Is Equatorial Guinea safe in 2026?

Equatorial Guinea scores 78.4/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, internet freedom, economy. The score has been stable for 23 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 78.4/100).

30-day trend

Equatorial Guinea's score fell by −5.9 over the last 30 days (84.3 → 78.4).

Threat breakdown

Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.

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 78.4/100. That advisory was last revised Oct 7, 2025, 329 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

No threat events have been recorded for Equatorial Guinea — the index is holding on baseline factors alone.

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 78.4/100 (generated Aug 31, 2026 23:02 UTC)

No fresh events or momentum indicate a 24-hour change.

Compared with nearby countries

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