Last verified: Thursday, 8. June 2023 at 08:19 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 8. June 2023 at 08:19 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Laos We advise caution when travelling to Laos. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Laos shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Laos), the Advisory Index is 3.2 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Myanmar (4.6), China (3.4), Cambodia (2.8), Thailand with 2.7 and Vietnam with 2.7 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Laos. 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 Laos.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Laos.
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 Laos from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel to Xaisomboun Province due to the potential of violent incidents, such as shooting attacks (level 3 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 to health information. Exercise increased caution to Laos due to civil unrest. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Reconsider travel to: Xaisomboun Province due to civil unrest. Exercise increased caution in: Remote areas along the border with Burma due to crime. Areas of Savannakhet, ...
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: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Det allmänna säkerhetsläget är gott. Var försiktig i trafiken. Bekanta dig med säkerhetsarrangemangen på kryssningsfartyg. Följ väderprognoser och förbered dig på omväxlande väder.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Laos. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Laos changed from 3.0 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Laos to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Laos changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Laos to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Laos changed from 2.6 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Laos to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Laos changed from 2.0 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Laos to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Laos changed from 1.5 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Laos with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Laos changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Laos with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Laos with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Laos with a rating of 1.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Laos with a rating of 2.0.
Laos with its capital Vientiane is a country in Asia (South-Eastern Asia), slightly larger than Utah (236,800 km²). The country is located Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam. The climate can be described as tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April). The landscape is mostly rugged mountains; some plains and plateaus. With a population of about 6.68 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Vientiane |
| Population | about 6.68 million |
| Size | 236.800 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than Utah |
| Common languages | English, French, Lao |
| Currency | Kip (short: LAK) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +856 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .la |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | LA |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | LAO |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 418 |
These are problems Laos 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 Laos. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
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These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Laos.
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Laos is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Laos.
Visiting the country Laos is usually fine. The score is at 3,0 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 Laos.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Laos. 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 Laos.
Laos has a size of 236,800 km² or 91,429 mi² which is slightly larger than Utah.
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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.
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