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 Portugal We advise caution when travelling to Portugal. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Portugal shares a land border with Spain. For these two countries, the Advisory Index is 2.9.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Portugal. 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 Portugal.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Portugal.
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 Portugal 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.
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: 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 Portugal. Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Portugal.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Det allmänna säkerhetsläget är gott. Se upp för ficktjuvar och väsktjuvar. Skogsbränder är vanliga på somrarna.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Portugal. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Portugal changed from 3.5 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Portugal to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Portugal changed from 4.0 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government decreased their existing warning for Portugal to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for Portugal changed from 3.9 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Portugal to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Portugal changed from 3.4 to 3.9. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Portugal to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Portugal changed from 3.6 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government decreased their existing warning for Portugal to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Portugal changed from 3.3 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Portugal with a rating of 5.0.
The total rating for Portugal changed from 3.2 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Portugal with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Portugal changed from 2.8 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Portugal to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Portugal to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Portugal changed from 2.4 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Portugal to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Portugal changed from 1.8 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Portugal to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The Australian government issued a new warning for Portugal with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Portugal changed from 1.5 to 1.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Portugal to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Portugal changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Portugal with a rating of 1.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Portugal with a rating of 2.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Portugal with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Portugal with a rating of 1.0.
Portugal with its capital Lisbon is a country in Europe (Southern Europe), slightly smaller than Indiana (92,391 km²). The country is located Southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain. The climate can be described as maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south. The landscape is mountainous north of the Tagus River, rolling plains in south. With a population of about 10.68 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Lisbon |
| Population | about 10.68 million |
| Size | 92.391 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Indiana |
| Common languages | Portuguese |
| Currency | Euro (short: EUR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800/3G |
| International phone prefix | +351 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .pt |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | PT |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | PRT |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 620 |
These are problems Portugal 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 Portugal. 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 Portugal.
Export products
Import products
Portugal is currently rated at 2,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Portugal.
Visiting the country Portugal 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 Portugal.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Portugal. 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 Portugal.
Portugal has a size of 92,391 km² or 35,672 mi² which is slightly smaller than Indiana.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Portugal 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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