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Palé score: 43/100 (Moderate) Updated October 18, 2026

Is Palé safe? Equatorial Guinea travel risk

Is Palé safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026

Palé scores 43/100 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.

Palé scores 43/100 (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 Palé: nearest emergency and transport facilities.

Driven by: security (54/100) and crime and scams (45/100).

A score of 43 is higher than 46% of the cities we score.

Consult the Equatorial Guinea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Situated in Annobón at 1.4069° S, 5.6322° E, Palé lies 671.0 km NNE of Malabo. Time zone: UTC.

Region
Annobón
Coordinates
1.4069° S, 5.6322° E
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
5,008
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Port Harcourt (710.1 km NNE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Annobón Airport (NBN) 0.9 km WSW
Hospital Care San Antonio de Pale Hospital 0.2 km W

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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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy