Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Taiwan We advise caution when travelling to Taiwan. We detected travel advisories from 3 sources for this specific country.
This country shares no land border with any other country. Thus, the region score is identical to the country risk rating.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Taiwan. 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 Taiwan.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Taiwan.
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 Taiwan from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.7 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 after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise normal precautions in Taiwan. Read the Taiwan International Travel Information page for additional information on travel to Taiwan.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Ön är ett tryggt resemål, mycket få brott mot utlänningar.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Taiwan. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Taiwan changed from 2.7 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Taiwan with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Taiwan changed from 2.7 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Taiwan with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Taiwan changed from 2.3 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Taiwan to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Taiwan changed from 1.5 to 2.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Taiwan with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Taiwan changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Taiwan with a rating of 1.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Taiwan with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Taiwan changed from 1.3 to 1.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Maltese government increased their existing warning for Taiwan to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
Taiwan with its capital Taipei is a country in Asia (Eastern Asia), slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined (35,980 km²). The country is located Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China. The climate can be described as tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); cloudiness is persistent and extensive all year. The landscape is eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west. With a population of about 22.89 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Taipei |
| Population | about 22.89 million |
| Size | 35.980 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined |
| Common languages | Hausa, Nauru, Chinese |
| Currency | Dollar (short: TWD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 110V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800/3G |
| International phone prefix | +886 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .tw |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | TW |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | TWN |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 158 |
These are problems Taiwan 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 Taiwan. 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 Taiwan.
Export products
Import products
Taiwan is currently rated at 2,7 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 3 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Taiwan.
Visiting the country Taiwan is usually fine. The score is at 2,7 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 3 individual sources for Taiwan.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Taiwan. 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 Taiwan.
Taiwan has a size of 35,980 km² or 13,892 mi² which is slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Taiwan.
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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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