It all depends what you count as a “country”, but I’ve been to:
- 99 out of 195 Sovereign States and 11 Disputed States (The UN list)
- 106 out of 245 Countries and Territories (The Matador Network list)
- 112 out of 327 Countries, Territories, Islands, Enclaves etc (The Travelers Century Club list)
I tend to use the number from the Matador Network list because then I can use their nice map graphic.
My goal in life is to visit all 195 sovereign states officially recognised by the UN.
99 down, 96 to go.
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 | 245 | 106 | 327 | 112 |
| 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 & 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 | Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | Barbados | |||||
| Cambodia | Y | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Y | Belarus | Y | ||
| Cameroon | Botswana | Y | Belgium | Y | |||
| Canada | Y | Brazil | Y | Belize | |||
| Cape Verde | British Virgin Islands | Benin | |||||
| Central African Republic | Brunei | Bermuda | |||||
| Chad | Bulgaria | Y | Bhutan | ||||
| Chile | Y | Burkina Faso | Bismarck Archipelago | ||||
| China | Y | Burundi | Bolivia | ||||
| Colombia | Cambodia | Y | Bonaire | ||||
| Comoros | Cameroon | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Y | ||||
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Canada | Y | Botswana | Y | |||
| Congo, Republic of the | Cape Verde | Brazil | Y | ||||
| Costa Rica | Y | Cayman Islands | British Antarctic Territory | ||||
| Croatia | Y | Central African Republic | British Indian Ocean Territory | ||||
| Cuba | Y | Chad | Brunei | ||||
| Cyprus | Y | Chile | Y | Bulgaria | Y | ||
| Czech Republic | Y | Christmas Island | Burkina Faso | ||||
| Denmark | Y | Cocos Islands | Burundi (Urundi) | ||||
| Djibouti | Colombia | Cabinda | |||||
| Dominica | Comoros | Cambodia | Y | ||||
| Dominican Republic | Cook Islands | Cameroon | |||||
| East Timor | Costa Rica | Y | Canada | Y | |||
| Ecuador | Croatia | Y | Canary Islands | ||||
| Egypt | Y | Cuba | Y | Cape Verde Islands | |||
| El Salvador | Curacao | Cayman Islands | |||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Cyprus | Y | Central African Republic | ||||
| Eritrea | Czech Republic | Y | Chad | ||||
| Estonia | Y | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Chatham Islands | ||||
| Ethiopia | Denmark | Y | Chile | Y | |||
| Fiji | Y | Djibouti | Chilean Antarctic Territory | ||||
| Finland | Y | Dominica | China, People’s Republic of | Y | |||
| France | Y | Dominican Republic | Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) | ||||
| Gabon | East Timor | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |||||
| Gambia, The | Ecuador | Colombia | |||||
| Georgia | Y | Egypt | Y | Comoros | |||
| Germany | Y | El Salvador | Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa) | ||||
| Ghana | Equatorial Guinea | Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) | |||||
| Greece | Y | Eritrea | Cook Islands | ||||
| Grenada | Estonia | Y | Corsica | ||||
| Guatemala | Ethiopia | Costa Rica | Y | ||||
| Guinea | Falkland Islands | Côte d’Ivoire | |||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Faroe Islands | Y | Crete | ||||
| Guyana | Fiji | Y | Croatia | Y | |||
| Haiti | Finland | Cuba | Y | ||||
| Honduras | France | Y | Curacao | ||||
| Hungary | Y | French Guiana | Cyprus, British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | ||||
| Iceland | Y | French Polynesia | Y | Cyprus, Republic of | Y | ||
| India | French Southern Territories | Cyprus, Turkish Fed. State of | |||||
| Indonesia | Gabon | Czech Republic | Y | ||||
| Iran | Gambia | Denmark | Y | ||||
| Iraq | Georgia | Y | Djibouti | ||||
| Ireland | Y | Germany | Y | Dominica | |||
| Israel | Y | Ghana | Dominican Republic | ||||
| Italy | Y | Gibraltar | Y | Dubai | Y | ||
| Ivory Coast | Greece | Y | Easter Island | Y | |||
| Jamaica | Greenland | Ecuador | |||||
| Japan | Y | Grenada | Egypt in Africa | Y | |||
| Jordan | Y | Guadeloupe | Egypt in Asia (Sinai Peninsula) | ||||
| Kazakhstan | Y | Guam | El Salvador | ||||
| Kenya | Guatemala | England | Y | ||||
| Kiribati | Guernsey | Y | Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) | ||||
| Korea, North | Guinea | Equatorial Guinea (Rio Muni, Bata) | |||||
| Korea, South | Y | Guinea-Bissau | Eritrea | ||||
| Kuwait | Y | Guyana | Estonia | Y | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | Y | Haiti | Ethiopia | ||||
| Laos | Y | Honduras | Falkland Islands | ||||
| Latvia | Y | Hong Kong | Y | Faroe Islands | Y | ||
| Lebanon | Y | Hungary | Y | Fernando de Noronha | |||
| Lesotho | Y | Iceland | Y | Fiji Islands | Y | ||
| Liberia | India | Finland | Y | ||||
| Libya | Indonesia | France | Y | ||||
| Liechtenstein | Y | Iran | French Guiana | ||||
| Lithuania | Y | Iraq | French Polynesia | Y | |||
| Luxembourg | Y | Ireland | French Southern & Antarctic Lands | ||||
| Macedonia | Y | Isle of Man | Y | Fujairah | |||
| Madagascar | Israel | Y | Gabon | ||||
| Malawi | Italy | Y | Galapagos Islands | ||||
| Malaysia | Y | Ivory Coast | Gambia | ||||
| Maldives | Jamaica | Georgia | Y | ||||
| Mali | Japan | Y | Germany | Y | |||
| Malta | Y | Jordan | Y | Ghana | |||
| Marshall Islands | Kazakhstan | Y | Gibraltar | Y | |||
| Mauritania | Kenya | Greece | Y | ||||
| Mauritius | Kiribati | Greek Aegean Islands | |||||
| Mexico | Kosovo | Y | Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) | ||||
| Micronesia | Kuwait | Y | Grenada & Dependencies | ||||
| Moldova | Y | Kyrgyzstan | Y | Guadeloupe & Deps. | |||
| Monaco | Y | Laos | Y | Guam | |||
| Mongolia | Y | Latvia | Y | Guatemala | |||
| Montenegro | Y | Lebanon | Y | Guernsey & Deps. | Y | ||
| Morocco | Y | Lesotho | Y | Guinea | |||
| Mozambique | Liberia | Guinea-Bissau | |||||
| Myanmar | Y | Libya | Guyana | ||||
| Namibia | Y | Liechtenstein | Y | Hainan Island | |||
| Nauru | Lithuania | Y | Haiti | ||||
| Nepal | Luxembourg | Y | Hawaiian Islands | ||||
| Netherlands | Y | Macao | Y | Honduras | |||
| New Zealand | Y | Macedonia | Y | Hong Kong | Y | ||
| Nicaragua | Y | Madagascar | Hungary | Y | |||
| Niger | Malawi | Iceland | Y | ||||
| Nigeria | Malaysia | Y | India | ||||
| Norway | Y | Maldives | Indonesia (Java) | ||||
| Oman | Y | Mali | Ionian Islands | ||||
| Pakistan | Malta | Y | Iran | ||||
| Palau | Marshall Islands | Iraq | |||||
| Palestine | Martinique | Ireland, Northern | |||||
| Panama | Y | Mauritania | Ireland, Republic of | Y | |||
| Papua New Guinea | Mauritius | Isle of Man | Y | ||||
| Paraguay | Mayotte | Israel | Y | ||||
| Peru | Mexico | Italy | Y | ||||
| Philippines | Y | Micronesia | Jamaica | ||||
| Poland | Y | Moldova | Y | Japan | Y | ||
| Portugal | Y | Monaco | Y | Jeju Island | |||
| Qatar | Y | Mongolia | Y | Jersey | Y | ||
| Romania | Y | Montenegro | Y | Jordan | Y | ||
| Russia | Y | Montserrat | Juan Fernandez Islands | ||||
| Rwanda | Morocco | Y | Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) | ||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Mozambique | Kaliningrad | |||||
| Saint Lucia | Myanmar | Y | Kashmir | ||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Namibia | Y | Kazakhstan | Y | |||
| Samoa | Nauru | Kenya | |||||
| San Marino | Y | Nepal | Kiribati | ||||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Netherlands | Y | Korea, North (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | New Caledonia | Korea, South (Republic of Korea) | Y | ||||
| Senegal | New Zealand | Y | Kosovo | Y | |||
| Serbia | Y | Nicaragua | Y | Kuwait | Y | ||
| Seychelles | Niger | Kyrgyzstan | Y | ||||
| Sierra Leone | Nigeria | Lakshadweep | |||||
| Singapore | Y | Niue | Lampedusa | ||||
| Slovakia | Y | Norfolk Island | Laos | Y | |||
| Slovenia | Y | North Korea | 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 | People’s Republic of China | Y | Lord Howe Island | |||
| Sweden | Y | Peru | Luxembourg | Y | |||
| Switzerland | Y | Philippines | Y | Macau | Y | ||
| Syria | Pitcairn | Macedonia | Y | ||||
| Tajikistan | Y | Poland | Y | Madagascar | |||
| Tanzania | Portugal | Y | Madeira | ||||
| Thailand | Y | Puerto Rico | Malawi | ||||
| Togo | Qatar | Y | Malaysia | Y | |||
| Tonga | Republic of the Congo | Maldives | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Reunion | Mali | |||||
| Tunisia | Romania | Y | Malta | Y | |||
| Turkey | Y | Russia | Y | Maluku Islands | |||
| Turkmenistan | Y | Rwanda | Marquesas Islands | ||||
| Tuvalu | Saint Barthélemy | Marshall Islands, Republic of | |||||
| Uganda | Saint Helena | Martinique | |||||
| Ukraine | Y | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Mauritania | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | Y | Saint Lucia | Mauritius & Deps. (Agalega, St. Brandon) | ||||
| United Kingdom | Y | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Mayotte (Dzaoudzi) | ||||
| United States | Y | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Mexico | ||||
| Uruguay | Samoa | Micronesia, Fed.States of | |||||
| Uzbekistan | Y | San Marino | Y | Midway Island | |||
| Vanuatu | Y | São Tomé and Príncipe | Moldova | Y | |||
| Vatican City | Y | Saudi Arabia | Monaco | Y | |||
| Venezuela | Senegal | Mongolia | Y | ||||
| Vietnam | Y | Serbia | Y | Montenegro | Y | ||
| Yemen | Seychelles | Montserrat | |||||
| Zambia | Y | Sierra Leone | Morocco | Y | |||
| Zimbabwe | Y | Singapore | Y | Morocco,Spanish (Ceuta, Melilla) | |||
| Sint Maarten | Mozambique | ||||||
| Slovakia | Y | Myanmar (Burma) | Y | ||||
| Slovenia | Y | Nakhchivan | |||||
| Solomon Islands | Namibia | Y | |||||
| Somalia | Nauru | ||||||
| South Africa | Y | Nepal | |||||
| South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands | Netherlands | Y | |||||
| South Korea | Y | New Caledonia & Deps. | |||||
| South Sudan | New Zealand | Y | |||||
| Spain | Y | New Zealand Antarctica | |||||
| Sri Lanka | Y | Nicaragua | Y | ||||
| Sudan | Niger | ||||||
| Suriname | Nigeria | ||||||
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Niue | ||||||
| Swaziland | Y | Norfolk Island | |||||
| Sweden | Y | Northern Marianas (Saipan, Tinian) | |||||
| Switzerland | Y | Norway | Y | ||||
| Syria | Norwegian Dependencies (Norwegian Antarctica) | ||||||
| Taiwan | Y | Nueva Esparta (Margarita Island) | |||||
| Tajikistan | Y | Ogasawara (Bonin, Volcano Island, Iwo Jima) | |||||
| Tanzania | Oman | Y | |||||
| Thailand | Y | Pakistan | |||||
| Tibet | Palau, Republic of | ||||||
| Togo | Palestine | ||||||
| Tokelau | Panama | Y | |||||
| Tonga | Papua (Irian Jaya) | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| Tunisia | Paraguay | ||||||
| Turkey | Y | Peru | |||||
| Turkmenistan | Y | Philippines | Y | ||||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Pitcairn Island | ||||||
| Tuvalu | Poland | Y | |||||
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Portugal | Y | |||||
| Uganda | Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| Ukraine | Y | Puerto Rico | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | Y | Qatar | Y | ||||
| United Kingdom | Y | Ras Al Khaimah | |||||
| United States | Y | Reunion | |||||
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | Rodriguez Island | ||||||
| Uruguay | Romania | Y | |||||
| Uzbekistan | Y | Russia | Y | ||||
| Vanuatu | Y | Russia in Asia (incl. Siberia) | Y | ||||
| Vatican | Y | Rwanda | |||||
| Venezuela | Ryukyu Islands | ||||||
| Vietnam | Y | Saba & Sint Eustatius | |||||
| Wallis and Futuna | Sabah (No. Borneo) | ||||||
| Western Sahara | Saint Helena | ||||||
| Yemen | Saint Kitts & Nevis | ||||||
| Zambia | Y | Saint Lucia | |||||
| Zimbabwe | Y | Saint Pierre & Miquelon | |||||
| Saint Vincent and Grenadines | |||||||
| Saint-Barthélemy (St. Barts) | |||||||
| Saint-Martin (France) | |||||||
| Samoa (Apia) | |||||||
| Samoa, American (Pago Pago) | |||||||
| San Andres & Providencia | |||||||
| San Marino | Y | ||||||
| Sao Tome & 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. | Y | ||||||
| Tajikistan | Y | ||||||
| Tanzania | |||||||
| Tasmania | |||||||
| Thailand | Y | ||||||
| Tibet | |||||||
| Timor-Leste | |||||||
| Togo | |||||||
| Tokelau | |||||||
| Tonga | |||||||
| Transnistria | |||||||
| Trinidad & Tobago | |||||||
| Tristan da Cunha | |||||||
| Tunisia | |||||||
| Turkey in Asia | Y | ||||||
| Turkey in Europe | Y | ||||||
| Turkmenistan | Y | ||||||
| Turks & 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 & Futuna Islands | |||||||
| Western Sahara | |||||||
| Yemen | |||||||
| Zambia | Y | ||||||
| Zanzibar | |||||||
| Zil Elwannyen Sesel | |||||||
| Zimbabwe | Y |
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