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Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM

Malawi Travel Advisory

Warning Level Icon We advise caution when travelling to Malawi

Local Situation: 3.0 / 5

We advise caution when travelling to Malawi. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 3.0 / 5

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: Mozambique (3), Zambia with 3 and Tanzania with 3 (of 5).

Current informationen on Covid-19 in 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.

Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu

Advice scoring history for Malawi

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.

Rating Details (single travel warnings)

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.

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: New Zealand

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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.

Source: https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/malawi

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: United States

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Reissued with updates to civil unrest information. Exercise increased caution in Malawi due to crime and civil unrest. Country Summary: Violent 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, ...

Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/malawi-travel-advisory.html

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: Finland

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Iaktta normal försiktighet -

Source: https://um.fi/resemeddelande/-/c/MW

Warning Level Icon Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution.

This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.

Advisory issued by: Canada

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The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.

Source: https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/malawi

Individual rating changes for Malawi

This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Malawi. Most recent events first.

Changes from June 11th 2022

The total rating for Malawi changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:

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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).

Changes from December 7th 2021

The total rating for Malawi changed from 4.4 to 4.6. Here are the influencing details:

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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).

Changes from August 7th 2020

The total rating for Malawi changed from 3.4 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:

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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).

Changes from March 22nd 2020

The total rating for Malawi changed from 3.2 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:

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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).

Changes from March 18th 2020

The total rating for Malawi changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:

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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).

Changes from March 17th 2020

The total rating for Malawi changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:

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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).

Changes from March 16th 2020

The total rating for Malawi changed from 2.5 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:

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The Australian government issued a new warning for Malawi with a rating of 4.0.

Changes from September 25th 2019

The total rating for Malawi changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:

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The United States government issued a new warning for Malawi with a rating of 2.0.

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The Canadian government issued a new warning for Malawi with a rating of 3.0.

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The Irish government issued a new warning for Malawi with a rating of 3.0.

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The Finnish government issued a new warning for Malawi with a rating of 2.0.

Changes from August 23rd 2019

The total rating for Malawi changed from 2.4 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:

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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).

Changes from August 22nd 2019

The total rating for Malawi changed from 2.0 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:

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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).

Changes from March 23rd 2019

The total rating for Malawi changed from 1.5 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:

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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).

About Malawi

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.

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Basic Statistics and Facts

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

Environmental problems and natural hazzards

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

  • deforestation
  • industrial wastes
  • land degradation
  • sewage
  • siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations
  • water pollution from agricultural runoff

Natural hazzards

  • droughts
  • earthquakes
  • flooding

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Malawi. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

  1. cement
  2. consumer goods
  3. sawmill products
  4. sugar
  5. tea
  6. tobacco

Agriculture products

  1. cassava
  2. cattle
  3. coffee
  4. corn
  5. cotton
  6. goats
  7. groundnuts
  8. macadamia nuts
  9. manioc
  10. potatoes

Malawian Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Malawi.

Export products

  1. coffee
  2. cotton (2%)
  3. dried legumes (8.8%)
  4. peanuts
  5. soy
  6. sugar (6.7%)
  7. tea (5.7%)
  8. tobacco

Import products

  1. consumer goods
  2. food
  3. petroleum products
  4. semi-manufactures
  5. transportation equipment

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for Malawi?

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.

Is it safe to travel Malawi in 2024?

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.

How many travel advisories do you know for Malawi?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Malawi.

What is the current Corona virus situation in 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.

What is the size of Malawi?

Malawi has a size of 118,480 km² or 45,745 mi² which is slightly smaller than Pennsylvania.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.