Last verified: Wednesday, 8. July 2020 at 07:23 AM
Last verified: Wednesday, 8. July 2020 at 07:23 AM
Advertising
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 3.3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Tanzania (3.3), Zambia with 3.2 and Mozambique with 3.2 (of 5).
There are currently 1,877 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 24 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 3.4 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Global Health Advisory: Do Not Travel. Avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. Exercise increased caution in Malawi due to civil unrest. Scheduled political demonstrations have recently occurred in several cities and towns in Malawi. On occasion, acts of vandalism and looting have accompanied these demonstrations, and police ...
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: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/malawi/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Malawi has declared a state of disaster in response to COVID-19. The national lockdown, scheduled to begin on 18 April, has been blocked by an injunction by the High Court. Follow the advice of local authorities as the situation is likely to change at short notice. All scheduled international flights are cancelled. Land borders are closed except for cargo and ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/malawi
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 3.2 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 3,4 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 3,4 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 1,877 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 24 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.
If you want to embed Malawi travel warning information into your website or application, check out these tools.
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.
Tanzania (3.3)
Zambia (3.2)
Mozambique (3.2)
Maldives (Asia)
Mauritius (Africa)
Mexico (North America)
Malaysia (Asia)