Safety

Safest Countries in Africa 2025

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Global Peace Index (GPI) 2023 (1-5)

1.4

1.6

1.8

2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3

3.2

3.4

5 Safest Countries in the World

1.546

1.762

1.799

1.827

Country
Global Peace Index (GPI) 2023 (1-5)
Mauritius Flag
Mauritius1.546
Botswana Flag
Botswana1.762
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra Leone1.792
Ghana Flag
Ghana1.799
Senegal Flag
Senegal1.827
Madagascar Flag
Madagascar1.846
Namibia Flag
Namibia1.859
Gambia Flag
Gambia1.888
Zambia Flag
Zambia1.898
Liberia Flag
Liberia1.946
Malawi Flag
Malawi1.970
Tunisia Flag
Tunisia2.010
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial Guinea2.013
Angola Flag
Angola2.020
Morocco Flag
Morocco2.020
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-Bissau2.045
Rwanda Flag
Rwanda2.051
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory Coast2.053
Tanzania Flag
Tanzania2.058
Gabon Flag
Gabon2.068
Algeria Flag
Algeria2.094
Togo Flag
Togo2.130
Eswatini Flag
Eswatini2.168
Benin Flag
Benin2.177
Lesotho Flag
Lesotho2.191
Djibouti Flag
Djibouti2.196
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the Congo2.210
Mauritania Flag
Mauritania2.228
Kenya Flag
Kenya2.254
Mozambique Flag
Mozambique2.259
Egypt Flag
Egypt2.267
Uganda Flag
Uganda2.300
Zimbabwe Flag
Zimbabwe2.300
Guinea Flag
Guinea2.359
Burundi Flag
Burundi2.393
South Africa Flag
South Africa2.405
Eritrea Flag
Eritrea2.505
Libya Flag
Libya2.605
Niger Flag
Niger2.625
Cameroon Flag
Cameroon2.660
Chad Flag
Chad2.699
Nigeria Flag
Nigeria2.713
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina Faso2.868
Ethiopia Flag
Ethiopia2.872
Central African Republic Flag
Central African Republic2.934
Mali Flag
Mali2.963
Sudan Flag
Sudan3.023
Somalia Flag
Somalia3.036
DR Congo Flag
DR Congo3.214
South Sudan Flag
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.