N'Djaména scores 49 out of 100 (moderate safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 5275 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 N'Djaména safe?

Chad · Africa · data updated 2026-09-04

49.1Moderate · rank 5275 / 6,168
safer than 14% of ranked cities

N'Djaména is a city in Chad, home to about 1.9M people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 5,275 of 6,168, with a safety score of 49.1 out of 100 - mid-table: neither the data for concern nor the data for reassurance dominates.

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

Emergency Ambulance and fire 1212 · Police 2020

US State Department: Do not travelOfficial travel advisory level 4 of 4 for Chad, updated 2026-04-27.
UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of this country9 named areas - see "areas to avoid" below.
Same-sex activity criminalizedLaw on the books in Chad as of 2025 (OWID legal-status series) - enforcement varies, but LGBTQ+ travelers face legal risk.

Deadliest recorded locations nearby

Mudu village in the Dikwa area /// around the town of Rann in Nigeria's Borno state /// at a village a few kilometres from Rann town /// a deserted Mudu village in Dikwa LGA, which is 45 kilometers away from Rann in Kala-Balge50 deaths · 1 event
Kusuma, Jibularam and Kwalaram in the North East of Marte, in Borno35 deaths · 1 event
Ngala LGA of Borno State15 deaths · 1 event

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

Areas the UK FCDO advises against visiting country

Borkou, Ennedi Ouest, Ennedi Est and Tibesti provinces
Kanem Province, including Nokou
Lake Chad region
Within 30km of all Chad’s other borders
The rest of Chad
Borkou Province
Ennedi Ouest Province
Ennedi Est Province
Tibesti Province

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

How safe is N'Djaména really?

Neither N'Djaména nor Chad 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. Chad's income inequality is middling (Gini 37.4) - in this dataset inequality predicts city violence better than any other structural factor, so this neither raises nor lowers the picture much.

N'Djaména also carries some conflict exposure: UCDP recorded 251 deaths from organized violence within 100 km across 52 events in 2022-2024 - a factor crime statistics alone would miss. The deadliest recorded locations in that radius were Mudu village in the Dikwa area /// around the town of Rann in Nigeria's Borno state /// at a village a few kilometres from Rann town /// a deserted Mudu village in Dikwa LGA, which is 45 kilometers away from Rann in Kala-Balge (50 deaths), Kusuma, Jibularam and Kwalaram in the North East of Marte, in Borno (35 deaths), Ngala LGA of Borno State (15 deaths).

What the travel advisories say

The US State Department currently rates Chad at level 4 of 4 - "Do not travel" (updated 2026-04-27). The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to parts of this country, naming 9 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 Chad

Terrorism in Chad · Terrorist kidnapping · Political situation · Carjacking · Armed robbery · Protecting yourself and your belongings · Personal ID · Ramadan · Illegal drugs and prison sentences · Using cameras · LGBT+ travellers · Road travel · Driving standards and security · Travelling outside N’Djamena · +1 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: no data
Conflict deaths: 251within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 37.4country, 2022
Human development: HDI 0.416country, 2023
Income: $2,770/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 1.9Murban centre · 8,096/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 32.4 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 36/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 32/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 22/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 7.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.48Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 43.0 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: 6%of the population, 2024 · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 0.1 doctors /1k0.2 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 206 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Chad

Flood: 8.1/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 5.5/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

Hazard types scoring under 1 out of 10 are not listed. These describe Chad as a whole, not N'Djaména specifically.

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%no data

Peace25%40

Equality25%61

Development10%42

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 N'Djaména that gives 49.1/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

N'Djaména compared with Maroua

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours N'Djaména, red favours Maroua.
Measure	N'Djaména	Maroua	Difference
Safety score	49.1	39.7	+9.4 — better for N'Djaména
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	no data	6.8 /100k	—
Conflict deaths within 100 km	251	1,148	−897 — better for N'Djaména
Income inequality (Gini)	37.4	42.2	−4.8 — better for N'Djaména
Human development (HDI)	0.416	0.588	−0.172 — better for Maroua
Road deaths	32.4 /100k	30.2 /100k	+2.2 /100k — better for Maroua
Rule of law	32/100	35/100	−3/100 — better for Maroua
Corruption perceptions	22/100	26/100	−4/100 — better for Maroua
Air quality (PM2.5)	43.0 µg/m³	55.6 µg/m³	−12.6 µg/m³ — better for N'Djaména
Natural-hazard risk	7.9/10	6.7/10	+1.2/10 — better for Maroua

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 Maroua →

Nearby cities

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