Is Bata safe? Equatorial Guinea travel risk
Is Bata safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Bata scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Equatorial Guinea Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bata scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Equatorial Guinea (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bata: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (54/100) and health and medical access (68/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Equatorial Guinea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 1.8650° N, 9.7700° E within Litoral, Bata is situated 236.5 km NNW of Malabo at an altitude of 13 m.
Litoral
1.8650° N, 9.7700° E
13 m
Africa/Malabo
250,770
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Equatorial Guinea)
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 Equatorial Guinea travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Equatorial Guinea entry requirements.
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