Conacry scores 73 out of 100 (high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 3110 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 Conacry safe?

Guinea · Africa · data updated 2026-09-04

72.5High · rank 3110 / 6,168
safer than 50% of ranked cities

Conacry is a city in Guinea, home to about 2.7M people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 3,110 of 6,168, with a safety score of 72.5 out of 100, placing it clearly above the global midpoint.

US 2/4 Exercise increased caution

Emergency Clinique Pasteur +224 621 35 01 01 or +224 664 26 98 53

Same-sex activity criminalizedLaw on the books in Guinea as of 2025 (OWID legal-status series) - enforcement varies, but LGBTQ+ travelers face legal risk.

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

How safe is Conacry really?

The most direct evidence is measured in the city itself: Conacry recorded 2.3 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2016 - close to the global city median. Guinea is also one of the more equal societies in the dataset (Gini 29.6), and low inequality is the strongest structural predictor of low city violence in this data.

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Guinea at level 2 of 4 - "Exercise increased caution" (updated 2026-02-24). The UK Foreign Office publishes travel advice for 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 Guinea

Terrorism in Guinea · Political situation · Security situation · Vehicle crime · Protecting yourself and your possessions · Scams and extortion · Detention · Personal ID · Illegal drugs · Using cameras in secure areas · Money · LGBT+ travellers · Precious stones · Road travel · +4 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 2.3 /100kcity-measured, 2016
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 29.6country, 2018
Human development: HDI 0.500country, 2023
Income: $4,730/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 2.7Murban centre · 8,856/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 29.7 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 48/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 37/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 26/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 4.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.53Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 27.3 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: no dataof the population · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 0.2 doctors /1k0.3 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 286 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Guinea

Flood: 5.5/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Tsunami: 2.7/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

Same-sex sexual activity is criminalized in Guinea (as of 2025). This describes the law on the books, not necessarily enforcement practice.

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%57

Peace25%100

Equality25%79

Development10%50

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 Conacry that gives 72.5/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Conacry compared with Freetown

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Conacry, red favours Freetown.
Measure	Conacry	Freetown	Difference
Safety score	72.5	69.1	+3.5 — better for Conacry
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	2.3 /100k	2.2 /100k	+0.1 /100k — better for Freetown
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	0	±0
Income inequality (Gini)	29.6	35.7	−6.1 — better for Conacry
Human development (HDI)	0.500	0.467	+0.033 — better for Conacry
Road deaths	29.7 /100k	33.0 /100k	−3.3 /100k — better for Conacry
Rule of law	37/100	43/100	−6/100 — better for Freetown
Corruption perceptions	26/100	34/100	−8/100 — better for Freetown
Air quality (PM2.5)	27.3 µg/m³	22.5 µg/m³	+4.8 µg/m³ — better for Freetown
Natural-hazard risk	4.8/10	4.8/10	±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 Freetown →

Nearby cities

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