained under how we rate a destination. This page summarizes public-health guidance and is not medical advice; for malaria prevention and vaccines, see a travel medicine clinic 4–6 weeks before departure.