Last verified: Tuesday, 16. April 2024 at 08:26 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 16. April 2024 at 08:26 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Namibia We advise caution when travelling to Namibia. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Namibia shares a land border with 4 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Namibia), the Advisory Index is 3.1 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: South Africa (3.4), Angola (3), Botswana with 3 and Zambia with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Namibia. 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 Namibia.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Namibia.
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 Namibia 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.
Last Update: Reissued with updates to crime. Exercise increased caution in Namibia due to crime. Country Summary: Petty crime, such as pickpocketing, purse snatching, and "smash-and-grab" attacks on vehicles, is increasingly common, and these can violently escalate into robberies and muggings. There is a higher risk of crime in the central business ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - I många hänseenden är Namibia ett tryggt land, men brottsligheten är på väg upp. Iaktta allmän försiktighet, speciellt i trafiken. Kontrollera behov av vaccination.
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 Namibia. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Namibia changed from 4.4 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government decreased their existing warning for Namibia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for Namibia changed from 3.2 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Namibia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +4.0).
The total rating for Namibia changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Namibia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Namibia changed from 2.2 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Namibia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Namibia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Namibia changed from 1.8 to 2.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Namibia with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Namibia changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Namibia with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Namibia with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Namibia with a rating of 1.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Namibia with a rating of 2.0.
Namibia with its capital Windhoek is a country in Africa (Southern Africa), slightly more than half the size of Alaska (825,418 km²). The country is located Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa. The climate can be described as desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic. The landscape is mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east. With a population of about 2.06 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Windhoek |
| Population | about 2.06 million |
| Size | 825.418 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly more than half the size of Alaska |
| Common languages | Afrikaans, German, English, Herero, Nauru |
| Currency | Dollar (short: NAD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +264 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .na |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | NA |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | NAM |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 516 |
These are problems Namibia 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 Namibia. 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 Namibia.
Export products
Import products
Namibia is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Namibia.
Visiting the country Namibia 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 Namibia.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Namibia. 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 Namibia.
Namibia has a size of 825,418 km² or 318,696 mi² which is slightly more than half the size of Alaska.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Namibia 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)
Angola (3.0)
Botswana (3.0)
Zambia (3.0)
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