Last verified: Sunday, 26. January 2020 at 07:22 AM
Last verified: Sunday, 26. January 2020 at 07:22 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Bolivia We advise caution when travelling to Bolivia. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Bolivia shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Bolivia), the Advisory Index is 2.3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Chile (2.5), Brazil (2.3), Paraguay (2.3), Peru with 2.2 and Argentina with 1.6 (of 5).
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Bolivia.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Bolivia from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.7 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in Bolivia due to civil unrest. Country Summary: Demonstrations, strikes, and roadblocks can occur at any time in Bolivia. Demonstrations can result in violence. Roadblocks and strikes have cut off traffic and restricted the flow of goods and services around the country. Domestic and international flights may be delayed or unexpectedly ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in Bolivia due to civil unrest and violent crime.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
High degree of caution
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/bolivia/
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Till följd av det politiska läget förekommer det våldsamma demonstrationer och vägspärrar. Säkerhetsläget är dåligt och vi uppmanar alla att iaktta särskild försiktighet.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Bolivia. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 3.2 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Bolivia to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -3.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 3.3 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government decreased their existing warning for Bolivia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 3.5 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government decreased their existing warning for Bolivia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 3.8 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government decreased their existing warning for Bolivia to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 4.0 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Bolivia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 4.2 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government decreased their existing warning for Bolivia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 4.0 to 4.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government increased their existing warning for Bolivia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 3.8 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Bolivia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 3.2 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government increased their existing warning for Bolivia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Bolivia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The Australian government issued a new warning for Bolivia with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Bolivia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 2.6 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Bolivia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 2.4 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government increased their existing warning for Bolivia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 2.2 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Bolivia to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bolivia changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Bolivia with a rating of 2.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Bolivia with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Bolivia with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Bolivia with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Bolivia with a rating of 3.0.
Bolivia with its capital Sucre is a country in South America (South America), slightly less than three times the size of Montana (1,098,580 km²). The country is located Central South America, southwest of Brazil. The climate can be described as varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid. The landscape is rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin. With a population of about 9.25 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Sucre |
| Population | about 9.25 million |
| Size | 1.098.580 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than three times the size of Montana |
| Common languages | Aymara, Spanish, Quechua |
| Currency | Boliviano (short: BOB) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220/230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 1900 |
| International phone prefix | +591 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .bo |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | BO |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | BOL |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 68 |
These are problems Bolivia is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Bolivia. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Bolivia.
Export products
Import products
Bolivia is currently rated at 2,7 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Bolivia.
Visiting the country Bolivia is usually fine. The score is at 2,7 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Bolivia.
Bolivia has a size of 1,098,580 km² or 424,164 mi² which is slightly less than three times the size of Montana.
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2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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