Banjul vs Conakry
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Banjul edges it, 36 to 33, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Banjul is stronger on healthcare, safety, visa ease; Conakry on air quality, internet. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
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- Air quality. Conakry leads on air quality, 54 to 39, against Banjul. PM2.5: 32.5 µg/m³ vs 25.6 µg/m³.
- Healthcare. Banjul leads on healthcare, 48 to 36, against Conakry. Health coverage index: 53 vs 43.
- Internet. Conakry leads on internet, 27 to 16, against Banjul. Measured download: 1.8 Mbps vs 4 Mbps.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, quality of life.
Pick Banjul if you want
- the safer country figures
- stronger healthcare
Pick Conakry if you want
- faster internet (4 Mbps measured)
- cleaner air
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Banjul | Conakry |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | no data |
| Safety | 52 ✓ | 41 |
| Healthcare | 48 ✓ | 36 |
| Internet | 16 | 27 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 42 ✓ | 32 |
| Getting there & around | 12 ✓ | 8 |
| Climate | 67 ✓ | 58 |
| Air quality | 39 | 54 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 16 ✓ | 11 |
Cost
| Metric | Banjul | Conakry |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Banjul | Conakry |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 7.9 ✓ | 8.5 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 66.2 ✓ | 52.8 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 53 ✓ | 43 |
| Life expectancy | 66.6 yrs ✓ | 62.6 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Banjul | Conakry |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 1.8 Mbps | 4 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 1.7 Mbps ✓ | 1.2 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Banjul | Conakry |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | visa on arrival ✓ | e-visa required |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days ✓ | e-visa required |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days ✓ | e-visa required |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Banjul | Conakry |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 16 | 18 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 ✓ | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 1 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Banjul | Conakry |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 8 ✓ | 7 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 32.5 µg/m³ | 25.6 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Banjul or Conakry?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Banjul or Conakry safer?
- Banjul scores higher on safety (52 vs 41), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Banjul or Conakry?
- Conakry: a measured median of 4 Mbps versus 1.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.