🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Guinea-Bissau has an estimated 471 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 2 a day, 27.5 per 100,000 people (significantly higher than the global average, rank #19 of 195). 0 accident reports from Guinea-Bissau were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 117. Traffic drives on the right.
Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,080,000. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast.
- Capital
- Bissau
- Population
- 1,861,283 (2017)
- Area
- 36,125 km²
- Calling code
- +245
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Currency
- Guinea-Bissau peso, West African CFA franc
- Continent
- Africa
- Emergency number
- 117
- Road deaths / 100k
- 27.5
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-10
Guinea-Bissau Accident News — Last 24 Hours
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Guinea-Bissau — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Guinea-Bissau over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Guinea-Bissau
In Guinea-Bissau, dial 117. From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
Guinea-Bissau on this site
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Road Safety in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau has an estimated road traffic death rate of 27.5 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the global average. With a population of roughly 2,200,000, that translates to about 605 deaths every year — 2 every single day.
Globally it ranks #19 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Africa road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Guinea-Bissau — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 5%.
Guinea-Bissau vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 27.5 | 605 | 471 |
| Gambia | 27.1 | 732 | 570 |
| Senegal | 23.4 | 4,165 | 3,243 |
| Sierra Leone | 29.9 | 2,631 | 2,049 |
| Guinea | 28.2 | 4,004 | 3,118 |