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 Jordan We advise caution when travelling to Jordan. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Jordan shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Jordan), the Advisory Index is 4.1 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Syria (5), Iraq (4.8), Israel (4.2), Palestinian Territory with 4 and Saudi Arabia with 3.2 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Jordan. 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 Jordan.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Jordan.
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 Jordan from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.2 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel within 5km of the borders with Syria and Iraq, with the exception of the tourist site Umm Qais, due to military activity and the uncertain security situation. Jordanian authorities have increased security along the border with Syria and military activity has resulted in fatalities and injuries. (Level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise increased caution in Jordan due to terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Do not travel to: Within 3.5 km of the Jordanian border with Syria and east of the town of Ruwayshid in the direction of the border with Iraq due to terrorism and armed conflict. Designated Syrian refugee ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (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 - Jordaniens säkerhetsläge är relativt stabilt, men kan förändras plötsligt. Den spända relationen mellan Israel och Iran kan öka säkerhetsriskerna i stora delar av Mellanöstern. Konflikterna i Syrien och Irak har påverkat säkerhetsläget i Jordanien. Oroligheterna på Västbanken och i Gaza reflekteras också ofta i ...
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Jordan. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Jordan changed from 3.5 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Jordan to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Jordan changed from 3.3 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Jordan to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Jordan changed from 3.1 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Jordan to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Jordan changed from 2.9 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Jordan to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Jordan to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Jordan changed from 2.7 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Jordan with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Jordan changed from 2.5 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Jordan to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Jordan changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Jordan with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Jordan with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Jordan with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Jordan with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Jordan with a rating of 3.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Jordan with a rating of 3.0.
Jordan with its capital Amman is a country in Asia (Western Asia), slightly smaller than Indiana (92,300 km²). The country is located Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq. The climate can be described as mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April). The landscape is mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River. With a population of about 6.2 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Amman |
| Population | about 6.2 million |
| Size | 92.300 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Indiana |
| Common languages | Arabic, English |
| Currency | Dinar (short: JOD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +962 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .jo |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | JO |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | JOR |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 400 |
These are problems Jordan 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 Jordan. 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 Jordan.
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Import products
Jordan is currently rated at 3,2 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Jordan.
Visiting the country Jordan is usually fine. The score is at 3,2 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 6 individual sources for Jordan.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Jordan. 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 Jordan.
Jordan has a size of 92,300 km² or 35,637 mi² which is slightly smaller than Indiana.
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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.
Syria (5.0)
Iraq (4.8)
Israel (4.2)
Palestinian Territory (4.0)
Saudi Arabia (3.2)
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