Is Equatorial Guinea safe in 2026?
Equatorial Guinea scores 76.4/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, internet freedom, economy. The score has been stable for 17 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 76.4/100).
76.4 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Equatorial Guinea's score changed by +0.7 over the last 22 days (75.8 → 76.4) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
0.7/34.1 safety points.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Equatorial Guinea at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing crime and health. Our live index reads 76.4/100. That advisory was last revised Oct 7, 2025, 374 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Petty theft occurs widely across Equatorial Guinea, and police often have too few resources to act on reports, including those involving serious offenses. Detention without clear cause is a documented hazard: some foreign visitors have been held for weeks at a time, with no assurance that embassy intervention will secure a release. Medical care is sparse, trauma and ambulance capacity is absent, and even small injuries can end in an evacuation billed to the patient. Borders sometimes shut with no advance warning.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Oct 7, 2025. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Hotel in Equatorial Guinea turned into prison becomes nightmare for immigrants deported from US
- A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportations
- EXCLUSIVE: Equatorial Guinea police pull guns on migrants deported by Trump, witnesses say
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 76.4/100 (generated )
No new events or momentum indicate a near-term safety change.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 76.4 | — | |
| Gabon | 81.6 | +5.2 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 89.6 | +13.2 | |
| Republic of the Congo | 74.3 | −2.1 | |
| Cameroon | 47.4 | −29.0 | |
| Nigeria | 59.5 | −16.9 |