About Advisory Compass

Governments publish travel advice for their own citizens, and they often disagree. Advisory Compass puts that advice side by side, so you can see where governments agree, where they differ, and why.

Sources and attribution

All advice belongs to the governments that publish it. We show short quotes with attribution and always link to the original.

• Norway: Kilde: Utenriksdepartementet (regjeringen.no)
• Sweden: Källa: Utrikesdepartementet (regeringen.se)
• Denmark: Kilde: Udenrigsministeriet (um.dk)
• Finland: Lähde: Ulkoministeriö (um.fi)
• Germany: Quelle: Auswärtiges Amt (auswaertiges-amt.de)
• Italy: Fonte: Ministero degli Affari Esteri – Viaggiare Sicuri
• Netherlands: Bron: Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (nederlandwereldwijd.nl)
• Belgium: Bron: FOD Buitenlandse Zaken (diplomatie.belgium.be)
• Ireland: Source: Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland (ireland.ie)
• United Kingdom: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (FCDO, gov.uk).
• United States: Source: U.S. Department of State (travel.state.gov)
• Canada: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (travel.gc.ca).
• New Zealand: Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, SafeTravel (safetravel.govt.nz)
• Japan: 出典：外務省 海外安全情報オープンデータ
• Singapore: Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore (mfa.gov.sg)

Map data: Natural Earth (public domain). Flags: flag-icons (MIT). Boundaries and names don't imply any position on sovereignty.

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