Is Makokou safe? Gabon travel risk
Is Makokou safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Makokou scores 45/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Gabon Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 30 Mar 2026); 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.
Makokou 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 Gabon (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Makokou: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (49/100) and health and medical access (64/100).
A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Gabon travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 0.5667° N, 12.8667° E in Ogooué-Ivindo, Makokou maintains a regional distance of 379.9 km W to Libreville.
Ogooué-Ivindo
0.5667° N, 12.8667° E
489 m
Africa/Libreville
20,653
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Gabon
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 Gabon travel advice & laws.
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