Is Bolama safe? Guinea-Bissau travel risk
Is Bolama safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bolama scores 54/100 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.
Bolama scores 54/100 (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 Bolama: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
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 54 is higher than the scores of 75% 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
In the Bolama/Bijagós territory, Bolama is established at 11.5776° N, 15.4742° W. It lies 31.9 km NNW relative to Bissau. Time zone observed: Africa/Bissau.
Bolama/Bijagós
11.5776° N, 15.4742° W
25 m
Africa/Bissau
5,026
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bolama happened in July (1 of 1 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.
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