Last verified: Sunday, 24. September 2023 at 07:48 AM
Last verified: Sunday, 24. September 2023 at 07:48 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Malawi We advise caution when travelling to Malawi. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Malawi shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Malawi), the Advisory Index is 3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Zambia (3), Tanzania with 3 and Mozambique with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Malawi. 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 Malawi.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Malawi.
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 Malawi 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: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
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 Malawi due to crime. Crime, such as theft, burglary, armed robbery, assault, and carjacking is common. The capabilities of the Malawi Police Service are growing, but its resources and abilities to deter and investigate crimes, assist victims, and apprehend criminals are limited. Read ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Det pågår inga oroligheter i Malawi för tillfället och det politiska läget har stabiliserats. Man ska ändå vara på sin vakt.
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 Malawi. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Malawi changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Malawi to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malawi changed from 4.4 to 4.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Malawi to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malawi changed from 3.4 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Malawi to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Malawi changed from 3.2 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Malawi to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malawi changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Malawi to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malawi changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Malawi to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malawi changed from 2.5 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Malawi with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Malawi changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Malawi with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Malawi with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Malawi with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Malawi with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Malawi changed from 2.4 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Malawi to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malawi changed from 2.0 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Malawi to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Malawi changed from 1.5 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Maltese government increased their existing warning for Malawi to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +2.0).
Malawi with its capital Lilongwe is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa), slightly smaller than Pennsylvania (118,480 km²). The country is located Southern Africa, east of Zambia, west and north of Mozambique. The climate can be described as sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November). The landscape is narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains. With a population of about 13.93 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Lilongwe |
| Population | about 13.93 million |
| Size | 118.480 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
| Common languages | Nyanja, Swahili |
| Currency | Kwacha (short: MWK) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +265 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .mw |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | MW |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | MWI |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 454 |
These are problems Malawi 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 Malawi. 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 Malawi.
Export products
Import products
Malawi is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Malawi.
Visiting the country Malawi 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 Malawi.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Malawi. 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 Malawi.
Malawi has a size of 118,480 km² or 45,745 mi² which is slightly smaller than Pennsylvania.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Malawi and bordering countries.
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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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