🇬🇶 Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Guinea Ecuatorial)
Visiting: Risky
Equatorial Guinea is safe with caveats. There is no conflict at all, ranking 1st, and road deaths are moderate, at 81st. Its weak spot is freedom, which is tightly restricted, placed 160th. Violent crime is not a major problem, ranking 82nd, LGBT rights are limited, at 87th, and women's safety is poor, placed 157th.
Homicide
Intentional homicides per 100,000 people — lower is better.
Equatorial Guinea: 2.6
Ranked 82nd in the world for the lowest homicide rate.
Why this rank?
Two and a half killings per 100,000 people a year is low but not the lowest. The safest countries sit under one.
Is it safe to visit?
Fine for a visitor. Well below the world average, though nothing is published — the WHO's estimate stands in for a count.
Road Fatalities
Road-traffic deaths per 100,000 people per year — lower is better.
Equatorial Guinea: 11.7
Ranked 81st in the world for the safest roads.
Why this rank?
Twelve deaths per 100,000 people a year is under the world average of fifteen but past half of it.
Is it safe to visit?
Reasonable. Below the world average, on a WHO estimate with no count behind it.
Conflict — world number one
Conflict deaths inside the country in the last twelve months, as recorded by the Uppsala conflict database, civilians killed on purpose, and any UN sanctions or court order over a war. The worst of those sets the colour. Lower is better.
Equatorial Guinea: 1.00
Ranked 1st least conflict-affected country in the world.
Why this rank?
Nothing on record. The Uppsala conflict database has never recorded a conflict death in Equatorial Guinea since its records began in 1989.
Is it safe to visit?
Safe. Nothing armed reaches a visitor. The only military drama is the occasional alleged coup plot.
Freedom
Six freedoms rated 0–4 by Freedom House — protest, speech, press, religion, movement and due process. The weakest rating sets the colour, and the total places the country inside it — higher is better.
Equatorial Guinea: 2.10
Ranked 21st least free country in the world.
Why this rank?
In Equatorial Guinea due process is rated 0, meaning absent, so the courts offer no protection if anything goes wrong. Total 2 of 24.
Is it safe to visit?
Due process is rated absent. The president has held power since 1979, the judiciary is under presidential control, opposition politicians are detained, journalists censored, and security forces use torture with impunity.
LGBT Rights
LGBT equality in law and daily life — higher is better.
Equatorial Guinea: 3.9
Ranked 87th most equal in the world for LGBT people.
Why this rank?
Never criminalised, with no protections or recognition. The law index sits at 39 and there is no opinion survey, so the law alone sets the rank.
Is it safe to visit?
Reasonable, with discretion. The state harasses activists anyway, and in one of Africa's most closed states there is no open life.
Women's Safety
Women's safety — feeling safe out at night, political violence against women, a fair hearing in court, and how normal violence at home is, with the night figure setting a floor on the colour — higher is better.
Equatorial Guinea: 5.83
Ranked 24th least safe country in the world for women.
Why this rank?
Partner violence in the past year hits 29 percent of women, and 57 percent think wife-beating can be justified. The courts rate poorly.
Is it safe to visit?
Equatorial Guinea is a high-risk destination for a woman travelling alone.