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 Belgium We advise caution when travelling to Belgium. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
Belgium shares a land border with 4 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Belgium), the Advisory Index is 2.9 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Netherlands (3.3), Germany (3), France with 3 and Luxembourg with 2.3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Belgium. 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 Belgium.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Belgium.
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 Belgium 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: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in Belgium due to the ongoing threat of terrorism (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 2 - 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 increased caution in Belgium due to terrorism. Country Summary: Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Belgium. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, ...
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Belgien är ett tryggt resmål. Liksom i andra europeiska länder, kan risken för terrordåd inte uteslutas. Belgien har höjt terrorhotnivån till en trea på en skala från ett till fyra. Detta kan leda till extra säkerhetsåtgärder. Var försiktig och följ myndigheternas meddelanden.
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 Belgium. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Belgium changed from 3.6 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Belgium to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Belgium changed from 3.4 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Belgium to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Belgium changed from 3.1 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Belgium with a rating of 5.0.
The total rating for Belgium changed from 3.0 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Belgium to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Belgium changed from 2.7 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Belgium to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Belgium to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Belgium changed from 2.5 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Belgium with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Belgium changed from 2.3 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Belgium to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Belgium changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government issued a new warning for Belgium with a rating of 2.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Belgium with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Belgium with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Belgium with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Belgium with a rating of 3.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Belgium with a rating of 2.0.
Belgium with its capital Brussels is a country in Europe (Western Europe), about the size of Maryland (30,510 km²). The country is located Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between France and the Netherlands. The climate can be described as temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy. The landscape is flat coastal plains in northwest, central rolling hills, rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast. With a population of about 10.4 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Brussels |
| Population | about 10.4 million |
| Size | 30.510 km² |
| Size comparable to | about the size of Maryland |
| Common languages | German, French, Dutch |
| Currency | Euro (short: EUR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800/3G |
| International phone prefix | +32 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .be |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | BE |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | BEL |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 56 |
These are problems Belgium 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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Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Belgium. 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 Belgium.
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Belgium is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Belgium.
Visiting the country Belgium 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 7 individual sources for Belgium.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Belgium. 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 Belgium.
Belgium has a size of 30,510 km² or 11,780 mi² which is about the size of Maryland.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Belgium 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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