Is Bissau safe? Guinea-Bissau travel risk
Is Bissau safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bissau scores 55/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Guinea-Bissau Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 11 Dec 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; 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.
Bissau scores 55/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Guinea-Bissau (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bissau: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km, frequently asked questions.
Driven by: security (63/100) and health and medical access (76/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guinea-Bissau travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Bissau belongs to Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), centered at coordinates 11.8500° N, 15.5667° W (13 m above sea level). Distance to the capital is cataloged regionally.
Bissau
11.8500° N, 15.5667° W
13 m
Africa/Bissau
492,004
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Guinea-Bissau
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bissau happened in February (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 Guinea-Bissau travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Guinea-Bissau entry requirements.
Regional Centers with Threat Ratings
Questions travellers ask about Bissau
Is guinea Bissau safe?
Bissau currently scores 55/100 on our composite travel risk index (elevated risk; lower is safer). It already includes the current US State Department advisory for Guinea-Bissau (Level 3 of 4). Official advice can change quickly, so check it again shortly before you travel.
Sources: Travel Risk Calculator — Bissau · Methodology
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