El Geneina scores 41 out of 100 (moderate safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 5758 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 El Geneina safe?

Sudan · Africa · data updated 2026-09-04

41.3Moderate · rank 5758 / 6,168
safer than 7% of ranked cities

El Geneina is a city in Sudan, home to about 234k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 5,758 of 6,168, with a safety score of 41.3 out of 100, which lands it in the middle band of the ranking.

US 4/4 Do not travel UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country

Emergency 999 (ambulance, fire, police)

Armed conflict nearbyUCDP recorded 3,907 deaths from organized violence within 100 km in 2022-2024 (70 events). Crime figures do not capture war risk.
US State Department: Do not travelOfficial travel advisory level 4 of 4 for Sudan, updated 2026-05-14.
UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country2 named areas - see "areas to avoid" below.
Same-sex activity criminalizedLaw on the books in Sudan as of 2025 (OWID legal-status series) - enforcement varies, but LGBTQ+ travelers face legal risk.

Deadliest recorded locations nearby

Ardamata1,690 deaths · 5 events
Geneina436 deaths · 5 events
Elgenina281 deaths · 2 events

UCDP-recorded organized-violence deaths within 100 km of El Geneina, 2022-2024, at the locations the source itself names. Conflict deaths, not street crime.

Areas the UK FCDO advises against visiting country

Get help in Sudan
Leaving Sudan

Named in the official UK travel advice for Sudan (in full or in part - the advisory lists exact boundaries and exceptions). These are country-level warnings and may be far from El Geneina.

How safe is El Geneina really?

Neither El Geneina nor Sudan 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. Sudan's income inequality is middling (Gini 34.2) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.

Crime statistics are not the main story here: the Uppsala Conflict Data Program recorded 3,907 deaths from organized violence - war, armed conflict, militia or cartel fighting - within 100 km of El Geneina across 70 events in 2022-2024. That is active-conflict territory, and ordinary crime figures say nothing about it. The deadliest recorded locations in that radius were Ardamata (1,690 deaths), Geneina (436 deaths), Elgenina (281 deaths).

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Sudan at level 4 of 4 - "Do not travel" (updated 2026-05-14). The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to parts of this country, naming 2 specific areas - listed above with the official advisory linked for exact boundaries and exceptions. 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 Sudan

Terrorism in Sudan · Red Sea military activity · Security situation · Criminal kidnap · Mobile phone and internet access · Personal ID · Dress code · Ramadan · Alcohol and drug laws · Using cameras in secure areas · LGBT+ travellers · Relationships outside marriage · Guests in hotel rooms · Technical equipment · +6 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: no data
Conflict deaths: 3,907within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 34.2country, 2014
Human development: HDI 0.511country, 2023
Income: $2,140/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 234kurban centre · 5,992/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 26.8 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 31/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 26/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 14/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 7.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.40Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 37.6 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: no dataof the population · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 0.3 doctors /1k0.7 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 98 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Sudan

Flood: 8.6/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 5.4/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Sudan as a whole, not El Geneina specifically.

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%no data

Peace25%10

Equality25%68

Development10%51

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 El Geneina that gives 41.3/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

El Geneina compared with Kebkabiya

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours El Geneina, red favours Kebkabiya.
Measure	El Geneina	Kebkabiya	Difference
Safety score	41.3	50.4	−9.1 — better for Kebkabiya
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	no data	no data	—
Conflict deaths within 100 km	3,907	523	+3,384 — better for Kebkabiya

Differences are plain arithmetic between the two stored figures — nothing is modelled. Both cities are in Sudan, so they share every country-level figure and only the city-level ones are listed. Full report for Kebkabiya →

Nearby cities

See El Geneina on the interactive map → · Safest cities in Africa → · Full travel briefings →