Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Botswana We advise caution when travelling to Botswana. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.
Botswana shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Botswana), the Advisory Index is 3.2 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: South Africa (3.4), Zimbabwe with 3.2 and Namibia with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Botswana. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Botswana.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Botswana.
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 Botswana from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Updated to include information on crime. Exercise increased caution in Botswana due to crime. Country Summary: Crimes of opportunity, primarily the theft of money and personal property, are common in Botswana. Potentially violent crimes, such as home invasions, break-ins, “smash and grabs” from vehicles stopped at intersections and from ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Det politiska läget i Botswana är lugnt. Det allmänna säkerhetsläget är relativt gott men brottsligheten ökar. Undvik att röra dig ensam eller ute när det är mörkt. Normal vaksamhet är på sin plats.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Botswana. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Botswana changed from 4.4 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government decreased their existing warning for Botswana to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for Botswana changed from 3.2 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Botswana to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Botswana changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Botswana with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Botswana changed from 2.0 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Botswana to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Botswana to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Botswana changed from 1.3 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Botswana with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Botswana changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Botswana with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Botswana with a rating of 1.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Botswana with a rating of 1.0.
Botswana with its capital Gaborone is a country in Africa (Southern Africa), slightly smaller than Texas (600,370 km²). The country is located Southern Africa, north of South Africa. The climate can be described as semiarid; warm winters and hot summers. The landscape is predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest. With a population of about 1.84 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Gaborone |
| Population | about 1.84 million |
| Size | 600.370 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Texas |
| Common languages | English, Tswana |
| Currency | Pula (short: BWP) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +267 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .bw |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | BW |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | BWA |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 72 |
These are problems Botswana 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 Botswana. 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 Botswana.
Export products
Import products
Botswana is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Botswana.
Visiting the country Botswana is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 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 4 individual sources for Botswana.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Botswana. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Botswana.
Botswana has a size of 600,370 km² or 231,804 mi² which is slightly smaller than Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Botswana and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
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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