Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Malaysia We advise caution when travelling to Malaysia. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Malaysia shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Malaysia), the Advisory Index is 3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Indonesia (3.4), Brunei with 3 and Thailand with 2.7 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Malaysia. 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 Malaysia.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Malaysia.
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 Malaysia from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.8 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 Malaysia (level 1 of 4).
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Malaysia.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: 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: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Malaysia.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid non-essential travel to coastal areas of eastern Sabah (from Kudat to Tawau, including Sandakan, Lahad Datu, Kunak and Semporna, including the offshore islands and dive sites) due to the risk of kidnapping (level 3 of 4).
Danger level: 1 - 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 normal precautions in Malaysia. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Exercise Increased Caution in: The eastern area of Sabah State due to kidnapping. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Malaysia.
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 - Undvik demonstrationer. Undvik onödiga resor på östkusten och öarna i Sabah på grund av kidnappningsrisken.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Malaysia.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Sabah
Info: Undvik icke nödvändiga resor
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Malaysia. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 3.3 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 3.0 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 2.9 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 2.6 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The Finnish government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 2.4 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 2.2 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 2.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 3.0.
Malaysia with its capital Kuala Lumpur is a country in Asia (South-Eastern Asia), slightly larger than New Mexico (329,750 km²). The country is located Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam. The climate can be described as tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons. The landscape is coastal plains rising to hills and mountains. With a population of about 25.26 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur |
| Population | about 25.26 million |
| Size | 329.750 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than New Mexico |
| Common languages | English, Malayalam, Malay, Panjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Chinese |
| Currency | Ringgit (short: MYR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800/3G |
| International phone prefix | +60 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .my |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | MY |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | MYS |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 458 |
These are problems Malaysia 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 Malaysia. 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 Malaysia.
Export products
Import products
Malaysia is currently rated at 2,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Malaysia.
Visiting the country Malaysia is usually fine. The score is at 2,8 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 6 individual sources for Malaysia.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Malaysia. 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 Malaysia.
Malaysia has a size of 329,750 km² or 127,317 mi² which is slightly larger than New Mexico.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Malaysia 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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