Countries Visited

How many countries are there in the world?

There are 195 countries in the world: the 193 member states of the United Nations, plus the two UN observer states, Vatican City and Palestine. Count territories such as Greenland, Hong Kong and Puerto Rico as well, and the international standard lists 249 places — 250 with Kosovo, which is what our world map counts.

Updated . Sources: the UN’s list of member states, ISO 3166-1, UN M49.

List of all 250 countries and territories

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Every country and territory in the world, A to Z, as our world map counts them: the 193 UN member states, the two observer states, Kosovo and Taiwan, and 53 territories — each with its flag, country code, continent and status.

List of all 250 countries and territories
No.Country or territoryCodeContinentStatusPart ofNotes
1AfghanistanAFAsiaUN member——
2ÅlandAXEuropeTerritoryFinland · autonomous region—
3AlbaniaALEuropeUN member——
4AlgeriaDZAfricaUN member——
5American SamoaASOceaniaTerritoryUnited States of America · unincorporated territory—
6AndorraADEuropeUN member——
7AngolaAOAfricaUN member——
8AnguillaAINorth AmericaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territory—
9AntarcticaAQAntarcticaTerritoryAntarctic TreatyOwned by no country; claims are frozen by the Antarctic Treaty.
10Antigua and BarbudaAGNorth AmericaUN member——
11ArgentinaARSouth AmericaUN member——
12ArmeniaAMAsiaUN member——
13ArubaAWNorth AmericaTerritoryNetherlands · constituent country—
14AustraliaAUOceaniaUN member——
15AustriaATEuropeUN member——
16AzerbaijanAZAsiaUN member——
17BahamasBSNorth AmericaUN member——
18BahrainBHAsiaUN member——
19BangladeshBDAsiaUN member——
20BarbadosBBNorth AmericaUN member——
21BelarusBYEuropeUN member——
22BelgiumBEEuropeUN member——
23BelizeBZNorth AmericaUN member——
24BeninBJAfricaUN member——
25BermudaBMNorth AmericaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territory—
26BhutanBTAsiaUN member——
27BoliviaBOSouth AmericaUN member——
28Bosnia and HerzegovinaBAEuropeUN member——
29BotswanaBWAfricaUN member——
30Bouvet IslandBVSouth AmericaTerritoryNorway · dependencyUninhabited nature reserve; landings need a permit.
31BrazilBRSouth AmericaUN member——
32British Indian Ocean TerritoryIOAfricaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territoryStill British: the handover to Mauritius was shelved in April 2026.
33British Virgin IslandsVGNorth AmericaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territory—
34BruneiBNAsiaUN member——
35BulgariaBGEuropeUN member——
36Burkina FasoBFAfricaUN member——
37BurundiBIAfricaUN member——
38Cabo VerdeCVAfricaUN member——
39CambodiaKHAsiaUN member——
40CameroonCMAfricaUN member——
41CanadaCANorth AmericaUN member——
42Caribbean NetherlandsBQNorth AmericaTerritoryNetherlands · special municipalitiesBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
43Cayman IslandsKYNorth AmericaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territory—
44Central African RepublicCFAfricaUN member——
45ChadTDAfricaUN member——
46ChileCLSouth AmericaUN member—Includes Easter Island.
47ChinaCNAsiaUN member—Hong Kong and Macao are listed separately.
48Christmas IslandCXOceaniaTerritoryAustralia · external territory—
49Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCCOceaniaTerritoryAustralia · external territory—
50ColombiaCOSouth AmericaUN member——
51ComorosKMAfricaUN member——
52Cook IslandsCKOceaniaTerritoryNew Zealand · free associationSelf-governing in free association with New Zealand.
53Costa RicaCRNorth AmericaUN member——
54Côte d'IvoireCIAfricaUN member——
55CroatiaHREuropeUN member——
56CubaCUNorth AmericaUN member——
57CuraçaoCWNorth AmericaTerritoryNetherlands · constituent country—
58CyprusCYAsiaUN member—Includes Northern Cyprus, which only Turkey recognises.
59CzechiaCZEuropeUN member——
60Democratic Republic of the CongoCDAfricaUN member——
61DenmarkDKEuropeUN member—Greenland and the Faroe Islands are listed separately.
62DjiboutiDJAfricaUN member——
63DominicaDMNorth AmericaUN member——
64Dominican RepublicDONorth AmericaUN member——
65EcuadorECSouth AmericaUN member—Includes the Galápagos Islands.
66EgyptEGAfricaUN member—Sinai lies in Asia; the UN counts Egypt in Africa.
67El SalvadorSVNorth AmericaUN member——
68Equatorial GuineaGQAfricaUN member——
69EritreaERAfricaUN member——
70EstoniaEEEuropeUN member——
71EswatiniSZAfricaUN member——
72EthiopiaETAfricaUN member——
73Falkland IslandsFKSouth AmericaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territoryArgentina claims sovereignty.
74Faroe IslandsFOEuropeTerritoryDenmark · autonomous territory—
75FijiFJOceaniaUN member——
76FinlandFIEuropeUN member—Åland is listed separately.
77FranceFREuropeUN member—Its overseas departments and territories are listed separately.
78French GuianaGFSouth AmericaTerritoryFrance · overseas departmentPart of France and the EU, but in South America.
79French PolynesiaPFOceaniaTerritoryFrance · overseas collectivityTahiti and Bora Bora.
80French Southern and Antarctic LandsTFAfricaTerritoryFrance · overseas territoryKerguelen, Crozet and other islands, reached by supply ship.
81GabonGAAfricaUN member——
82GambiaGMAfricaUN member——
83GeorgiaGEAsiaUN member—Includes Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
84GermanyDEEuropeUN member——
85GhanaGHAfricaUN member——
86GibraltarGIEuropeTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territoryStill British; the land border has been open since July 2026.
87GreeceGREuropeUN member——
88GreenlandGLNorth AmericaTerritoryDenmark · autonomous territoryCounted in North America.
89GrenadaGDNorth AmericaUN member——
90GuadeloupeGPNorth AmericaTerritoryFrance · overseas departmentPart of France and the EU, with its own code.
91GuamGUOceaniaTerritoryUnited States of America · unincorporated territory—
92GuatemalaGTNorth AmericaUN member——
93GuernseyGGEuropeTerritoryUnited Kingdom · Crown dependencyNot part of the UK, unlike Scotland.
94GuineaGNAfricaUN member——
95Guinea-BissauGWAfricaUN member——
96GuyanaGYSouth AmericaUN member——
97HaitiHTNorth AmericaUN member——
98Heard Island and McDonald IslandsHMOceaniaTerritoryAustralia · external territoryUninhabited; reached only by expeditions with a permit.
99HondurasHNNorth AmericaUN member——
100Hong KongHKAsiaTerritoryChina · special administrative regionOwn border, visas and currency.
101HungaryHUEuropeUN member——
102IcelandISEuropeUN member——
103IndiaINAsiaUN member——
104IndonesiaIDAsiaUN member—Western New Guinea lies in Oceania; the country counts in Asia.
105IranIRAsiaUN member——
106IraqIQAsiaUN member——
107IrelandIEEuropeUN member——
108Isle of ManIMEuropeTerritoryUnited Kingdom · Crown dependencyNot part of the UK, unlike Scotland.
109IsraelILAsiaUN member——
110ItalyITEuropeUN member——
111JamaicaJMNorth AmericaUN member——
112JapanJPAsiaUN member——
113JerseyJEEuropeTerritoryUnited Kingdom · Crown dependencyNot part of the UK, unlike Scotland.
114JordanJOAsiaUN member——
115KazakhstanKZAsiaUN member—Spans two continents; the UN counts it in Central Asia.
116KenyaKEAfricaUN member——
117KiribatiKIOceaniaUN member——
118KosovoXKEuropePartly recognised—No ISO code, but recognised by more than half of UN members.
119KuwaitKWAsiaUN member——
120KyrgyzstanKGAsiaUN member——
121LaosLAAsiaUN member——
122LatviaLVEuropeUN member——
123LebanonLBAsiaUN member——
124LesothoLSAfricaUN member——
125LiberiaLRAfricaUN member——
126LibyaLYAfricaUN member——
127LiechtensteinLIEuropeUN member——
128LithuaniaLTEuropeUN member——
129LuxembourgLUEuropeUN member——
130MacaoMOAsiaTerritoryChina · special administrative regionOwn border, visas and currency.
131MadagascarMGAfricaUN member——
132MalawiMWAfricaUN member——
133MalaysiaMYAsiaUN member——
134MaldivesMVAsiaUN member——
135MaliMLAfricaUN member——
136MaltaMTEuropeUN member——
137Marshall IslandsMHOceaniaUN member——
138MartiniqueMQNorth AmericaTerritoryFrance · overseas departmentPart of France and the EU, with its own code.
139MauritaniaMRAfricaUN member——
140MauritiusMUAfricaUN member——
141MayotteYTAfricaTerritoryFrance · overseas departmentPart of France and the EU, with its own code.
142MexicoMXNorth AmericaUN member——
143MicronesiaFMOceaniaUN member——
144MoldovaMDEuropeUN member—Includes Transnistria.
145MonacoMCEuropeUN member——
146MongoliaMNAsiaUN member——
147MontenegroMEEuropeUN member——
148MontserratMSNorth AmericaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territory—
149MoroccoMAAfricaUN member—Western Sahara is listed separately.
150MozambiqueMZAfricaUN member——
151MyanmarMMAsiaUN member——
152NamibiaNAAfricaUN member——
153NauruNROceaniaUN member——
154NepalNPAsiaUN member——
155NetherlandsNLEuropeUN member—Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire are listed separately.
156New CaledoniaNCOceaniaTerritoryFrance · special collectivityStill French: a new status was rejected in April 2026.
157New ZealandNZOceaniaUN member——
158NicaraguaNINorth AmericaUN member——
159NigerNEAfricaUN member——
160NigeriaNGAfricaUN member——
161NiueNUOceaniaTerritoryNew Zealand · free association—
162Norfolk IslandNFOceaniaTerritoryAustralia · external territory—
163North KoreaKPAsiaUN member——
164North MacedoniaMKEuropeUN member——
165Northern Mariana IslandsMPOceaniaTerritoryUnited States of America · commonwealth—
166NorwayNOEuropeUN member—Svalbard and Jan Mayen are listed separately.
167OmanOMAsiaUN member——
168PakistanPKAsiaUN member——
169PalauPWOceaniaUN member——
170PalestinePSAsiaUN observer—UN observer state since 2012.
171PanamaPANorth AmericaUN member—The UN counts Central America as North America.
172Papua New GuineaPGOceaniaUN member——
173ParaguayPYSouth AmericaUN member——
174PeruPESouth AmericaUN member——
175PhilippinesPHAsiaUN member——
176Pitcairn IslandsPNOceaniaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territory—
177PolandPLEuropeUN member——
178PortugalPTEuropeUN member—Includes the Azores and Madeira.
179Puerto RicoPRNorth AmericaTerritoryUnited States of America · unincorporated territory—
180QatarQAAsiaUN member——
181Republic of the CongoCGAfricaUN member——
182RéunionREAfricaTerritoryFrance · overseas departmentPart of France and the EU, with its own code.
183RomaniaROEuropeUN member——
184RussiaRUEuropeUN member—Spans two continents; the UN counts it in Europe.
185RwandaRWAfricaUN member——
186Saint BarthélemyBLNorth AmericaTerritoryFrance · overseas collectivity—
187Saint HelenaSHAfricaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territory—
188Saint Kitts and NevisKNNorth AmericaUN member——
189Saint LuciaLCNorth AmericaUN member——
190Saint MartinMFNorth AmericaTerritoryFrance · overseas collectivity—
191Saint Pierre and MiquelonPMNorth AmericaTerritoryFrance · overseas collectivity—
192Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCNorth AmericaUN member——
193SamoaWSOceaniaUN member——
194San MarinoSMEuropeUN member——
195São Tomé and PrincipeSTAfricaUN member——
196Saudi ArabiaSAAsiaUN member——
197SenegalSNAfricaUN member——
198SerbiaRSEuropeUN member—Kosovo is listed separately.
199SeychellesSCAfricaUN member——
200Sierra LeoneSLAfricaUN member——
201SingaporeSGAsiaUN member——
202Sint MaartenSXNorth AmericaTerritoryNetherlands · constituent country—
203SlovakiaSKEuropeUN member——
204SloveniaSIEuropeUN member——
205Solomon IslandsSBOceaniaUN member——
206SomaliaSOAfricaUN member—Includes Somaliland.
207South AfricaZAAfricaUN member——
208South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsGSSouth AmericaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territoryVisited on Antarctic expedition cruises.
209South KoreaKRAsiaUN member——
210South SudanSSAfricaUN member—The newest UN member, since 2011.
211SpainESEuropeUN member—Includes the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.
212Sri LankaLKAsiaUN member——
213SudanSDAfricaUN member——
214SurinameSRSouth AmericaUN member——
215Svalbard and Jan MayenSJEuropeTerritoryNorway · territoryPart of Norway, with its own treaty status and entry rules.
216SwedenSEEuropeUN member——
217SwitzerlandCHEuropeUN member——
218SyriaSYAsiaUN member——
219TaiwanTWAsiaPartly recognised—Own ISO code; formally recognised by 12 states.
220TajikistanTJAsiaUN member——
221TanzaniaTZAfricaUN member——
222ThailandTHAsiaUN member——
223Timor-LesteTLAsiaUN member——
224TogoTGAfricaUN member——
225TokelauTKOceaniaTerritoryNew Zealand · territory—
226TongaTOOceaniaUN member——
227Trinidad and TobagoTTNorth AmericaUN member—Off Venezuela, but counted in the Caribbean.
228TunisiaTNAfricaUN member——
229TurkeyTRAsiaUN member—Spans two continents; the UN counts it in Asia.
230TurkmenistanTMAsiaUN member——
231Turks and Caicos IslandsTCNorth AmericaTerritoryUnited Kingdom · overseas territory—
232TuvaluTVOceaniaUN member——
233UgandaUGAfricaUN member——
234UkraineUAEuropeUN member——
235United Arab EmiratesAEAsiaUN member——
236United KingdomGBEuropeUN member—One entry for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
237United States Minor Outlying IslandsUMOceaniaTerritoryUnited States of America · unincorporated territoryWake, Midway and other islets; no regular public access.
238United States of AmericaUSNorth AmericaUN member—Includes Alaska and Hawaii; its territories are listed separately.
239United States Virgin IslandsVINorth AmericaTerritoryUnited States of America · unincorporated territory—
240UruguayUYSouth AmericaUN member——
241UzbekistanUZAsiaUN member——
242VanuatuVUOceaniaUN member——
243VaticanVAEuropeUN observer—UN observer state as the Holy See.
244VenezuelaVESouth AmericaUN member——
245VietnamVNAsiaUN member——
246Wallis and FutunaWFOceaniaTerritoryFrance · overseas collectivity—
247Western SaharaEHAfricaTerritoryDisputedMostly run by Morocco, claimed by the Sahrawi Republic.
248YemenYEAsiaUN member——
249ZambiaZMAfricaUN member——
250ZimbabweZWAfricaUN member——
Showing 250 of 250Numbered A to Z. Continents follow the UN’s M49 regions.

Is it a country? The tricky cases

Some lists say 197 countries: they add Kosovo and Taiwan to the 195. Territories such as Gibraltar, Greenland and Hong Kong get entries of their own on our map; England and Scotland don’t, as neither has a country code of its own.

PlaceOwn entryIn the 195Why
Vatican City, PalestineYesYesUN observer states: the two that turn 193 into 195.
KosovoYesNoRecognised by more than half of UN members, but not a member.
TaiwanYesNoIts own ISO code, TW; formally recognised by 12 states.
Hong Kong, MacaoYesNoPart of China, with their own borders, visas, currency and codes.
GreenlandYesNoAn autonomous territory of Denmark with its own code, GL.
Puerto RicoYesNoA US territory with its own code, PR; its people are US citizens.
GibraltarYesNoA British overseas territory with its own code, GI.
French Guiana, RéunionYesNoPart of France and the EU, but with codes of their own, on other continents.
England, Scotland, WalesNo—Nations of the United Kingdom, which is the one entry.
Jersey, Isle of ManYesNoCrown dependencies: not part of the UK, unlike Scotland.
Northern Cyprus, SomalilandNo—Barely recognised and without a code: a visit counts for Cyprus or Somalia.

How many countries are in each continent?

Africa has the most countries, 54. North America almost doubles, from 23 to 41, once its Caribbean territories count.

Asia’s 48 include Palestine, Europe’s 44 include Vatican City. Antarctica has no countries; the continent itself is one entry of the 250.

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Count the countries you’ve visited

Every place in the list above is on our free world map. Tap the ones you’ve been to and the counter adds them up as you go: your total out of 250, your share of the world and a breakdown by continent. Prefer the strict count? Switch the list to UN and it counts the 193 member states only — your marks stay either way.

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A countries visited map: ten countries marked in green on a world map, with 10 of 250 countries and 4% of the world counted beside itA countries visited map: ten countries marked in green on a world map, with 10 of 250 countries and 4% of the world counted beside it

How the countries visited map counts

  • One code, one entry. A place counts if ISO 3166-1, the standard behind domains such as .hk and .gi, gives it a code of its own.
  • Kosovo, the one addition. It has no ISO code, but more than half of UN members recognise it.
  • A visit marks one place. Hong Kong marks Hong Kong, not China; Paris doesn’t tick off French Guiana.
  • Continents by the UN. The UN’s M49 regions: Russia in Europe, Turkey and Cyprus in Asia, Egypt in Africa.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

Is it 195 or 197 countries?

Both numbers are in use. 195 is the 193 UN member states plus the two observer states, Vatican City and Palestine. Lists that say 197 also count Kosovo and Taiwan, which govern themselves but are recognised by only part of the world; lists that add just one of the two say 196.

Has the number of countries changed in 2026?

No. The last country to join the UN was South Sudan, which became independent from Sudan in 2011 as the 193rd member. Since then the count has stood at 193 UN members and 195 countries. Changes are rare: a new member needs a recommendation of the Security Council and a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly.

Is Taiwan a country?

Taiwan governs itself, with its own government, army, currency and passports, and ISO gives it its own code, TW. But it is not a UN member, only 12 states recognise it formally, and China claims it. So it is not one of the 195, though lists of 196 or 197 count it; our world map gives it an entry of its own.

Is Palestine a country?

Palestine is one of the 195. It has been a UN observer state since 2012, the same status as Vatican City, and more than three-quarters of UN members recognise it as a state. It is not a full member: admission needs a recommendation of the Security Council, which it has not been given.

Is Kosovo a country?

Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 and is recognised by more than half of UN members, but not by Serbia, Russia, China or five EU countries. It is not a UN member and has no ISO code, so it is not among the 195. You cross a real border to enter it, and our world map counts it.

Is Greenland a country?

Not an independent one. Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark: it runs most of its own affairs, while Denmark is responsible for defence and foreign policy. It has its own country code, GL, so it gets its own entry on our map, counted in North America, but it is not one of the 195.

Why do the Olympics and FIFA have more than 195 members?

Because sport counts teams, not states. The Olympics have 206 national committees, including Puerto Rico, Hong Kong and other territories, while Vatican City has none. FIFA has 211 members and counts England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland separately. Neither number is a count of countries.