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 Kuwait We advise caution when travelling to Kuwait. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Kuwait. 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 Kuwait.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Kuwait.
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 Kuwait 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: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution in Kuwait due to the threat of terrorism and potential for civil unrest (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Last Update: Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise normal precautions in Kuwait. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: The desert region near the border with Iraq due to the prevalence of unexploded ordnance. Exercise increased caution in: The Jeleeb Al-Shuyoukh area in Kuwait ...
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: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Kuwait. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Kuwait changed from 3.5 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Kuwait with a rating of 5.0.
The total rating for Kuwait changed from 3.0 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Kuwait to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Kuwait changed from 2.7 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Kuwait to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Kuwait changed from 2.3 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Kuwait to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Kuwait to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Kuwait changed from 2.0 to 2.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Kuwait with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Kuwait changed from 2.2 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Kuwait to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Kuwait changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Kuwait with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Kuwait with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Kuwait with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Kuwait with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Kuwait with a rating of 2.0.
Kuwait with its capital Kuwait City is a country in Asia (Western Asia), slightly smaller than New Jersey (17,820 km²). The country is located Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The climate can be described as dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters. The landscape is flat to slightly undulating desert plain. With a population of about 2.6 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Kuwait City |
| Population | about 2.6 million |
| Size | 17.820 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than New Jersey |
| Common languages | Arabic, English |
| Currency | Dinar (short: KWD) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +965 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .kw |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | KW |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | KWT |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 414 |
These are problems Kuwait 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 Kuwait. 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 Kuwait.
Export products
Import products
Kuwait is currently rated at 3,2 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Kuwait.
Visiting the country Kuwait 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 6 individual sources for Kuwait.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Kuwait. 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 Kuwait.
Kuwait has a size of 17,820 km² or 6,880 mi² which is slightly smaller than New Jersey.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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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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