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 Benin We advise caution when travelling to Benin. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Benin shares a land border with 4 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Benin), the Advisory Index is 3.7 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Niger (4.7), Burkina Faso (4.1), Nigeria with 3.8 and Togo with 2.5 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Benin. 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 Benin.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Benin.
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 Benin 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: 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: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued to update information on Crime, Terrorism, and Kidnapping. Risks due to Maritime Crime (Other) is removed. Exercise increased caution in Benin due to crime, kidnapping, and terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel to the below areas of Benin due to crime, terrorism, and kidnapping: The ...
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: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Benin: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/beninsicherheit/208984
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Benin. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Benin changed from 3.3 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Benin to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Benin changed from 3.0 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Benin to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Benin changed from 2.5 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Benin to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Benin to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Benin changed from 2.0 to 2.5. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Benin with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Benin changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government issued a new warning for Benin with a rating of 3.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Benin with a rating of 2.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Benin with a rating of 1.0.
Benin with its capital Porto-Novo is a country in Africa (Western Africa), slightly smaller than Pennsylvania (112,620 km²). The country is located Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo. The climate can be described as tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north. The landscape is mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains. With a population of about 8.29 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Porto-Novo |
| Population | about 8.29 million |
| Size | 112.620 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
| Common languages | French |
| Currency | Franc (short: XOF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +229 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .bj |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | BJ |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | BEN |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 204 |
These are problems Benin 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 Benin. 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 Benin.
Export products
Import products
Benin is currently rated at 3,2 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Benin.
Visiting the country Benin 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 5 individual sources for Benin.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Benin. 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 Benin.
Benin has a size of 112,620 km² or 43,483 mi² which is slightly smaller than Pennsylvania.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Benin 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.
Niger (4.7)
Burkina Faso (4.1)
Nigeria (3.8)
Togo (2.5)
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