Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
Travelling South Korea is (relatively) safe Travelling South Korea is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.
South Korea shares a land border with North Korea. For these two countries, the Advisory Index is 3.4.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in South Korea. 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 South Korea.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for South Korea.
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 South Korea from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.3 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.
Exercise normal safety and security precautions in South Korea (level 1 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - I allmänhet är Sydkorea ett tryggt resmål. Situationen på Koreahalvön kan emellertid förändras snabbt. Följ medierna samt webbplatsen och de sociala medierna för Finlands ambassad i Seoul.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of South Korea. Most recent events first.
The total rating for South Korea changed from 3.4 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for South Korea with a rating of 3.0.
The total rating for South Korea changed from 3.3 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government removed their warning for South Korea with a previous rating of 0.0.
The total rating for South Korea changed from 3.0 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for South Korea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for South Korea changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for South Korea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for South Korea changed from 2.7 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for South Korea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for South Korea changed from 2.3 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government increased their existing warning for South Korea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for South Korea changed from 2.2 to 2.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for South Korea to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for South Korea to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for South Korea changed from 2.0 to 2.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government increased their existing warning for South Korea to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for South Korea changed from 1.8 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for South Korea to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for South Korea changed from 1.6 to 1.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for South Korea with a rating of 3.0.
The total rating for South Korea changed from 0.0 to 1.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government issued a new warning for South Korea with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for South Korea changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for South Korea with a rating of 1.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for South Korea with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for South Korea with a rating of 1.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for South Korea with a rating of 2.0.
South Korea with its capital Seoul is a country in Asia (Eastern Asia), slightly larger than Indiana (98,480 km²). The country is located Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. The climate can be described as temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter. The landscape is mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south. With a population of about 48.42 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Seoul |
| Population | about 48.42 million |
| Size | 98.480 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than Indiana |
| Common languages | English, Korean |
| Currency | Won (short: KRW) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 3G |
| International phone prefix | +82 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .kr |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | KR |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | KOR |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 410 |
These are problems South Korea 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 South Korea. 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 South Korea.
Export products
Import products
South Korea is currently rated at 2,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. Travelling South Korea is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to South Korea.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 4 individual sources for South Korea.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in South Korea. 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 South Korea.
South Korea has a size of 98,480 km² or 38,023 mi² which is slightly larger than Indiana.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for South Korea 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.
