Last verified: Wednesday, 8. July 2020 at 07:23 AM
Last verified: Wednesday, 8. July 2020 at 07:23 AM
Advertising
We advise caution when travelling to El Salvador We advise caution when travelling to El Salvador. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
There are currently 8,307 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in El Salvador. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently 229 officially reported deaths related to this disease in El Salvador.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for El Salvador.
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 El Salvador from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.3 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 when traveling to El Salvador due to crime. Country Summary: Violent crime, such as murder, assault, rape, and armed robbery, is common. Gang activity, such as extortion, violent street crime, and narcotics and arms trafficking, ...
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Våldsamma brott är allmänna. Det är riskabelt att röra sig utomhus ensam eller på natten.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Vi fraråder alle ikke-nødvendige rejser til Sverige, fordi Sverige ikke opfylder kriterierne for lave smittetal i den nye model for rejsevejledningerne inden for EU og Schengenområdet. Regionerne Blekinge, Kronoberg og Västerbotten er undtaget, fordi regionerne opfylder kriterierne. Du kan læse mere hos Statens Serum Institut. Hvis du rejser til Blekinge, ...
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/sverige/
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of El Salvador.
Issued by: Danish government
Coverage: Hele landet undtagen rejser til Blekinge, Kronoberg og Västerbotten, ophold i egen ødegård eller lignende og transitrejser.
Info: Risiciene er så alvorlige, at du bør have særlige grunde til at besøge området/landet. Vigtige forretningsrejser og presserende familiebegivenheder kan få rejsende til at vurdere, at et besøg er nødvendigt.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
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/el-salvador/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Commercial flights leaving El Salvador have mostly been suspended, but unscheduled flights may become available at short notice, including with United Airlines. Follow the Australian Embassy in Mexico on social media for regular updates on departure options. Book directly with the airlines and arrive at the airport early on the day of the flight. If you are departing ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/americas/el-salvador
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of El Salvador. Most recent events first.
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 3.4 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government decreased their existing warning for El Salvador to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 3.7 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for El Salvador to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 3.4 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for El Salvador to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 3.3 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for El Salvador to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 3.1 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for El Salvador to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 2.8 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for El Salvador with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government increased their existing warning for El Salvador to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 2.7 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for El Salvador to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 2.5 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for El Salvador to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 2.8 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for El Salvador to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 0.0 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government issued a new warning for El Salvador with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for El Salvador changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for El Salvador with a rating of 4.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for El Salvador with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for El Salvador with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for El Salvador with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for El Salvador with a rating of 3.0.
El Salvador with its capital San Salvador is a country in North America (Central America), slightly smaller than Massachusetts (21,040 km²). The country is located Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras. The climate can be described as tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands. The landscape is mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau. With a population of about 7.07 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | San Salvador |
| Population | about 7.07 million |
| Size | 21.040 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Massachusetts |
| Common languages | Spanish |
| Currency | Dollar (short: USD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 115V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 850/900/1900 |
| International phone prefix | +503 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .sv |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | SV |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | SLV |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 222 |
These are problems El Salvador 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 El Salvador. 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 El Salvador.
Export products
Import products
El Salvador is currently rated at 3,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to El Salvador.
Visiting the country El Salvador is usually fine. The score is at 3,3 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 El Salvador.
There are currently 8,307 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in El Salvador. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 229 officially reported deaths related to this disease in El Salvador.
El Salvador has a size of 21,040 km² or 8,124 mi² which is slightly smaller than Massachusetts.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for El Salvador and bordering countries.
If you want to embed El Salvador travel warning information into your website or application, check out these tools.
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.
Honduras (3.7)
Guatemala (3.3)
Sao Tome and Principe (Africa)
Suriname (South America)
Syria (Asia)
Swaziland (Africa)