It all depends what you count as a “country”, but I’ve been to:
- 97 of 195 Sovereign States (The UN list) = 50%
- 2 of 11 Disputed States (The UN list) = 18%
- 110 of 236 Countries and Territories (The Matador Network list) = 47%
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114 of 327 Countries, Territories, Islands, Enclaves etc (The Traveler’s Century Club list) = 35%
The Complete List of Places I’ve Been
| SOVEREIGN STATES | Been | DISPUTED STATES | Been | MATADOR NETWORK – includes territories | Been | TRAVELERS CENTURY CLUB – territories, islands, enclaves etc | Been |
| 195 | 97 | 11 | 2 | 236 | 110 | 327 | 114 |
| Afghanistan | Abkhazia | Afghanistan | Abkhazia | ||||
| Albania | Y | Artsakh | Aland Islands | Abu Dhabi | Y | ||
| Algeria | Cook Islands | Albania | Y | Afghanistan | |||
| Andorra | Y | Kosovo | Y | Algeria | Ajman | ||
| Angola | Niue | American Samoa | Aland Islands | ||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Northern Cyprus | Andorra | Y | Alaska | |||
| Argentina | Y | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Angola | Albania | Y | ||
| Armenia | Y | Somaliland | Anguilla | Algeria | |||
| Australia | Y | South Ossetia | Antarctica | Andaman-Nicobar Islands | |||
| Austria | Y | Taiwan | Y | Antigua and Barbuda | Andorra | Y | |
| Azerbaijan | Y | Transnistria | Argentina | Y | Angola | ||
| Bahamas, The | Armenia | Y | Anguilla | ||||
| Bahrain | Y | Aruba | Antigua and Barbuda | ||||
| Bangladesh | Australia | Y | Argentina | Y | |||
| Barbados | Austria | Y | Argentine Antarctica | ||||
| Belarus | Y | Azerbaijan | Y | Armenia | Y | ||
| Belgium | Y | Bahamas | Aruba | ||||
| Belize | Bahrain | Y | Ascension | ||||
| Benin | Bangladesh | Australia | Y | ||||
| Bhutan | Barbados | Australian Antarctic Territory | |||||
| Bolivia | Belarus | Y | Austria | Y | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Y | Belgium | Y | Azerbaijan | Y | ||
| Botswana | Y | Belize | Azores Islands | ||||
| Brazil | Y | Benin | Bahamas | ||||
| Brunei | Bermuda | Bahrain | Y | ||||
| Bulgaria | Y | Bhutan | Balearic Islands | ||||
| Burkina Faso | Bolivia | Bangladesh | |||||
| Burundi | Bosnia | Y | Barbados | ||||
| Cambodia | Y | Botswana | Y | Belarus | Y | ||
| Cameroon | Brazil | Y | Belgium | Y | |||
| Canada | Y | British Virgin Islands | Belize | ||||
| Cape Verde | Brunei | Benin | |||||
| Central African Republic | Bulgaria | Y | Bermuda | ||||
| Chad | Burkina Faso | Bhutan | |||||
| Chile | Y | Burundi | Bismarck Archipelago | ||||
| China | Y | Cabo Verde | Bolivia | ||||
| Colombia | Cambodia | Y | Bonaire | ||||
| Comoros | Cameroon | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Y | ||||
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Canada | Y | Botswana | Y | |||
| Congo, Republic of the | Cayman Islands | Brazil | Y | ||||
| Costa Rica | Y | Central African Republic | British Antarctic Territory | ||||
| Croatia | Y | Chad | British Indian Ocean Territory | ||||
| Cuba | Y | Chile | Y | Brunei | |||
| Cyprus | Y | China | Y | Bulgaria | Y | ||
| Czech Republic | Y | Colombia | Burkina Faso | ||||
| Denmark | Y | Comoros | Burundi (Urundi) | ||||
| Djibouti | Cook Islands | Cabinda | |||||
| Dominica | Costa Rica | Y | Cambodia | Y | |||
| Dominican Republic | Croatia | Y | Cameroon | ||||
| East Timor | Cuba | Y | Canada | Y | |||
| Ecuador | Curacao | Canary Islands | |||||
| Egypt | Y | Cyprus | Y | Cape Verde Islands | |||
| El Salvador | Czech Republic | Y | Cayman Islands | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Democratic Republic of Congo | Central African Republic | |||||
| Eritrea | Denmark | Y | Chad | ||||
| Estonia | Y | Djibouti | Chatham Islands | ||||
| Ethiopia | Dominican Republic | Chile | Y | ||||
| Fiji | Y | Dominica | Chilean Antarctic Territory | ||||
| Finland | Y | East Timor | China, People’s Republic of | Y | |||
| France | Y | Ecuador | Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) | ||||
| Gabon | Egypt | Y | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | ||||
| Gambia, The | El Salvador | Colombia | |||||
| Georgia | Y | England | Y | Comoros | |||
| Germany | Y | Equatorial Guinea | Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa) | ||||
| Ghana | Eritrea | Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) | |||||
| Greece | Y | Estonia | Y | Cook Islands | |||
| Grenada | Ethiopia | Corsica | |||||
| Guatemala | Falkland Islands | Costa Rica | Y | ||||
| Guinea | Faroe Islands | Y | Côte d’Ivoire | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Fiji | Y | Crete | ||||
| Guyana | Finland | Y | Croatia | Y | |||
| Haiti | France | Y | Cuba | Y | |||
| Honduras | French Guiana | Curacao | |||||
| Hungary | Y | French Polynesia | Y | Cyprus, British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | |||
| Iceland | Y | Gabon | Cyprus, Republic of | Y | |||
| India | Gambia | Cyprus, Turkish Fed. State of | |||||
| Indonesia | Georgia | Y | Czech Republic | Y | |||
| Iran | Germany | Y | Denmark | Y | |||
| Iraq | Ghana | Djibouti | |||||
| Ireland | Y | Gibraltar | Y | Dominica | |||
| Israel | Y | Greece | Y | Dominican Republic | |||
| Italy | Y | Greenland | Dubai | Y | |||
| Ivory Coast | Grenada | Easter Island | Y | ||||
| Jamaica | Guadeloupe | Ecuador | |||||
| Japan | Y | Guam | Egypt in Africa | Y | |||
| Jordan | Y | Guatemala | Egypt in Asia (Sinai Peninsula) | ||||
| Kazakhstan | Y | Guernsey | Y | El Salvador | |||
| Kenya | Guinea | England | Y | ||||
| Kiribati | Guinea Bissau | Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) | |||||
| Korea, North | Guyana | Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni, Bata) | |||||
| Korea, South | Y | Haiti | Eritrea | ||||
| Kuwait | Y | Honduras | Estonia | Y | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | Y | Hong Kong | Y | Ethiopia | |||
| Laos | Y | Hungary | Y | Falkland Islands | |||
| Latvia | Y | Iceland | Y | Faroe Islands | Y | ||
| Lebanon | Y | India | Fernando de Noronha | ||||
| Lesotho | Y | Indonesia | Fiji Islands | Y | |||
| Liberia | Iran | Finland | Y | ||||
| Libya | Iraq | France | Y | ||||
| Liechtenstein | Y | Ireland | Y | French Guiana | |||
| Lithuania | Y | Isle of Man | Y | French Polynesia | Y | ||
| Luxembourg | Y | Israel | Y | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | |||
| Macedonia | Y | Italy | Y | Fujairah | |||
| Madagascar | Ivory Coast | Gabon | |||||
| Malawi | Jamaica | Galapagos Islands | |||||
| Malaysia | Y | Japan | Y | Gambia | |||
| Maldives | Jersy | Y | Georgia | Y | |||
| Mali | Jordan | Y | Germany | Y | |||
| Malta | Y | Kazakhstan | Y | Ghana | |||
| Marshall Islands | Kenya | Gibraltar | Y | ||||
| Mauritania | Kiribati | Greece | Y | ||||
| Mauritius | Kosovo | Y | Greek Aegean Islands | ||||
| Mexico | Kuwait | Y | Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) | ||||
| Micronesia | Kyrgyzstan | Y | Grenada and Dependencies | ||||
| Moldova | Y | Laos | Y | Guadeloupe and Deps. | |||
| Monaco | Y | Latvia | Y | Guam | |||
| Mongolia | Y | Lebanon | Y | Guatemala | |||
| Montenegro | Y | Lesotho | Y | Guernsey and Deps. | Y | ||
| Morocco | Y | Liberia | Guinea | ||||
| Mozambique | Libya | Guinea-Bissau | |||||
| Myanmar | Y | Liechtenstein | Y | Guyana | |||
| Namibia | Y | Lithuania | Y | Hainan Island | |||
| Nauru | Luxembourg | Y | Haiti | ||||
| Nepal | Macao | Y | Hawaiian Islands | ||||
| Netherlands | Y | Madagascar | Honduras | ||||
| New Zealand | Y | Malawi | Hong Kong | Y | |||
| Nicaragua | Y | Malaysia | Y | Hungary | Y | ||
| Niger | Maldives | Iceland | Y | ||||
| Nigeria | Mali | India | |||||
| Norway | Y | Malta | Y | Indonesia (Java) | |||
| Oman | Y | Marshall Islands | Ionian Islands | ||||
| Pakistan | Martinique | Iran | |||||
| Palau | Mauritania | Iraq | |||||
| Palestine | Mauritius | Ireland, Northern | Y | ||||
| Panama | Y | Mayotte | Ireland, Republic of | Y | |||
| Papua New Guinea | Mexico | Isle of Man | Y | ||||
| Paraguay | Micronesia | Israel | Y | ||||
| Peru | Moldova | Y | Italy | Y | |||
| Philippines | Y | Monaco | Y | Jamaica | |||
| Poland | Y | Mongolia | Y | Japan | Y | ||
| Portugal | Y | Montenegro | Y | Jeju Island | |||
| Qatar | Y | Montserrat | Jersey | Y | |||
| Romania | Y | Morocco | Y | Jordan | Y | ||
| Russia | Y | Mozambique | Juan Fernandez Islands | ||||
| Rwanda | Myanmar | Y | Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) | ||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Namibia | Y | Kaliningrad | ||||
| Saint Lucia | Nauru | Kashmir | |||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Nepal | Kazakhstan | Y | ||||
| Samoa | Netherlands | Y | Kenya | ||||
| San Marino | Y | New Caledonia | Kiribati | ||||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | New Zealand | Y | Korea, North (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | Nicaragua | Y | Korea, South (Republic of Korea) | Y | |||
| Senegal | Niger | Kosovo | Y | ||||
| Serbia | Y | Nigeria | Kuwait | Y | |||
| Seychelles | Niue | Kyrgyzstan | Y | ||||
| Sierra Leone | North Korea | Lakshadweep | |||||
| Singapore | Y | North Macedonia | Y | Lampedusa | |||
| Slovakia | Y | Northern Ireland | Y | Laos | Y | ||
| Slovenia | Y | Northern Mariana Islands | Latvia | Y | |||
| Solomon Islands | Norway | Y | Lebanon | Y | |||
| Somalia | Oman | Y | Lesotho | Y | |||
| South Africa | Y | Pakistan | Lesser Sunda Islands | ||||
| South Sudan | Palau | Liberia | |||||
| Spain | Y | Palestine | Libya | ||||
| Sri Lanka | Y | Panama | Y | Liechtenstein | Y | ||
| Sudan | Papua New Guinea | Line/Phoenix Islands (Palmyra, Fanning, Christmas, Canton, Enderbury) | |||||
| Suriname | Paraguay | Lithuania | Y | ||||
| Swaziland | Y | Peru | Lord Howe Island | ||||
| Sweden | Y | Philippines | Y | Luxembourg | Y | ||
| Switzerland | Y | Poland | Y | Macau | Y | ||
| Syria | Portugal | Y | Macedonia | Y | |||
| Tajikistan | Y | Puerto Rico | Madagascar | ||||
| Tanzania | Qatar | Y | Madeira | ||||
| Thailand | Y | Republic of the Congo | Malawi | ||||
| Togo | Reunion | Malaysia | Y | ||||
| Tonga | Romania | Y | Maldives | ||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Russia | Y | Mali | ||||
| Tunisia | Rwanda | Malta | Y | ||||
| Turkey | Y | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Maluku Islands | ||||
| Turkmenistan | Y | Saint Lucia | Marquesas Islands | ||||
| Tuvalu | Saint Vincent and Grenadines | Marshall Islands, Republic of | |||||
| Uganda | Samoa | Martinique | |||||
| Ukraine | Y | San Marino | Y | Mauritania | |||
| United Arab Emirates | Y | Sao Tome and Principe | Mauritius and Deps. (Agalega, St. Brandon) | ||||
| United Kingdom | Y | Saudi Arabia | Mayotte (Dzaoudzi) | ||||
| United States | Y | Scotland | Y | Mexico | |||
| Uruguay | Senegal | Micronesia, Fed.States of | |||||
| Uzbekistan | Y | Serbia | Y | Midway Island | |||
| Vanuatu | Y | Seychelles | Moldova | Y | |||
| Vatican City | Y | Sierra Leone | Monaco | Y | |||
| Venezuela | Singapore | Y | Mongolia | Y | |||
| Vietnam | Y | Sint Maarten | Montenegro | Y | |||
| Yemen | Slovakia | Y | Montserrat | ||||
| Zambia | Y | Slovenia | Y | Morocco | Y | ||
| Zimbabwe | Y | Solomon Islands | Morocco,Spanish (Ceuta, Melilla) | ||||
| Somalia | Mozambique | ||||||
| South Africa | Y | Myanmar (Burma) | Y | ||||
| South Korea | Y | Nakhchivan | |||||
| South Sudan | Namibia | Y | |||||
| Spain | Y | Nauru | |||||
| Sri Lanka | Y | Nepal | |||||
| Sudan | Netherlands | Y | |||||
| Suriname | New Caledonia and Deps. | ||||||
| Swaziland | Y | New Zealand | Y | ||||
| Sweden | Y | New Zealand Antarctica | |||||
| Switzerland | Y | Nicaragua | Y | ||||
| Syria | Niger | ||||||
| Taiwan | Y | Nigeria | |||||
| Tajikistan | Y | Niue | |||||
| Tanzania | Norfolk Island | ||||||
| Thailand | Y | Northern Marianas (Saipan, Tinian) | |||||
| Togo | Norway | Y | |||||
| Tonga | Norwegian Dependencies (Norwegian Antarctica) | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Nueva Esparta (Margarita Island) | ||||||
| Tunisia | Ogasawara (Bonin, Volcano Island, Iwo Jima) | ||||||
| Turkey | Y | Oman | Y | ||||
| Turkmenistan | Y | Pakistan | |||||
| Turks and Caicos | Palau, Republic of | ||||||
| Tuvalu | Palestine | ||||||
| UAE | Y | Panama | Y | ||||
| Uganda | Papua (Irian Jaya) | ||||||
| Ukraine | Y | Papua New Guinea | |||||
| United States | Y | Paraguay | |||||
| Uruguay | Peru | ||||||
| US Virgin Islands | Philippines | Y | |||||
| Uzbekistan | Y | Pitcairn Island | |||||
| Vanuatu | Y | Poland | Y | ||||
| Vatican | Y | Portugal | Y | ||||
| Venezuela | Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| Vietnam | Y | Puerto Rico | |||||
| Wales | Y | Qatar | Y | ||||
| Wallis and Fortuna | Ras Al Khaimah | ||||||
| Western Sahara | Reunion | ||||||
| Yemen | Rodriguez Island | ||||||
| Zambia | Y | Romania | Y | ||||
| Zimbabwe | Y | Russia | Y | ||||
| Russia in Asia (incl. Siberia) | Y | ||||||
| Rwanda | |||||||
| Ryukyu Islands | |||||||
| Saba and Sint Eustatius | |||||||
| Sabah (No. Borneo) | |||||||
| Saint Helena | |||||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | |||||||
| Saint Lucia | |||||||
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |||||||
| Saint Vincent and Grenadines | |||||||
| Saint-Barthélemy (St. Barts) | |||||||
| Saint-Martin (France) | |||||||
| Samoa (Apia) | |||||||
| Samoa, American (Pago Pago) | |||||||
| San Andres and Providencia | |||||||
| San Marino | Y | ||||||
| Sao Tome and Principe | |||||||
| Sarawak | |||||||
| Sardinia | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia | |||||||
| Scotland | Y | ||||||
| Senegal | |||||||
| Serbia | Y | ||||||
| Seychelles | |||||||
| Sharjah | |||||||
| Sicily | |||||||
| Sierra Leone | |||||||
| Sikkim | |||||||
| Singapore | Y | ||||||
| Sint Maarten (Netherlands) | |||||||
| Slovakia | Y | ||||||
| Slovenia | Y | ||||||
| Socotra | |||||||
| Solomon Islands | |||||||
| Somalia (ex-Italian Somaliland) | |||||||
| Somaliland (ex-British) | |||||||
| South Africa | Y | ||||||
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |||||||
| South Sudan | |||||||
| Spain | Y | ||||||
| Spitsbergen (Svalbard, Bear Island) | |||||||
| Sri Lanka | Y | ||||||
| Srpska | Y | ||||||
| Sudan | |||||||
| Sulawesi (Celebes, Indonesia) | |||||||
| Sumatra (Indonesia) | |||||||
| Suriname | |||||||
| Swaziland (eSwatini) | Y | ||||||
| Sweden | Y | ||||||
| Switzerland | Y | ||||||
| Syria | |||||||
| Taiwan. R.O.C. | |||||||
| Tajikistan | Y | ||||||
| Tanzania | |||||||
| Tasmania | |||||||
| Thailand | Y | ||||||
| Tibet | |||||||
| Timor-Leste | |||||||
| Togo | |||||||
| Tokelau | |||||||
| Tonga | |||||||
| Transnistria | |||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||
| Tristan da Cunha | |||||||
| Tunisia | |||||||
| Turkey in Asia | Y | ||||||
| Turkey in Europe | Y | ||||||
| Turkmenistan | Y | ||||||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | |||||||
| Tuvalu | |||||||
| Uganda | |||||||
| Ukraine | Y | ||||||
| Umm Al Qaiwain | |||||||
| United States (continental) | Y | ||||||
| Uruguay | |||||||
| Uzbekistan | Y | ||||||
| Vanuatu (New Hebrides Islands) | Y | ||||||
| Vatican City | Y | ||||||
| Venezuela | |||||||
| Vietnam | Y | ||||||
| Virgin Islands, British (Tortola, etc.) | |||||||
| Virgin Islands, U.S. (St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas) | |||||||
| Wake Island | |||||||
| Wales | Y | ||||||
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | |||||||
| Western Sahara | |||||||
| Yemen | |||||||
| Zambia | Y | ||||||
| Zanzibar | |||||||
| Zil Elwannyen Sesel | |||||||
| Zimbabwe | Y |
USA
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