Conakry vs Libreville

Libreville leads Conakry by 1 points on the TRAIL Index, 63 to 62. Conakry grades better on 2 measures, Libreville on 7; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Conakry 62, Libreville 63
• OECD: Conakry 50, Libreville 53
• UN Tourism: Conakry 67, Libreville 60
• UNDRR: Conakry 35, Libreville 43

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Conakry 88, Libreville 25
• Economy and jobs: Conakry 38, Libreville 13
• Climate and hazards: Conakry 40, Libreville 65
• Water and environment: Conakry 92, Libreville 100
• Community and housing: Conakry 100, Libreville 100
• Access and continuity: Conakry 25, Libreville 38

Where Conakry is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68 % average annual occupancy (Belgeo (Belgian Journal of Geography) - 'Hôtellerie haut de gamme à Conakry : une croissance sans effet d'entraînement sur la demande touristique' (Mamoudou Kouyaté & Serge Schmitz), 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Unemployment rate: 5.2 % of the labour force (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4.

Where Libreville is stronger

• Income per head: 18,986 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank / Trading Economics, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4.
• Country disaster risk: 3.5 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4.
• Green space: 94 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (region figure) (Global Forest Watch, Estuaire, Gabon Deforestation Rates & Statistics, 2020). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Wikipedia / Trans-Gabon Railway & Léon-Mba International Airport, 2024). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4.
• Government effectiveness: 28.3 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4.

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