All Countries on Earth & Countries I've Visited

I'm often asked: "How many countries are there and how many of them have you visited?"

Here both questions are answered in detail, with links to maps, the CIA factbook, and Wikipedia for each country.

The summary table integrates country lists from: the United Nations, the Travelers Century Club (TCC), a leading organization for serious travelers, and MostTraveledPeople.com. Countries are grouped by TCC regions.

By any measure, I am one of the top travelers in the world. I am a Life Member of the Circumnavigators Club, a Diamond Member of the Travelers Century Club and a Hall of Fame Member of MostTraveledPeople.com (MTP).
I have visited all 193 members of the United Nations. See my UN journey.

 
Travelers Century Club Regions UN Members TCC List MTP List
Visited Total Visited Total Visited Total
Country or Location Totals   193 312 321 787 872
1 - Pacific Ocean 14 37 39 57 81
2 - North America 3 6 102
3 - Central America 7 7 10 11
4 - South America 12 13 64 66
5 - Caribbean 13 29 30 35 40
6 - Atlantic Ocean 2 10 13 10 17
7 - Europe & Mediterranean 43 65 67 226 241
8 - Antarctica 0 7 6 26
9 - Africa 49 54 68 69
10 - Middle East 13 20 24 25
11 - Indian Ocean 5 13 14 22 26
12 - Asia 32 51 163 168

Most Traveled People

For the extreme traveler, www.mosttraveledpeople.com (MTP), has a list of the "872 countries, territories, autonomous regions, enclaves, geographically separated island groups, and major states and provinces of the world."

The MTP list is the best tool to rank travelers because it includes and builds on the TCC list which in turn includes and builds on the list of UN member states. No one has visited all MTP locations.

On December 14, 2011, I was ranked #4 in the world having visited 787 of the 872 MTP locations.

Integrated UN & TCC Country List with Info Links

The TCC countries I have visited have a sequence number & year of my initial visit. Country names in bold I have visited multiple times, e.g., 60 visits to Japan. Country names flagged red are more difficult to visit.

The details of my visits to MTP locations are shown on www.mosttraveledpeople.com. That website also has extensive information on each of the MTP locations including reports and photos from MTP members.

 
1 - Pacific Ocean (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Australia - #46 cia, wiki, map 1974 1974
 Bismarck Archipelago wiki, map   X
 Chatham Islands - #293 wiki, map   2011
 Cook Islands (Rarotonga) - #48 cia, wiki, map   1974
 Easter Island - #105 wiki, map   1994
 Fiji Islands - #45 cia, wiki, map 1974 1974
 French Polynesia (Tahiti) - #49 cia, wiki, map   1974
 Galapagos Islands - #103 wiki, map   1994
 Guam - #153 cia, wiki, map   2007
 Hawaiian Islands - #13 wiki, map   1969
 Juan Fernandez Islands - #282 wiki, map   2010
 Kiribati (Gilberts, Tarawa) - #292 cia, wiki, map 2011 2011
 Line/Phoenix Islands (Christmas) - #297 cia, wiki, map   2011
 Lord Howe Island - #194 wiki, map   2008
 Marquesas Islands - #304 wiki, map   2011
 Marshall Islands (Kwajalein) - #158 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Micronesia, Fed. States of - #155 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Midway Island - #188 cia, wiki, map   2008
 Nauru - #291 cia, wiki, map 2011 2011
 New Caledonia (Noumea) - #296 cia, wiki, map   2011
 New Zealand - #47 cia, wiki, map 1974 1974
 Niue - #294 cia, wiki, map   2011
 Norfolk Island - #289 cia, wiki, map   2011
 Northern Marianas (Saipan) - #157 cia, wiki, map   2007
 Ogasawara (Iwo Jima) - #156 wiki, map   2007
 Palau, Republic of - #154 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Papua New Guinea - #258 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Pitcairn Island - #281 cia, wiki, map   2010
 Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) - #260 wiki, map   2009
 Samoa, American (Pago Pago) - #191 cia, wiki, map   2008
 Samoa, Western (Apia) - #190 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal) - #290 cia, wiki, map 2011 2011
 Tasmania - #195 wiki, map   2008
 Tokelau Islands cia, wiki, map   X
 Tonga - #192 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Tuvalu (Vaitapu) - #189 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Vanuatu (New Hebrides Islands) - #193 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Wake Island - #259 cia, wiki, map   2009
 Wallis & Futuna Islands - #295 cia, wiki, map   2011
Pacific Ocean Totals   14 37 of 39
 
2 - North America (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Alaska - #50 wiki, map   1975
 Canada - #5 cia, wiki, map 1967 1967
 Mexico - #2 cia, wiki, map 1957 1957
 Prince Edward Island - #167 wiki, map   2007
 St. Pierre & Miquelon - #168 cia, wiki, map   2007
 United States (continental) - #1 cia, wiki, map 1944 1944
All of North America has been visited.    The totals are:   3 6
 
3 - Central America (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Belize - #65 cia, wiki, map 1980 1980
 Costa Rica - #66 cia, wiki, map 1980 1980
 El Salvador - #269 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Guatemala - #84 cia, wiki, map 1985 1985
 Honduras - #77 cia, wiki, map 1984 1984
 Nicaragua - #69 cia, wiki, map 1982 1982
 Panama - #39 cia, wiki, map 1973 1973
All of Central America has been visited.    The totals are:   7 7
 
4 - South America (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Argentina - #43 cia, wiki, map 1973 1973
 Bolivia - #284 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Brazil - #42 cia, wiki, map 1973 1973
 Chile - #102 cia, wiki, map 1994 1994
 Colombia - #76 cia, wiki, map 1984 1984
 Ecuador - #104 cia, wiki, map 1994 1994
 French Guiana - #287 wiki, map   2010
 Guyana (British Guiana) - #285 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Paraguay - #98 cia, wiki, map 1987 1987
 Peru - #44 cia, wiki, map 1973 1973
 Suriname (Netherlands Guiana) - #286 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Uruguay - #204 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Venezuela - #41 cia, wiki, map 1973 1973
All of South America has been visited.    The totals are:   12 13
 
5 - Caribbean (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Anguilla - #280 cia, wiki, map   2010
 Antigua & Barbuda - #34 cia, wiki, map 1973 1973
 Aruba - #266 cia, wiki, map   2010
 Bahamas - #75 cia, wiki, map 1983 1983
 Barbados - #263 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Bonaire - #70 cia, wiki, map   1982
 Cayman Islands - #90 cia, wiki, map   1987
 Cuba - #113 cia, wiki, map 2001 2001
 Curacao - #40 cia, wiki, map   1973
 Dominica - #36 cia, wiki, map 1973 1973
 Dominican Republic - #272 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Grenada (Carriacou, Grenadines) - #265 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Guadeloupe - #35 wiki, map   1973
 Haiti - #99 cia, wiki, map 1988 1988
 Jamaica - #271 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Leeward Islands, France - #275 cia, wiki, map   2010
 Leeward Islands, Netherlands - #274 wiki, wiki, map   2010
 Martinique - #37 wiki, map   1973
 Montserrat - #276 cia, wiki, map   2010
 Puerto Rico - #38 cia, wiki, map   1973
 San Andres & Providencia - #270 wiki, map   2010
 St. Barts - #278 cia, wiki, map   2010
 St. Kitts & Nevis - #33 cia, wiki, map 1973 1973
 St. Lucia - #262 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 St. Maarten - #274 cia, wiki, map   2010
 St. Vincent & the Grenadines - #273 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Trinidad & Tobago - #264 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Turks & Caicos Islands cia, wiki, map   X
 Virgin Islands, US - #261 cia, wiki, map   2010
 Virgin Islands, British - #279 cia, wiki, map   2010
Caribbean Totals   13 29 of 30
 
6 - Atlantic Ocean (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Ascension wiki, map   X
 Azores Islands - #210 wiki, map   2009
 Bermuda - #300 cia, wiki, map   2011
 Canary Islands - #208 wiki, map   2009
 Cape Verde Islands - #51 cia, wiki, map 1976 1976
 Falkland Islands - #283 cia, wiki, map   2010
 Fernando de Noronha - #203 wiki, map   2008
 Faroe Islands - #298 cia, wiki, map   2011
 Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) - #299 cia, wiki, map   2011
 Iceland - #57 cia, wiki, map 1977 1977
 Madeira - #209 wiki, map   2009
 St. Helena cia, wiki, map   X
 Tristan de Cunha wiki, map   X
Atlantic Totals   2 10 of 13
 
7 - Europe & Med (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Aland Islands (Mariehamn) - #166 wiki, map, emap   2007
 Albania - #106 cia, wiki, map 1995 1995
 Andorra - #211 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Austria - #67 cia, wiki, map 1980 1980
 Balearic Islands (Mallorca) - #212 wiki, map   2009
 Belarus - #164 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Belgium - #71 cia, wiki, map 1982 1982
 Bosnia & Herzegovina (Sarajevo) - #79 cia, wiki, map 1984 1984
 Bulgaria - #8 cia, wiki, map 1969 1969
 Corsica - #213 wiki, map   2009
 Crete - #91 wiki, map, emap   1987
 Croatia - #108 cia, wiki, map 1995 1995
 Cyprus, Republic - #24 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Cyprus, Turkish Fed. State - #25 wiki, map   1971
 Czech Republic - #11 cia, wiki, map 1969 1969
 Denmark - #59 cia, wiki, map 1977 1977
 Dodecanese Is (Rhodes) - #92 wiki, tmap   1987
 England (Great Britain) - #32 cia, wiki, map, emap 1971 1971
 Estonia - #115 cia, wiki, map 2003 2003
 Finland - #58 cia, wiki, map 1977 1977
 France - #4 cia, wiki, map 1965 1965
 Germany - #3 cia, wiki, map 1965 1965
 Gibraltar - #186 cia, wiki, map   2008
 Greece - #29 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Guernsey (Channel Islands) - #72 cia, wiki, emap   1983
 Hungary - #10 cia, wiki, map 1969 1969
 Ionian Islands (Corfu, etc.) wiki, tmap   X
 Ireland (Eire) - #101 cia, wiki, map 1988 1988
 Ireland, Northern (Ulster) - #100 wiki, map   1988
 Isle of Man - #111 cia, wiki, tmap   1999
 Italy - #30 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Jersey (Channel Islands) - #73 cia, wiki, emap   1983
 Kaliningrad - #165 wiki, map   2007
 Kosovo - #200 cia, wiki, map   2008
 Lampedusa - #216 wiki, emap   2009
 Latvia - #116 cia, wiki, map 2003 2003
 Liechtenstein - #198 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Lithuania - #117 cia, wiki, map 2003 2003
 Luxembourg - #89 cia, wiki, map 1986 1986
 Macedonia - #107 cia, wiki, map 1995 1995
 Malta - #118 cia, wiki, map 2004 2004
 Moldova - #238 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Monaco - #112 cia, wiki, map 2000 2000
 Montenegro - #201 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Netherlands - #56 cia, wiki, map 1976 1976
 Norway - #61 cia, wiki, map 1977 1977
 Poland - #12 cia, wiki, map 1969 1969
 Portugal - #97 cia, wiki, map 1987 1987
 Romania - #9 cia, wiki, map 1969 1969
 Russia - #6 cia, wiki, map 1969 1969
 San Marino - #199 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Sardinia - #214 wiki, map   2009
 Scotland - #80 wiki, map   1984
 Serbia - #78 cia, wiki, map 1984 1984
 Sicily - #215 wiki, map   2009
 Slovakia - #110 cia, wiki, map 1995 1995
 Slovenia - #109 cia, wiki, map 1995 1995
 Spain - #96 cia, wiki, map 1987 1987
 Spitsbergen (Svalbard, Bear Island) cia, wiki, map   X
 Srpska - #202 wiki, map   2008
 Sweden - #60 cia, wiki, map 1977 1977
 Switzerland - #74 cia, wiki, map 1983 1983
 Trans Dniester (Pridestrovie) - #239 wiki, map   2009
 Turkey in Europe - #27 wiki, map   1971
 Ukraine - #7 cia, wiki, map 1969 1969
 Vatican City - #31 cia, wiki, map   1971
 Wales - #81 wiki, map   1984
Europe & Mediterranean   43 65 of 67
 
8 - Antarctica (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Argentine South Pole - #307 wiki, map   2011
 Australian Antarctic Territory - #310 wiki, map   2011
 Chilean South Pole - #306 wiki, map   2011
 Falkland Islands Dependencies - #308 wiki, map   2011
 French Antarctic Territory - #311 cia, wiki, wiki, map   2011
 Norwegian (Bouvet) - #309 cia, wiki, wiki, map   2011
 New Zealand South Pole - #312 wiki, map   2011
All of Antarctica has been visited.    The total is:     7
 
9 - Africa (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Algeria - #94 cia, wiki, map 1987 1987
 Angola - #305 (See Cabinda) cia, wiki, map 2007 2011
 Benin - #142 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Botswana (Bechuanaland) - #233 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) - #206 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Burundi (Urundi) - #174 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Cabinda (Angola) - #149 cia, wiki, map   2007
 Cameroon - #144 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Central African Republic - #151 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Chad - #152 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Congo, Dem Rep of (Kinshasa) - #150 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Congo, Rep of (Brazzaville) - #148 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Côte d'Ivoire - #139 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Djibouti - #170 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Egypt - #26 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Equatorial Guinea - #147 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Eritrea - #169 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Ethiopia - #173 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Gabon - #145 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Gambia - #181 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Ghana - #140 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Guinea (French) - #182 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Guinea-Bissau - #180 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Kenya - #55 cia, wiki, map 1976 1976
 Lesotho (Basutoland) - #230 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Liberia - #184 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Libya - #119 cia, wiki, map 2004 2004
 Malawi (Nyasaland) - #236 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Mali - #205 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Mauritania - #178 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Morocco - #95 cia, wiki, map 1987 1987
 Morocco, Spanish (Ceuta, Melilla) - #187 wiki, emap, emap   2008
 Mozambique - #231 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Namibia - #234 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Niger - #207 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Nigeria - #143 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Rwanda - #175 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Sao Tome and Principe - #146 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Senegal - #179 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Sierra Leone - #183 cia, wiki, map 2008 2008
 Somalia (Italian Somaliland) - #171 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Somaliland (British) - #172 cia, wiki, map   2007
 South Africa - #52 cia, wiki, map 1976 1976
 South Sudan - #288 cia, wiki, map 2010 2010
 Sudan - #177 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Swaziland - #232 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Tanzania (Tanganyika) - #54 cia, wiki, map 1976 1976
 Togo - #141 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Tunisia - #93 cia, wiki, map 1987 1987
 Uganda - #176 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Western Sahara (Spanish Sahara) - #185 cia, wiki, map   2008
 Zambia (No. Rhodesia) - #235 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Zanzibar - #237 wiki, map, map   2009
 Zimbabwe (So. Rhodesia) - #53 cia, wiki, map 1976 1976
All of Africa has been visited.    The totals are:   49 54
 
10 - Middle East (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Bahrain - #218 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Iran - #19 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Iraq - #125 cia, wiki, map 2006 2006
 Israel - #22 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Jordan - #21 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Kuwait - #217 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Lebanon - #20 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Oman - #220 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Palestine - #23 wiki, map, map   1971
 Qatar - #219 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Saudi Arabia - #62 cia, wiki, map 1978 1978
 Syria - #63 cia, wiki, map 1978 1978
 UAE (Abu Dhabi) - #127 cia, wiki, wiki, map 2006 2006
 UAE (Ajman) - #129 wiki, tmap   2006
 UAE (Al Fujairah) - #132 wiki, tmap   2006
 UAE (Dubai) - #126 wiki, emap   2006
 UAE (Ras al Khaimah) - #131 wiki, tmap   2006
 UAE (Sharjah) - #128 wiki, tmap   2006
 UAE (Umm al Qaiwain) - #130 wiki, tmap   2006
 Yemen - #229 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
All of the Middle East has been visited.    The totals are:   13 20
 
11 - Indian Ocean (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Andaman-Nicobar Islands - #241 wiki, map   2009
 British Indian Ocean Territory cia, wiki, map   X
 Christmas Island - #196 cia, wiki, map   2008
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands - #197 cia, wiki, map   2008
 Comoro Islands - #226 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Lakshadweep, Union Terr. of - #243 wiki, map   2009
 Madagascar - #228 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Maldive Islands - #245 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Mauritius - #223 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Mayotte - #227 cia, wiki, map   2009
 Réunion - #225 wiki, map   2009
 Rodrigues Island - #224 wiki, map   2009
 Seychelles (Main Islands) - #221 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Seychelles (Farquhar Group) - #222 wiki, map   2009
Indian Ocean Totals   5 13 of 14
 
12 - Asia (maps)
Overview Map
Info links UN List TCC List
Year of my Initial Visit
 Abkhazia, Rep. of - #268 cia, wiki, map   2010
 Afghanistan - #134 cia, wiki, map 2006 2006
 Armenia - #121 cia, wiki, map 2006 2006
 Azerbaijan - #123 cia, wiki, map 2006 2006
 Bangladesh - #136 cia, wiki, map 2006 2006
 Bhutan - #137 cia, wiki, map 2006 2006
 Brunei - #249 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Cambodia - #247 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 China, People's Republic - #83 cia, wiki, map 1984 1984
 China, Republic of (Taiwan) - #68 cia, wiki, map   1981
 East Timor - #254 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Georgia - #122 cia, wiki, map 2006 2006
 Hainan Island - #267 wiki, map, tmap   2010
 Hong Kong - #15 cia, wiki, map   1971
 India - #18 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Indonesia (Java) - #86 cia, wiki, wiki, map 1986 1986
 Irian Jaya (Indonesia) - #257 wiki, map   2009
 Japan - #14 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Jeju Island (Korea) - #301 wiki, map   2011
 Kalimantan (Indonesia) - #252 wiki, map   2009
 Kashmir (India) - #135 wiki, map   2006
 Kazakhstan - #159 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Korea, North - #120 cia, wiki, map 2005 2005
 Korea, South - #64 cia, wiki, map 1980 1980
 Kyrgyzstan - #160 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Laos - #248 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali) - #87 wiki, wiki, map   1986
 Macau - #16 cia, wiki, map   1971
 Malaysia - #88 cia, wiki, map 1986 1986
 Moluka (Indonesia) - #256 wiki, map   2009
 Mongolia, Rep. - #302 cia, wiki, map 2011 2011
 Myanmar (Burma) - #246 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Nakhichevan (Azerbaijan) - #124 wiki, map   2006
 Nepal - #138 cia, wiki, map 2006 2006
 Pakistan - #133 cia, wiki, map 2006 2006
 Philippines - #85 cia, wiki, map 1986 1986
 Sabah (Malaysia) - #250 wiki, map   2009
 Sarawak (Malaysia) - #251 wiki, map   2009
 Siberia (Russia in Asia) - #240 wiki, map, map   2009
 Sikkim (India) - #242 wiki, map   2009
 Singapore - #82 cia, wiki, map 1984 1984
 Sri Lanka (Ceylon) - #244 cia, wiki, map 2009 2009
 Sulawesi (Indonesia) - #255 wiki, map   2009
 Sumatra (Indonesia) - #253 wiki, map   2009
 Tajikistan - #162 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Thailand - #17 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Tibet - #303 wiki, tmap   2011
 Turkey (in Asia) - #28 cia, wiki, map 1971 1971
 Turkmenistan - #163 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Uzbekistan - #161 cia, wiki, map 2007 2007
 Vietnam - #114 cia, wiki, map 2002 2002
All of Asia has been visited.    The totals are:   32 51