I am often asked how many countries I’ve been to. While I don’t visit countries just to check them off a list, like most people, I do know where I’ve been. This list is taken from the Traveler’s Century Club (TCC) list of 329 places around the world. The TCC rules state that any visit counts as a visit, no matter how short. I have made a note when I have visited a location only on a layover or passed through in a car without stopping.
The TCC definition of a country is more expansive than just the members of the United Nations. It includes geographic, historic, and culturally distinct places. Yes, I know that Hawaii and Tasmania are not “countries” in any normal sense of the word, but they are distinct geographic places separated from their country’s mainland.
I use the TCC list just because I think it is more useful from a travel perspective than the list of UN member states, which excludes places like Taiwan, Hong Kong, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Antarctica, Aruba, and American Samoa. There are many disagreements I have with the TCC list, but I find it a useful third-party list of destinations for travelers.
This list marks the first time I visited a place, not my most recent visit. Many of the places on this list I’ve visited multiple times and will visit again in the future. I intend to remove all footnotes attached to destinations in the future.
World Map
World Map Small Countries
BOLD (#)= UN Member States
| Number | Country | Date | Region | Footnote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (1) |
1969 | North America | |
| 2 |  Canada (2) |
1977 | North America | |
| 3 |  Mexico (3) |
1995 | North America | |
| 4 |
Bahamas (4) |
1998 | Caribbean | |
| 5 |
Alaska (USA) |
1999 | North America | |
| 6 |
Japan (5) |
1999 | Asia | |
| 7 |
Taiwan |
1999 | Asia | |
| 8 |
Singapore (6) |
1999 | Asia | |
| 9 |
France (7) |
1999 | Europe | |
| 10 |
Belgium (8) |
1999 | Europe | |
| 11 |
Germany (9) |
1999 | Europe | |
| 12 |
England (UK) (10) |
1999 | Europe | |
| 13 |
Iceland (11) |
2000 | Atlantic Ocean | |
| 14 |
Argentina (12) |
2005 | South America | |
| 15 |
Hawaii (USA) |
2006 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 16 |
French Polynesia (France) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 17 |
Easter Island (Chile) (13) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 18 |
Cook Islands |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 19 |
New Zealand (14) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 20 |
Fiji (15) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 21 |
Samoa (16) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 22 |
American Samoa (USA) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 23 |
Tonga (17) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 24 |
New Caledonia (France) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 25 |
Vanuatu (18) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 26 |
Solomon Islands (19) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 27 |
Nauru (20) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | 1 |
| 28 |
Kiribati (21) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | 2 |
| 29 |
Guam (USA) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 30 |
Micronesia (22) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 31 |
Marshall Islands (23) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 32 |
Northern Marinas Islands (USA) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 33 |
Palau (24) |
2007 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 34 |
Philippines (25) |
2007 | Asia | |
| 35 |
Okinawa (Japan) |
2007 | Asia | |
| 36 |
South Korea (26) |
2007 | Asia | |
| 37 |
Hong Kong (China) (27) |
2007 | Asia | |
| 38 |
Macau (China) |
2007 | Asia | |
| 39 |
Brunei (28) |
2007 | Asia | |
| 40 |
Sarawak (Malaysia) (29) |
2008 | Asia | |
| 41 |
Sabah (Malaysia) |
2008 | Asia | |
| 42 |
Java (Indonesia) (30) |
2008 | Asia | |
| 43 |
Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia) |
2008 | Asia | |
| 44 |
East Timor (31) |
2008 | Asia | |
| 45 |
Australia (32) |
2008 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 46 |
Tasmania (Australia) |
2008 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 47 |
Papua New Guinea (33) |
2008 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 48 |
Bismark Archipelago (PNG) |
2008 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 49 |
Sumatra (Indonesia) |
2008 | Asia | |
| 50 |
Western Malaysia |
2008 | Asia | |
| 51 |
Thailand (34) |
2008 | Asia | |
| 52 |
Cambodia (35) |
2008 | Asia | |
| 53 |
Vietnam (36) |
2008 | Asia | |
| 54 |
Laos (37) |
2008 | Asia | |
| 55 |
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) (38) |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 56 |
Dubai (UAE) |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 57 |
Oman (39) |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 58 |
Ajman (UAE) |
2009 | Middle East | 3 |
| 59 |
Ras Al Kaimah (UAE) |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 60 |
Sharjah (UAE) |
2009 | Middle East | 3 |
| 61 |
Umm Al Qaiwain (UAE) |
2009 | Middle East | 3 |
| 62 |
Qatar (40) |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 63 |
Bahrain (41) |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 64 |
Kuwait (42) |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 65 |
Egypt (43) |
2009 | Africa | |
| 66 |
Sinai (Egypt) |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 67 |
Jordan (44) |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 68 |
Israel (45) |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 69 |
Palestine |
2009 | Middle East | |
| 70 |
Greece (46) |
2009 | Europe | |
| 71 |
Italy (47) |
2009 | Europe | |
| 72 |
Vatican City |
2009 | Europe | |
| 73 |
San Marino (48) |
2009 | Europe | |
| 74 |
Monaco (49) |
2009 | Europe | |
| 75 |
Luxembourg (50) |
2009 | Europe | |
| 76 |
Netherlands (51) |
2009 | Europe | |
| 77 |
Portugal (52) |
2009 | Europe | |
| 78 |
Cayman Islands (UK) |
2009 | Caribbean | |
| 79 |
Honduras (53) |
2009 | Central America | |
| 80 |
Spain (54) |
2010 | Europe | |
| 81 |
Prince Edward Island (Canada) |
2010 | North America | |
| 82 |
South Africa (55) |
2010 | Africa | |
| 83 |
Senegal (56) |
2010 | Africa | |
| 84 |
Aruba (Netherlands) |
2010 | Caribbean | |
| 85 |
Bonaire (Netherlands) |
2010 | Caribbean | |
| 86 |
Curacao (Netherlands) |
2010 | Caribbean | |
| 87 |
Puerto Rico (USA) |
2011 | Caribbean | |
| 88 |
Czech Republic (57) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 89 |
Austria (58) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 90 |
Slovakia (59) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 91 |
Slovenia (60) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 92 |
Croatia (61) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 93 |
Sicily (Italy) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 94 |
Switzerland (62) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 95 |
Liechtenstein (63) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 96 |
Hungary (64) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 97 |
Romania (65) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 98 |
Bulgaria (66) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 99 |
Turkey (Europe) (67) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 100 |
Turkey (Asia) |
2011 | Asia | |
| 101 |
Andorra (68) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 102 |
Canary Islands (Spain) |
2011 | Atlantic Ocean | |
| 103 |
Ecuador (69) |
2011 | South America | |
| 104 |
Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) |
2011 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 105 |
Wales (UK) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 106 |
Ireland (70) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 107 |
Northern Ireland (UK) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 108 |
Isle of Man |
2011 | Europe | |
| 109 |
Scotland (UK) |
2011 | Europe | |
| 110 |
Falkland Islands (UK) |
2012 | Atlantic Ocean | |
| 111 |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) |
2012 | Antarctica | |
| 112 |
British Antarctica (UK) |
2012 | Antarctica | |
| 113 |
Chilean Antarctic (Chile) |
2012 | Antarctica | |
| 114 |
Argentine Antarctic (Argentina) |
2012 | Antarctica | |
| 115 |
Belize (71) |
2012 | Central America | |
| 116 |
Lord Howe Island (Australia) |
2012 | Pacific | |
| 117 |
Sweden (72) |
2012 | Europe | |
| 118 |
Denmark (73) |
2012 | Europe | |
| 119 |
Gibraltar (UK) |
2012 | Europe | |
| 120 |
Ceuta (Spain) |
2012 | Africa | |
| 121 |
Morocco (74) |
2012 | Africa | |
| 122 |
Finland (75) |
2012 | Europe | |
| 123 |
Costa Rica (76) |
2013 | Central America | |
| 124 |
El Salvador (77) |
2013 | Central America | |
| 125 |
Guatemala (78) |
2013 | Central America | |
| 126 |
Poland (79) |
2013 | Europe | |
| 127 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (80) |
2013 | Europe | |
| 128 |
Montenegro (81) |
2013 | Europe | |
| 129 |
US Virgin Islands (USA) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 130 |
British Virgin Islands (UK) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 131 |
Sint Maarten (Netherlands) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 132 |
Anguilla (UK) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 133 |
Saint-Martin (France) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 134 |
St. Barthélemy (France) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 135 |
Saba/St. Eustatius (Netherlands) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 136 |
St. Kitts and Nevis (82) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 137 |
Antigua and Barbuda (83) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 138 |
Montserrat (UK) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 139 |
Guadeloupe (France) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 140 |
Dominica (84) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 141 |
Martinique (France) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 142 |
St. Lucia (85) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 143 |
Barbados (86) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 144 |
St Vincent and the Grenadines (87) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 145 |
Grenada (88) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 146 |
Trinidad and Tobago (89) |
2013 | Caribbean | |
| 147 |
Panama (90) |
2013 | Central America | 4 |
| 148 |
Namibia (91) |
2013 | Africa | |
| 149 |
Lesotho (92) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 150 |
Swaziland (93) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 151 |
Botswana (94) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 152 |
Mozambique (95) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 153 |
Zimbabwe (96) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 154 |
Zambia (97) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 155 |
St. Helena (UK) |
2014 | Atlantic Ocean | |
| 156 |
Angola (98) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 157 |
Republic of Congo (99) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 158 |
Sao Tome and Principe (100) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 159 |
Togo (101) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 160 |
Benin (102) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 161 |
Ghana (103) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 162 |
Sierra Leone (104) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 163 |
Gambia (105) |
2014 | Africa | |
| 164 |
Western Sahara |
2014 | Africa | |
| 165 |
Bermuda (UK) |
2014 | Atlantic Ocean | |
| 166 |
Turks & Caicos (UK) |
2014 | Caribbean | |
| 167 |
Malta (106) |
2014 | Europe | |
| 168 |
Cyprus (107) |
2014 | Europe | |
| 169 |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) |
2014 | Europe | |
| 170 |
Northern Cyprus |
2014 | Europe | |
| 171 |
Crete (Greece) |
2014 | Europe | |
| 172 |
Ionian Islands (Greece) |
2014 | Europe | |
| 173 |
Guernsey |
2014 | Europe | |
| 174 |
Jersey |
2014 | Europe | |
| 175 |
Åland Islands (Finland) |
2015 | Europe | |
| 176 |
Haiti (108) |
2015 | Caribbean | |
| 177 |
Dominican Republic (109) |
2015 | Caribbean | |
| 178 |
Chile (Mainland) |
2015 | South America | |
| 179 |
India (110) |
2016 | Asia | |
| 180 |
Ethiopia (111) |
2016 | Africa | |
| 181 |
Macedonia (112) |
2016 | Europe | |
| 182 |
Kosovo |
2016 | Europe | |
| 183 |
Serbia (113) |
2016 | Europe | |
| 184 |
Srpska (Bosnia & Herzegovina) |
2016 | Europe | |
| 185 |
Albania (114) |
2016 | Europe | |
| 186 |
Kazakhstan (115) |
2016 | Asia | |
| 187 |
Kyrgyzstan (116) |
2016 | Asia | |
| 188 |
Tajikistan (117) |
2016 | Asia | |
| 189 |
Uzbekistan (118) |
2016 | Asia | |
| 190 |
St. Pierre and Miquelon (France) |
2016 | North America | |
| 191 |
Tuvalu (119) |
2016 | Pacific Ocean | |
| 192 |
Norway (120) |
2017 | Europe | |
| 193 |
Brazil (121) |
2017 | South America | |
| 194 |
Lithuania (122) |
2018 | Europe | |
| 195 |
Latvia (123) |
2018 | Europe | |
| 196 |
Belarus (124) |
2018 | Europe | |
| 197 |
Estonia (125) |
2018 | Europe | |
| 198 |
Russia (126) |
2018 | Europe | |
| 199 |
Sri Lanka (127) |
2018 | Asia | |
| 200 |
Maldives (128) |
2018 | Asia | |
| 201 |
Saudi Arabia (129) |
2018 | Middle East | |
| 202 |
Hainan Island (China) |
2019 | Asia | |
| 203 |
Balearic Islands (Spain) |
2019 | Europe |
Upcoming Countries
| Number | Country | Date | Region | Footnote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Azores |
Atlantic Ocean | |||
Cuba |
Caribbean | |||
Nicaragua |
Central America | |||
Jamaica |
Caribbean | |||
Colombia |
South America | |||
Ukraine |
Europe | |||
Moldova |
Europe | |||
Transnistria |
Europe |
Footnotes
- I spent about an hour at the Nauru airport in the middle of the night on a layover from the Solomon Islands to Kiribati. We got off the plane and actually touched the soil. I even purchased something in the gift shop, however, I never got beyond passport control.
- I was denied entry into Kiribati because my passport got wet in the Solomon Islands and the ink on the page that said what dates the visa was valid bled off the page. I spent about 6 hours in Tarawa before heading to Fiji.
- I took a taxi from Kashab in the Musandam Peninsula of Oman to Dubai. We drove through several of the smaller emirates but didn’t stop in any other than Ras Al Kaimah.
- I had a layover in Panama City on a flight from Trinidad to Mexico City.