Bata scores 77 out of 100 (high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 2099 of 6168 cities worldwide. The score combines the homicide rate, nearby conflict deaths, income equality and human development from published data (UNODC, UCDP, World Bank, UNDP).

Is Bata safe?

Equatorial Guinea · Africa · data updated 2026-09-04

77.4High · rank 2099 / 6,168
safer than 66% of ranked cities

Bata is a city in Equatorial Guinea, home to about 863k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 2,099 of 6,168, with a safety score of 77.4 out of 100, placing it clearly above the global midpoint.

US 2/4 Exercise increased caution

Emergency Ambulance 3101 · Police 666 404040 or 666 303030

No official source names specific areas to avoid here: travel advisories for Equatorial Guinea are country-level, and no published dataset covers neighborhood-level crime - so this briefing does not invent it.

How safe is Bata really?

Neither Bata nor Equatorial Guinea has a published homicide rate in the sources this site uses (UNODC and the Igarapé Homicide Monitor), so the strongest single indicator of city safety is simply missing here. Equatorial Guinea's income inequality is middling (Gini 38.5) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Equatorial Guinea at level 2 of 4 - "Exercise increased caution" (updated 2025-10-06). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for Equatorial Guinea without any avoid-travel warning in force. Both advisories are country-level: no official source publishes verified neighborhood-level crime guidance for individual cities, which is why this page reports named areas only where an official source names them.

What to watch out for in Equatorial Guinea

Terrorism in Equatorial Guinea · Political situation · Commercial disputes · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Taxis · Personal ID · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Using cameras in secure areas · Behaviour in public · LGBT+ travellers · Money · Road travel · Roadblocks · Air travel · +1 more

Topic headings from the official UK FCDO travel advice for Equatorial Guinea — country-level, not specific to Bata. Read what each one says →

The numbers

Homicide rate: no data
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 38.5country, 2022
Human development: HDI 0.674country, 2023
Income: $14,610/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 863kurban centre · 9,385/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 27.2 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 63/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 30/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 15/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 3.5/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: no dataGeorgetown WPS Index · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 42.2 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: no dataof the population · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 0.1 doctors /1k2.1 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 228 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Equatorial Guinea

Drought: 2.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Flood: 2.0/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Equatorial Guinea as a whole, not Bata specifically.

Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Equatorial Guinea (as of 2025).

All country-level figures shared by every city in Equatorial Guinea; none of them affect the safety score.

How the score works

Low homicide40%no data

Peace25%100

Equality25%59

Development10%67

One fixed, calibrated mix for every city: 40% homicide · 25% peace · 25% equality · 10% HDI. Homicide and conflict deaths are measured outcomes; income inequality carries the structural share because it predicts real city violence far better than national income (which is shown above but scored at zero). Each factor maps to 0-100 against fixed anchors, missing data drops out and is never estimated, and cities with data behind less than half the weighting get “no data” instead of a score. For Bata that gives 77.4/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Bata compared with Libreville

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Bata, red favours Libreville.
Measure	Bata	Libreville	Difference
Safety score	77.4	78.9	−1.4 — better for Libreville
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	no data	no data	—
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	38.5	38.0	+0.5 — better for Libreville
Human development (HDI)	0.674	0.733	−0.059 — better for Libreville
Road deaths	27.2 /100k	23.9 /100k	+3.3 /100k — better for Libreville
Rule of law	30/100	37/100	−7/100 — better for Libreville
Corruption perceptions	15/100	29/100	−14/100 — better for Libreville
Air quality (PM2.5)	42.2 µg/m³	31.3 µg/m³	+10.9 µg/m³ — better for Libreville
Natural-hazard risk	3.5/10	3.5/10	±0.0/10

Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Country-level rows describe the two countries, not the cities themselves. Full report for Libreville →

Nearby cities

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