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 Uruguay We advise caution when travelling to Uruguay. We detected travel advisories from 4 sources for this specific country.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Uruguay. 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 Uruguay.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Uruguay.
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 Uruguay from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.3 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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 with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise increased caution in Uruguay due to crime. Country Summary: Crime is most prevalent in the Montevideo, Canelones and Rivera departments. Violent crimes, such as homicides, armed robberies, car jackings, and thefts occur throughout the country and in urban areas frequented by U.S. government personnel, ...
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 Uruguay. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Uruguay changed from 3.4 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Uruguay to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Uruguay changed from 3.3 to 3.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Uruguay with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Uruguay changed from 3.0 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Uruguay to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Uruguay changed from 2.7 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Uruguay with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Uruguay changed from 1.7 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Uruguay to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Uruguay changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Uruguay with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Uruguay with a rating of 1.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Uruguay with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Uruguay changed from 1.3 to 1.5. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Uruguay to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
Uruguay with its capital Montevideo is a country in South America (South America), slightly smaller than the state of Washington (176,220 km²). The country is located Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil. The climate can be described as warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown. The landscape is mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland. With a population of about 3.48 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Montevideo |
| Population | about 3.48 million |
| Size | 176.220 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than the state of Washington |
| Common languages | Spanish |
| Currency | Peso (short: UYU) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 1800/1900 |
| International phone prefix | +598 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .uy |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | UY |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | URY |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 858 |
These are problems Uruguay 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 Uruguay. 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 Uruguay.
Export products
Import products
Uruguay is currently rated at 3,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 4 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Uruguay.
Visiting the country Uruguay is usually fine. The score is at 3,3 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 4 individual sources for Uruguay.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Uruguay. 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 Uruguay.
Uruguay has a size of 176,220 km² or 68,039 mi² which is slightly smaller than the state of Washington.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Uruguay 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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