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 Mozambique We advise caution when travelling to Mozambique. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Mozambique shares a land border with 6 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Mozambique), the Advisory Index is 3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: South Africa (3.4), Zimbabwe (3.2), Malawi (3), Tanzania (3), Zambia with 3 and Swaziland with 2.7 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Mozambique. 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 Mozambique.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Mozambique.
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 Mozambique 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: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel to the districts of Mueda, Nangade, Palma, Mocimboa da Praia, Muidumbe, Meluco, Macomia, Quissanga and Ibo in Cabo Delgado province, including the islands off the coast, due to ongoing violent clashes and terrorism (level 4 of 4). Do not travel to the districts of Erati and Memba in Nampula province due to ongoing violent clashes and terrorism (level 4 of 4).
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 Mozambique due to health issues, crime and terrorism. Some areas have greater risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel To: Certain districts in Cabo Delgado Province due to terrorism. Reconsider Travel To: Pemba, the provincial capital of Cabo Delgado, ...
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: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Mosambik: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/mosambiksicherheit/221782
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Iaktta allmän försiktighet i hela Moçambique. Provinsen Cabo Delgado och distrikten i provinserna Niassa och Nampula intill Cabo Delgado: undvik onödiga resor. Rör inte dig i mörker och undvik demonstrationer. En täckande reseförsäkring rekommenderas.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Mozambique.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Cabo Delgado
Info: Undvik icke nödvändiga resor
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Mozambique. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Mozambique changed from 3.7 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Mozambique to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Mozambique changed from 3.2 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Mozambique to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Mozambique changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Mozambique to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Mozambique changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Mozambique to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Mozambique changed from 2.5 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Mozambique to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Mozambique to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Mozambique changed from 2.2 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Mozambique with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Mozambique changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Mozambique with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Mozambique with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Mozambique with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Mozambique with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Mozambique with a rating of 3.0.
Mozambique with its capital Maputo is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa), slightly less than twice the size of California (801,590 km²). The country is located Southeastern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between South Africa and Tanzania. The climate can be described as tropical to subtropical. The landscape is mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in northwest, mountains in west. With a population of about 21.28 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Maputo |
| Population | about 21.28 million |
| Size | 801.590 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than twice the size of California |
| Common languages | Portuguese |
| Currency | Meticail (short: MZN) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +258 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .mz |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | MZ |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | MOZ |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 508 |
These are problems Mozambique 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 Mozambique. 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 Mozambique.
Export products
Import products
Mozambique is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Mozambique.
Visiting the country Mozambique 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 6 individual sources for Mozambique.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Mozambique. 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 Mozambique.
Mozambique has a size of 801,590 km² or 309,496 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of California.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Mozambique 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.
South Africa (3.4)
Zimbabwe (3.2)
Malawi (3.0)
Tanzania (3.0)
Zambia (3.0)
Swaziland (2.7)
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