Guinea Bissau Relocation Index

How Guinea Bissau scores

No single factor is uniquely strong; base access is not at the very bottom. | Rule-of-law outcomes are mixed rather than uniformly absent.

• Peace and conflict safety46
• Immigrant safety53
• Visa accessibility51
• Residence permit realism45
• Labor market access52
• Healthcare41
• Civil rights61
• Discrimination safety58
• Status security40
• Infrastructure reliability46
• Cost of living sustainability58

Recent news impact

A short-term negative relocation signal appears around the 2026 referendum/transition security period, including a reported border closure announcement and heightened movement/gathering restrictions during the referendum day. The effect is likely time-limited but increases short-run uncertainty about entry/mobility and on-the-ground stability, without evidence in the provided materials of a broad, lasting clampdown or major policy overhaul beyond the specific transition/referendum context.

• Border Restriction

  French travel advisories report that transition authorities announced a border closure from midnight on 29 Aug 2026 and imposed nationwide restrictions on unauthorized vehicle movement during the referendum day, alongside heightened vigilance and a ban on gatherings/manifestations.

Sources

• Guinea-Bissau Country Climate and Development Report (Fragility/Conflict/Violence drivers; institutional fragility and security-sector interference)World Bank
• Progress made with regard to the stabilization and restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau : report of the Secretary-GeneralUnited Nations (UN Digital Library)
• UN Peace and Security Council communiqué condemning seizure of power (unconstitutional change of government)African Union Peace and Security Department
• Guinea-Bissau (WHO) Country profile / health system strengthening and access contextWorld Health Organization (WHO)
• Guinea-Bissau Health Emergency Dashboard (health preparedness capacity context)WHO SPH (Health Security and Emergency Preparedness) Portal
• HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH report on judicial and rule-of-law capacity constraints (due process and institutional under-resourcing)Human Rights Watch
• World Bank Guinea-Bissau Human Capital Review (healthcare access and service quality priorities)World Bank
• German Federal Foreign Office travel and safety guidance for Guinea-Bissau (entry/visa guidance for visitors)Auswärtiges Amt (Germany) - Federal Foreign Office