Is Buchanan safe? Liberia travel risk
Is Buchanan safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Buchanan scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Liberia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 11 Dec 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.
Buchanan scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Liberia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Buchanan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and health and medical access (78/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Liberia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Grand Bassa territory, Buchanan is established at 5.8808° N, 10.0467° W. It lies 96.3 km WNW relative to Monrovia. Time zone observed: Africa/Monrovia.
Grand Bassa
5.8808° N, 10.0467° W
11 m
Africa/Monrovia
34,270
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 Liberia travel advice & laws.
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