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 Bahamas We advise caution when travelling to Bahamas. 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 Bahamas. 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 Bahamas.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Bahamas.
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 Bahamas 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: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
No specific risk level provided -
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Updated with additional water safety information. Exercise increased caution in The Bahamas due to crime. Country Summary: The majority of crime occurs on New Providence (Nassau) and Grand Bahama (Freeport) islands. In Nassau, practice increased vigilance in the “Over the Hill” area (south of Shirley Street) where ...
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 Bahamas. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Bahamas changed from 2.8 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government removed their warning for Bahamas with a previous rating of 0.0.
The total rating for Bahamas changed from 3.3 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Bahamas to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Bahamas changed from 3.0 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Bahamas to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bahamas changed from 2.3 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Bahamas to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Bahamas changed from 2.0 to 2.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Bahamas to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bahamas changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Bahamas with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Bahamas with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Bahamas with a rating of 2.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Bahamas with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Bahamas changed from 2.4 to 1.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Bahamas to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -3.0).
The total rating for Bahamas changed from 2.2 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Bahamas to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Bahamas changed from 0.0 to 2.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Bahamas to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
Bahamas with its capital Nassau is a country in North America (Caribbean), slightly smaller than Connecticut (13,940 km²). The country is located Caribbean, chain of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida, northeast of Cuba. The climate can be described as tropical marine; moderated by warm waters of Gulf Stream. The landscape is long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills. With a population of about 0.3 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Nassau |
| Population | less than one million |
| Size | 13.940 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Common languages | English |
| Currency | Dollar (short: BSD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 120V - 60Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +1-242 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .bs |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | BS |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | BHS |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 44 |
These are problems Bahamas 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 Bahamas. 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 Bahamas.
Export products
Import products
Bahamas is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 3 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Bahamas.
Visiting the country Bahamas 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 3 individual sources for Bahamas.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Bahamas. 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 Bahamas.
Bahamas has a size of 13,940 km² or 5,382 mi² which is slightly smaller than Connecticut.
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Travel safety map for Bahamas.
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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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