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Last verified: Thursday, 8. June 2023 at 08:19 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Saudi Arabia We advise caution when travelling to Saudi Arabia. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Saudi Arabia shares a land border with 7 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Saudi Arabia), the Advisory Index is 3.6 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Yemen (5), Iraq (4.8), Jordan (3.3), United Arab Emirates (3.2), Kuwait (3.2), Oman with 3 and Qatar with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi Arabia.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Saudi Arabia.
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 Saudi Arabia from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.2 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 within 30 kilometres of the border with Yemen, including Najran and the southern and eastern areas of Jizan, due to the ongoing conflict in Yemen and the potential for cross-border missile attacks (level 4 of 4).
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 - Hot för terrorattacker finns. I söder i närheten av den jemenitiska gränsen bör man vara försiktig och undvika vistelse i avlägsna områden eller gränszonen. I den östliga provinsen Ash Sharqiyah förekommer det tidvis oroligheter, och det lönar sig att vara försiktig i hela regionen.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information. Reconsider travel to Saudi Arabia due to the threat of missile and drone attacks on civilian facilities. Exercise increased caution in Saudi Arabia due to terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to the following locations due to missile ...
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Saudi Arabia. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Saudi Arabia changed from 3.6 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Saudi Arabia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Saudi Arabia changed from 3.1 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Saudi Arabia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Saudi Arabia changed from 3.0 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Saudi Arabia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Saudi Arabia changed from 2.7 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Saudi Arabia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Saudi Arabia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Saudi Arabia changed from 2.6 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Saudi Arabia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Saudi Arabia changed from 2.4 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Saudi Arabia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Saudi Arabia changed from 2.6 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government decreased their existing warning for Saudi Arabia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Saudi Arabia changed from 2.5 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government issued a new warning for Saudi Arabia with a rating of 3.0.
The total rating for Saudi Arabia changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Saudi Arabia with a rating of 4.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Saudi Arabia with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Saudi Arabia with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Saudi Arabia with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Saudi Arabia with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Saudi Arabia with a rating of 2.0.
Saudi Arabia with its capital Riyadh is a country in Asia (Western Asia), slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US (1,960,582 km²). The country is located Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. The climate can be described as harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes. The landscape is mostly uninhabited, sandy desert. With a population of about 28.16 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Riyadh |
| Population | about 28.16 million |
| Size | 1.960.582 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US |
| Common languages | Arabic |
| Currency | Rial (short: SAR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 127/220V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/3G |
| International phone prefix | +966 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .sa |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | SA |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | SAU |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 682 |
These are problems Saudi Arabia is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Saudi Arabia. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
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These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia is currently rated at 3,2 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Saudi Arabia.
Visiting the country Saudi Arabia is usually fine. The score is at 3,2 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 Saudi Arabia.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has a size of 1,960,582 km² or 756,985 mi² which is slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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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.
Yemen (5.0)
Iraq (4.8)
Jordan (3.3)
United Arab Emirates (3.2)
Kuwait (3.2)
Oman (3.0)
Qatar (3.0)
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