Last verified: Monday, 3. October 2022 at 07:19 AM
Last verified: Monday, 3. October 2022 at 07:19 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Ghana We advise caution when travelling to Ghana. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Ghana shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Ghana), the Advisory Index is 3.4 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Burkina Faso (4.1), Ivory Coast with 3.7 and Togo with 2.3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Ghana. 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 Ghana.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Ghana.
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 Ghana 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.
Exercise increased caution around Bawku, Brong Ahafo, Cheriponi, Tamale municipality, Yendi district and the area around Bimbilla due to the potential for violent conflict. We advise New Zealanders to exercise increased caution elsewhere in Ghana (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Last Update: Reissued with updates on health information. Exercise increased caution in Ghana due to crime. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Exercise increased caution in: Parts of the Bono East, Bono, Savannah, Northern, North East, and Upper East regions due to civil unrest. Country summary: Violent crimes, such ...
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.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Ghana. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Ghana changed from 3.6 to 4.2. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Ghana to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Ghana changed from 3.4 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Ghana to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ghana changed from 3.0 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Ghana to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Ghana to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ghana changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Ghana with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Ghana changed from 2.5 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Ghana to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ghana changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Ghana with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Ghana with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Ghana with a rating of 3.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Ghana with a rating of 3.0.
Ghana with its capital Accra is a country in Africa (Western Africa), slightly smaller than Oregon (239,460 km²). The country is located Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo. The climate can be described as tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north. The landscape is mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area. With a population of about 23.38 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Accra |
| Population | about 23.38 million |
| Size | 239.460 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Oregon |
| Common languages | Akan, Ewe, English, Twi |
| Currency | Cedi (short: GHC) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +233 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .gh |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | GH |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | GHA |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 288 |
These are problems Ghana 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 Ghana. 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 Ghana.
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Ghana is currently rated at 3,4 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Ghana.
Visiting the country Ghana 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 5 individual sources for Ghana.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Ghana. 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 Ghana.
Ghana has a size of 239,460 km² or 92,456 mi² which is slightly smaller than Oregon.
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).
Affects country ratings.
Burkina Faso (4.1)
Ivory Coast (3.7)
Togo (2.3)
Guernsey (Europe)
French Guiana (South America)
Gibraltar (Europe)
Greenland (North America)