Is Santiago de Baney safe? Equatorial Guinea travel risk
Is Santiago de Baney safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Santiago de Baney scores 45/100 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.
Santiago de Baney scores 45/100 (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 Santiago de Baney: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 45 is higher than 48% of the cities we score.
Consult the Equatorial Guinea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Bioko Norte (3.7000° N, 8.9167° E), Santiago de Baney sits 16.6 km WNW from Malabo at 284 m elevation.
Bioko Norte
3.7000° N, 8.9167° E
284 m
Africa/Malabo
29,366
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Equatorial Guinea
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 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Santiago de Baney happened in March, July, August and September (4 of 4 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 Equatorial Guinea travel advice & laws.
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