Last verified: Thursday, 12. December 2019 at 07:22 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 12. December 2019 at 07:22 AM
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Travelling Ghana is (relatively) safe Travelling Ghana is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 4 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 2.8 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Burkina Faso (3.6), Ivory Coast with 2.6 and Togo with 2.3 (of 5).
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 2.5 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise normal safety and security precautions elsewhere in Ghana.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Ghana.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Exercise increased caution around Bawku, Brong Ahafo, Cheriponi, Tamale municipality, Yendi district and the area around Bimbilla due to the potential for violent conflict.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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/ghana/
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Når du rejser i Ghana, bør du til enhver tid være opmærksom på din personlige sikkerhed og være ekstra forsigtig pga. risikoen for kriminalitet og kidnapning. Der har i det første halvår af 2019, flere steder i Ghana, været sager med bortførelser - også af udlændinge. Vi fraråder alle ikke-nødvendige rejser til grænseområdet til Burkina Faso. ...
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/ghana/
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Ghana.
Issued by: Danish government
Coverage: Grænseområdet til Burkina Faso.
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.
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 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.
Environmental problems
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.
Export products
Import products
Ghana is currently rated at 2,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. Travelling Ghana is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Ghana.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 4 individual sources for 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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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 (3.6)
Ivory Coast (2.6)
Togo (2.3)
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