Safest Countries in Africa 2025

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Country
Global Peace Index (GPI) 2023 (1-5)
Mauritius1.546
Botswana1.762
Sierra Leone1.792
Ghana1.799
Senegal1.827
Madagascar1.846
Namibia1.859
Gambia1.888
Zambia1.898
Liberia1.946
Malawi1.970
Tunisia2.010
Equatorial Guinea2.013
Angola2.020
Morocco2.020
Guinea Bissau2.045
Rwanda2.051
Ivory Coast2.053
Tanzania2.058
Gabon2.068
Algeria2.094
Togo2.130
Eswatini2.168
Benin2.177
Lesotho2.191
Djibouti2.196
Republic of the Congo2.210
Mauritania2.228
Kenya2.254
Mozambique2.259
Egypt2.267
Uganda2.300
Zimbabwe2.300
Guinea2.359
Burundi2.393
South Africa2.405
Eritrea2.505
Libya2.605
Niger2.625
Cameroon2.660
Chad2.699
Nigeria2.713
Burkina Faso2.868
Ethiopia2.872
Central African Republic2.934
Mali2.963
Sudan3.023
Somalia3.036
DR Congo3.214
South Sudan3.221
Total2.287

Lower Global Peace Index scores are preferable to high scores. Conversely, higher scores indicate greater safety in the TravelSafe Abroad Index.