Zinder scores 65 out of 100 (high safety) on World Safety Map, ranked 3952 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 Zinder safe?

Niger · Africa · data updated 2026-09-04

65.3High · rank 3952 / 6,168
safer than 36% of ranked cities

Zinder is a city in Niger, home to about 740k people, and one of 6,168 cities worldwide ranked on this site from published safety data. It currently ranks 3,952 of 6,168, with a safety score of 65.3 out of 100 - comfortably in the safer part of the ranking.

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

Emergency Ambulance 15 · Fire 18 · Police 17

US State Department: Do not travelOfficial travel advisory level 4 of 4 for Niger, updated 2025-10-30.
UK FCDO advises against all travel to this countryOfficial UK government travel advice, updated 2026-08-29.

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

How safe is Zinder really?

No published homicide figure exists for Zinder itself, so the national rate stands in: Niger recorded 4.4 homicides per 100,000 people in 2012 - close to the global city median. The city itself may be safer or more dangerous than its country's average. Niger's income inequality is middling (Gini 32.9) - 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 Niger at level 4 of 4 - "Do not travel" (updated 2025-10-30). The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to this country. 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 Niger

Terrorism in Niger · Terrorist kidnap · Security situation in Niger · Political situation · Criminal kidnapping · Scams · Personal ID · Ramadan · Using cameras in secure areas · LGBT+ travellers · Road travel · Road safety · Public transport · Air travel · +1 more

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

The numbers

Homicide rate: 4.4 /100knational rate, 2012
Conflict deaths: 0within 100 km, 2022-2024 (UCDP)
Income inequality: Gini 32.9country, 2021
Human development: HDI 0.419country, 2023
Income: $2,150/yrGNI per capita PPP · context only, not scored
Population: 740kurban centre · 15,106/km²

Country context for travelers

Road deaths: 25.5 /100kWHO, 2019 · often the biggest real travel risk
Political stability: 36/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · higher = more stable
Rule of law: 41/100World Bank WGI, 2024 · police and courts reliability
Corruption perceptions: 31/100Transparency International, 2025 · higher = cleaner
Natural-hazard risk: 7.8/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Women, Peace & Security: 0.49Georgetown WPS Index, 2025 · 0-1, higher = better
Air quality: 65.2 µg/m³PM2.5 annual mean, 2023 · WHO guideline is 5
Safely managed drinking water: no dataof the population · WHO/UNICEF JMP
Healthcare capacity: 0.0 doctors /1k0.3 hospital beds per 1,000
Malaria: 305 /1k at riskWHO, 2024 · listed for endemic countries only

Natural hazards in Niger

Flood: 6.6/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier
Drought: 5.9/10EU INFORM, 2026 · higher = riskier

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

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

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

How the score works

Low homicide40%46

Peace25%100

Equality25%71

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 Zinder that gives 65.3/100. Full methodology, anchors and sources →

Zinder compared with Katsina

The nearest ranked city of comparable size. Green favours Zinder, red favours Katsina.
Measure	Zinder	Katsina	Difference
Safety score	65.3	45.3	+20.0 — better for Zinder
Homicide ratecity-measured where published, otherwise the national rate	4.4 /100k	16 /100k	−11 /100k — better for Zinder
Conflict deaths within 100 km	0	80	−80 — better for Zinder
Income inequality (Gini)	32.9	33.9	−1.0 — better for Zinder
Human development (HDI)	0.419	0.560	−0.141 — better for Katsina
Road deaths	25.5 /100k	20.7 /100k	+4.8 /100k — better for Katsina
Rule of law	41/100	40/100	+1/100 — better for Zinder
Corruption perceptions	31/100	26/100	+5/100 — better for Zinder
Air quality (PM2.5)	65.2 µg/m³	65.7 µg/m³	−0.5 µg/m³ — better for Zinder
Natural-hazard risk	7.8/10	7.2/10	+0.6/10 — better for Katsina

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 Katsina →

Nearby cities

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