Is Para safe? Côte d’Ivoire travel risk
Is Para safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Para scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Côte d’Ivoire Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Feb 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 29 May 2026); 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.
Para scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Côte d’Ivoire (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Para: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (67/100) and health and medical access (57/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Côte d’Ivoire travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 5.5196° N, 7.3275° W place Para within Bas-Sassandra at an elevation of 145 meters. Heading to Yamoussoukro: 268.9 km ENE.
Bas-Sassandra
5.5196° N, 7.3275° W
145 m
Africa/Abidjan
17,594
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Côte d’Ivoire
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Para happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Côte d’Ivoire travel advice & laws.
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