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 Equatorial Guinea We advise caution when travelling to Equatorial Guinea. We detected travel advisories from 3 sources for this specific country.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Equatorial Guinea. 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 Equatorial Guinea.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Equatorial Guinea.
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 Equatorial Guinea 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: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in Equatorial Guinea due to crime and health. Country Summary: While not common, crime - such as robbery - remains a concern throughout Equatorial Guinea. Local police may lack the resources to respond effectively to more serious crimes. Police and military checkpoints are common throughout the country and can restrict freedom ...
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 Equatorial Guinea. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Equatorial Guinea changed from 2.7 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Equatorial Guinea to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Equatorial Guinea changed from 3.0 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Equatorial Guinea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Equatorial Guinea changed from 2.7 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Equatorial Guinea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Equatorial Guinea changed from 2.3 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Equatorial Guinea to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Equatorial Guinea changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Equatorial Guinea with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Equatorial Guinea with a rating of 3.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Equatorial Guinea with a rating of 3.0.
Equatorial Guinea with its capital Malabo is a country in Africa (Middle Africa), slightly smaller than Maryland (28,051 km²). The country is located Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon. The climate can be described as tropical; always hot, humid. The landscape is coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic. With a population of about 0.56 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Malabo |
| Population | less than one million |
| Size | 28.051 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Common languages | Spanish, French |
| Currency | Franc (short: XAF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +240 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .gq |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | GQ |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | GNQ |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 226 |
These are problems Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea. 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 Equatorial Guinea.
Export products
Import products
Equatorial Guinea is currently rated at 3,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 3 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Equatorial Guinea.
Visiting the country Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Equatorial Guinea. 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 Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea has a size of 28,051 km² or 10,831 mi² which is slightly smaller than Maryland.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Equatorial Guinea 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.
Gabon (3.5)
Cameroon (3.2)