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 Laos is (relatively) safe Travelling Laos is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 4 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 2 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: China (2.4), Myanmar (2.4), Thailand (2.1), Cambodia with 2 and Vietnam with 1.8 (of 5).
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 1.5 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 Laos.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Laos.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid non-essential travel to Xaisomboun Province due to the potential of violent incidents, and the Attapeu Province where recovery efforts are ongoing since recent flooding of the hydroelectric dam. Travel to certain parts of the Xaisomboun Province requires a permit from Lao authorities. There has been a number of violent incidents in the Xaisomboun Province in recent years, including shooting attacks and the detonation of improvised explosive devices. These have resulted in a number of deaths and injuries, including of civilians.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise normal precautions in Laos. 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, Xieng Khouang, Saravane, Khammouane, Sekong, Champassak, Houaphan, Attapeu, ...
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Normal precautions
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/laos/
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 -
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Laos.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Xieng Khouang
Info: Iaktta särskild försiktighet
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 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.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Laos. 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 Laos.
Export products
Import products
Laos is currently rated at 1,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. Travelling Laos is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Laos.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 4 individual sources for Laos.
Laos has a size of 236,800 km² or 91,429 mi² which is slightly larger than Utah.
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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.
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