Benin
Level calmupdated 6 min agoNo underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.
What are the main risks in Benin?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 18 events there, including 2 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Armed conflict, Internet outage.
Is there a government travel advisory for Benin?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 2 advise against travel and 7 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Benin: current alerts and safety news
The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.
Last 90 days
- Calm
- Moderate / High
- Critical
- N/A
Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Benin?
The UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas of Benin, and against all but essential travel to some other areas. The notice is limited to certain parts of the country, not the whole territory. The overall level here is 3 out of 4. Over the last 12 months, 17 events were recorded, one of them severe. Fires make up most of the count, 12 events, but count is not weight: 4 conflict events were also recorded, and those carry the highest stakes for people. Only fires follow a season here. Conflict and advisories do not. Across all hazards combined, January was the busiest month with 9 events, then February with 5. December, March and May recorded 1 each. On location, the notice says only “some areas” and names none, so none is named here.
What it changes for a nomad
For a stay of several weeks, the first thing to settle is where. The advisory splits the country: some areas are advised against entirely, others for essential travel only. Read the FCDO page and its current map before you commit to anything long. A level of 3 out of 4 is not one to plan around loosely. On timing, the record is thin: 17 events in 12 months tells you little about a given week. January and February carried the most, 9 and 5 events, all hazards combined. Fires are the one hazard here with a real season, so smoke and rural travel are worth following while that season runs. Conflict shows only 4 events, but it weighs the most of anything recorded. Keep a way to get local news, and keep your bookings movable.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
To watch right now
- One alert is live right now. Check what it covers before moving around the country.
- A travel advisory rated 3 out of 4 is among the most recent records here. Read the current wording yourself, since notices of this kind get revised.
To watch as a rule
- The split in the advisory: which areas are advised against, which are not.
- Fires, the one hazard with a season here, 12 events over the last 12 months.
- Conflict, 4 events over the last 12 months, few in number but the heaviest recorded.
- January and February, the busiest months all hazards combined, 9 and 5 events.
Good reflexes
- Reread the FCDO advisory and its map before booking a long stay, then again before any trip away from your base.
- Ask your host or the coworking staff which parts of the country they stay out of, and do the same.
- Get a local SIM with data so alerts and news reach you without relying on wifi.
- When smoke settles in, shut the windows and move that day's work indoors.
- Register your stay with your embassy and keep a passport copy somewhere other than your phone.
Benin: travel advisories and areas to avoid
What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.
the official notice lists the areas concerned
Zones cited by government advisories
Advised against (all travel)
- Alibori
- Atakora
- Borgou
- Donga
Advised against unless essential
- Alibori
- Atakora
- Borgou
Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.
- Advised against by 4+ states
- Advised against by 1 state
- Advised against unless essential
Benin: quality of life and safety in figures
Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.
Favourable vs the world median
- New displacements, conflict: 0.44 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
- New displacements, disasters: 0.47 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Watch out vs the world median
- Air quality (PM2.5): 39.7 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Safely managed drinking water: 17.7 % of the population (median 80.5)
- Road deaths: 26.8 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Physicians: 0.22 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Hospital beds: 0.43 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
- Life expectancy at birth: 61 years (median 74.7)
Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better
Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better
Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.48) · lower is better
6,500 people in total
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
6,900 people in total
16,974 people in total
11,947 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
6.1/10 — high
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-05. Not a live indicator.
Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.
National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR
Benin: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 1 event
Eventsof which severe- Internet outage11 1 severe
Last 12 months · 18 events
Eventsof which severe- Wildfire12
- Armed conflict4
- Internet outage11 1 severe
- Travel advisory11 1 severe
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