Is Basso safe? Benin travel risk
Is Basso safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Basso scores 60/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Benin Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 Jan 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Dec 2025); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Basso scores 60/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Benin (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Basso: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (73/100) and health and medical access (73/100).
A score of 60 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Benin travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Basso belongs to Borgou (Benin), centered at coordinates 10.5000° N, 3.6833° E. Distance to Porto-Novo is 460.6 km towards the SSW.
Borgou
10.5000° N, 3.6833° E
Lowland
UTC
9,827
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Benin
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Benin travel advice & laws.
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