Last verified: Wednesday, 8. July 2020 at 07:23 AM
Last verified: Wednesday, 8. July 2020 at 07:23 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Ecuador We advise caution when travelling to Ecuador. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
There are currently 63,245 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Ecuador. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently 4,873 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Ecuador.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Ecuador.
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 Ecuador from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.4 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Global Health Advisory: Do Not Travel. Avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19 Exercise increased caution in Ecuador due to crime. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: Carchi, Sucumbíos, and the northern part of Esmeraldas provinces, including Esmeraldas city, due to crime. Read ...
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories).
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 politiska oroligheter kan det förekomma våldsamma demonstrationer. Säkerhetsläget är dåligt och vi uppmanar alla att iaktta särskild försiktighet. Undvik icke-nödvändiga resor till provinserna i närheten av gränsen mot Colombia.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/ecuador/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Ecuador has closed its borders and halted regular commercial flights, however return options via the USA can appear with little notice. If you're in Ecuador and wish to return to Australia, follow the Embassy in Santiago's social media for updates on flights or contact the Australian Embassy via the link in the Travel section. Non-essential movement ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/americas/ecuador
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Austrian Government advises again travelling Ecuador.
Source: https://www.bmeia.gv.at//reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/ecuador/
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Ecuador. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 3.2 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Ecuador with a rating of 5.0.
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Ecuador to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Ecuador to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 2.5 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Ecuador to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Ecuador to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 2.8 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government decreased their existing warning for Ecuador to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 3.0 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government decreased their existing warning for Ecuador to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 3.2 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Ecuador to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 2.8 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Ecuador with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government increased their existing warning for Ecuador to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 2.6 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Ecuador to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 2.4 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government increased their existing warning for Ecuador to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 2.2 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Ecuador to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Ecuador with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Ecuador with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Ecuador with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Ecuador with a rating of 2.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Ecuador with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Ecuador changed from 2.4 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Ecuador to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
Ecuador with its capital Quito is a country in South America (South America), slightly smaller than Nevada (283,560 km²). The country is located Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru. The climate can be described as tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands. The landscape is coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente). With a population of about 13.93 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Quito |
| Population | about 13.93 million |
| Size | 283.560 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Nevada |
| Common languages | Spanish |
| Currency | Dollar (short: USD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 120V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 1800 |
| International phone prefix | +593 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .ec |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | EC |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | ECU |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 218 |
These are problems Ecuador is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Ecuador. 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 Ecuador.
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Ecuador is currently rated at 3,4 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Ecuador.
Visiting the country Ecuador is usually fine. The score is at 3,4 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 7 individual sources for Ecuador.
There are currently 63,245 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Ecuador. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 4,873 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Ecuador.
Ecuador has a size of 283,560 km² or 109,483 mi² which is slightly smaller than Nevada.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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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).
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