Safest Countries in Africa (2026)
May 20, 2026 — Rankings updated daily from 40+ data sources
African countries ranked by safety score. Discover which African nations are safest for travelers.
1 Seychelles 9.1 2 Mauritius 8.1 3 Cabo Verde 8.0 4 Botswana 7.8 5 Sao Tome and Principe 7.8 6 Namibia 7.7 7 Gambia 7.2 8 Lesotho 7.0 9 Senegal 6.9 10 Tanzania 6.9 11 Tunisia 6.8 12 South Africa 6.8 13 Zambia 6.7 14 Malawi 6.6 15 Benin 6.6 16 Ghana 6.5 17 Morocco 6.5 18 Sierra Leone 6.3 19 Kenya 6.3 20 Rwanda 6.2 21 Gabon 6.0 22 Angola 5.7 23 Djibouti 5.6 24 Algeria 5.5 25 Liberia 5.4 26 Egypt 5.4 27 Cote d'Ivoire 5.3 28 Burkina Faso 5.2 29 Ethiopia 4.9 30 Mozambique 4.8 31 Nigeria 4.1 32 Eswatini 4.0 33 Uganda 3.9 34 Togo 3.8 35 Congo 3.5 36 Zimbabwe 3.4 37 Comoros 3.4 38 Guinea-Bissau 3.3 39 Madagascar 3.0 40 Mauritania 2.6 41 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.5 42 Mali 2.4 43 Guinea 2.4 44 Niger 2.4 45 Cameroon 2.2 46 Sudan 2.1 47 Somalia 2.1 48 Burundi 2.1 49 Libya 2.0 50 Central African Republic 2.0 51 South Sudan 2.0 52 Eritrea 1.9 53 Equatorial Guinea 1.6 54 Chad 1.2