Guinea-Bissau
Level calmupdated 5 min agoNo underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.
What are the main risks in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 4 events there, including 2 severe. The most frequent: Epidemic, Travel advisory, Risk.
Is there a government travel advisory for Guinea-Bissau?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 6 advise against travel and 3 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Guinea-Bissau: 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 Guinea-Bissau?
First, the part travellers look for: France advises against all but essential travel to some areas of Guinea-Bissau. The advice is limited to certain areas — level 3 of 4, 'reconsider travel' — and the official notice is the only place that says which areas. On our own 0-to-4 scale the country sits at 3. Beyond that, little was recorded over the last 12 months: 2 events, 1 of them severe, and the severe one is that advisory. The other is an urban fire, the kind that runs through dense housing or a market rather than through bush. No seasonal pattern appears in what we hold. Our sensors cover this country poorly, so a low count means little reached us, not that nothing happened. Judge the country by the state advice, not by the number of events.
What it changes for a nomad
For a stay of several weeks, the advisory is what shapes your plans. It targets some areas only, so the real question is whether your base and your trips fall inside them, and only the official notice answers that. Re-read it before each move within the country, because advice at this level gets revised. Check your insurance too: many policies cut cover where a state advises against travel. Nothing in our data points to a better or worse month, so pick your dates on other grounds. Day to day, the record is thin: 2 events over the last 12 months. That says more about what reaches our sensors than about how calm the country is, so local contacts and your own neighbourhood will teach you more than any count.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
1 earlier analysis
August 21, 2026
The US State Department advises to reconsider travel. Over the last 12 months, an urban fire and a travel advisory were recorded. The details in the data are limited — beyond the advisory itself, little is documented about specific risks or their scope.
To watch right now
- The French advice against all but essential travel to some areas is what stands right now — check its scope in the official notice before fixing any route inside the country.
- One alert is open in the country at the moment; treat it as the reason to confirm local conditions before moving between towns.
To watch as a rule
- Urban fires: one was recorded over the last 12 months, and they concern dense housing and markets rather than open country.
- Revisions to the state advice, whose scope can widen or narrow between two readings.
- How thin the record is: 2 events over the last 12 months says more about sensor coverage than about calm.
- No seasonal pattern shows in our data, so no month is safer than another on that basis.
Good reflexes
- Open the official French notice before you book, and again before any trip inside the country — it is the only source that names the areas concerned.
- Ask your insurer in writing whether you stay covered in an area a state advises against.
- On your first day in a dense neighbourhood, find the two ways out of your building and the nearest open space.
- Register with your own country's consular service and keep its number saved offline.
- Carry small cash notes and an offline map, and never depend on a single payment method.
Guinea-Bissau: 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)
- Cacheu
Advised against unless essential
- Cacheu
- Oio
- Bafatá
- Biombo
- Bissau
- Bolama
- Gabú
- Quinara
- Tombali
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
Guinea-Bissau: 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, disasters: 0.18 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Watch out vs the world median
- Air quality (PM2.5): 32.3 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Safely managed drinking water: 24 % of the population (median 80.5)
- Road deaths: 32.2 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Physicians: 0.25 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Life expectancy at birth: 64.3 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 (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
410 people in total
24 people in total
30 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
4.2/10 — medium
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
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
Guinea-Bissau: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 0 events
Eventsof which severeNo major event reported by our sources in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months · 4 events
Eventsof which severe- Epidemic11 1 severe
- Travel advisory11 1 severe
- Risk1
- Wildfire1
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What travellers lived
What people who stayed there report. A feeling is not a risk level: these figures complement official data, they don't replace it.
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Humanitarian response under way
Operations run by humanitarian organisations in the country — context about the situation on the ground, not alerts.
IFRC humanitarian operation — Guinea-Bissau - Windstorm
Emergency fund (DREF) · since Aug 19, 2026 · planned until Dec 31, 2026
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