The following is a current list of all countries and territories I have visited, based on a definition of ‘country’ provided by the Traveler’s Century Club (TCC). I use the TCC list as it includes areas such as Taiwan, Canary Islands, and other areas that are not technically countries, but are distinct in some way (the total TCC count is currently 330 countries.) In addition to the TCC numbers in the table below, I also indicate the overall totals as defined not just by TCC, but also by Montevideo Convention rules (Sovereign States, currently 206,) by the FIFA count, and then by actual voting members of the United Nations.
258/330 = TCC Countries visited
201/206 = Sovereign Nations visited as defined by the Montevideo Convention
192/193 = United Nation voting member states visited
205/211 = FIFA countries visited
Table of TCC Countries/Territories Visited w/ Year 1st Visited
OrderCountry/TerritoryFirst Visited
| 1 |
United States (continental) |
1975 |
| 2 |
Canada |
1981 |
| 3 |
Japan |
1993 |
| 4 |
Netherlands |
1998 |
| 5 |
Belgium |
1998 |
| 6 |
France |
1998 |
| 7 |
Mexico |
1998 |
| 8 |
Poland |
1999 |
| 9 |
Ukraine |
1999 |
| 10 |
Moldova |
1999 |
| 11 |
England |
2000 |
| 12 |
Italy |
2000 |
| 13 |
Sweden |
2000 |
| 14 |
Hawaiian Islands |
2004 |
| 15 |
Bahamas |
2004 |
| 16 |
Spain |
2006 |
| 17 |
Portugal |
2006 |
| 18 |
Balearic Islands |
2006 |
| 19 |
Switzerland |
2006 |
| 20 |
Germany |
2006 |
| 21 |
Czech Republic |
2007 |
| 22 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
2007 |
| 23 |
Saint Lucia |
2007 |
| 24 |
Grenada |
2007 |
| 25 |
Martinique |
2007 |
| 26 |
U.S. Virgin Islands |
2007 |
| 27 |
Australia |
2007 |
| 28 |
New Zealand |
2007 |
| 29 |
Canary Islands |
2007 |
| 30 |
Gibraltar |
2007 |
| 31 |
Alaska |
2008 |
| 32 |
South Africa |
2008 |
| 33 |
Lesotho |
2008 |
| 34 |
Jordan |
2008 |
| 35 |
Luxembourg |
2009 |
| 36 |
Egypt in Africa |
2009 |
| 37 |
Denmark |
2009 |
| 38 |
India |
2009 |
| 39 |
Nepal |
2009 |
| 40 |
Dominican Republic |
2009 |
| 41 |
British Virgin Islands |
2009 |
| 42 |
Israel |
2009 |
| 43 |
Palestine |
2009 |
| 44 |
Honduras |
2010 |
| 45 |
Belize |
2010 |
| 46 |
Iceland |
2010 |
| 47 |
Lebanon |
2010 |
| 48 |
Dubai |
2010 |
| 49 |
Sharjah |
2010 |
| 50 |
Oman |
2010 |
| 51 |
Ajman |
2010 |
| 52 |
Ras al-Khaimah |
2010 |
| 53 |
Fujairah |
2010 |
| 54 |
Umm al-Quwain |
2010 |
| 55 |
Croatia |
2010 |
| 56 |
Serbia |
2010 |
| 57 |
Romania |
2010 |
| 58 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2010 |
| 59 |
Srpska |
2010 |
| 60 |
Montenegro |
2010 |
| 61 |
San Marino |
2010 |
| 62 |
Vatican City |
2010 |
| 63 |
Andorra |
2010 |
| 64 |
Peru |
2010 |
| 65 |
Russia |
2010 |
| 66 |
Finland |
2010 |
| 67 |
Latvia |
2010 |
| 68 |
Tasmania |
2010 |
| 69 |
Brazil |
2010 |
| 70 |
Paraguay |
2010 |
| 71 |
Argentina |
2010 |
| 72 |
Austria |
2010 |
| 73 |
Liechtenstein |
2010 |
| 74 |
Norway |
2010 |
| 75 |
Wales |
2010 |
| 76 |
Swaziland |
2010 |
| 77 |
Hong Kong |
2010 |
| 78 |
Singapore |
2010 |
| 79 |
Slovakia |
2010 |
| 80 |
Hungary |
2010 |
| 81 |
Slovenia |
2010 |
| 82 |
Qatar |
2010 |
| 83 |
Haiti |
2010 |
| 84 |
Colombia |
2010 |
| 85 |
Panama |
2010 |
| 86 |
Costa Rica |
2010 |
| 87 |
Cayman Islands |
2011 |
| 88 |
Taiwan (R.O.C.) |
2011 |
| 89 |
Thailand |
2011 |
| 90 |
Viet Nam |
2011 |
| 91 |
Cambodia |
2011 |
| 92 |
Abu Dhabi |
2011 |
| 93 |
Zimbabwe |
2011 |
| 94 |
Botswana |
2011 |
| 95 |
Zambia |
2011 |
| 96 |
Namibia |
2011 |
| 97 |
Ethiopia |
2011 |
| 98 |
China, People’s Republic of |
2011 |
| 99 |
Philippines |
2011 |
| 100 |
Fiji |
2011 |
| 101 |
Ireland |
2011 |
| 102 |
Northern Ireland |
2011 |
| 103 |
Puerto Rico |
2011 |
| 104 |
Barbados |
2011 |
| 105 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
2011 |
| 106 |
St. Maarten |
2011 |
| 107 |
Saint Martin |
2011 |
| 108 |
Peninsular Malaysia |
2011 |
| 109 |
Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali, Timor) |
2011 |
| 110 |
Korea, South |
2011 |
| 111 |
Prince Edward Island |
2011 |
| 112 |
Maldive Islands |
2011 |
| 113 |
Sri Lanka (Ceylon) |
2011 |
| 114 |
Vanuatu |
2011 |
| 115 |
East Timor |
2011 |
| 116 |
Belarus |
2011 |
| 117 |
Transnistria |
2011 |
| 118 |
Macau |
2011 |
| 119 |
Brunei |
2011 |
| 120 |
Jamaica |
2011 |
| 121 |
Nicaragua |
2012 |
| 122 |
Uruguay |
2012 |
| 123 |
Chile |
2012 |
| 124 |
Antarctic Chilean Territory |
2012 |
| 125 |
Argentine Antarctica |
2012 |
| 126 |
British Antarctica |
2012 |
| 127 |
Seychelles |
2012 |
| 128 |
Kuwait |
2012 |
| 129 |
Albania |
2012 |
| 130 |
Kosovo |
2012 |
| 131 |
Macedonia |
2012 |
| 132 |
Bulgaria |
2012 |
| 133 |
Turkey, Europe |
2012 |
| 134 |
Jersey |
2012 |
| 135 |
Guernsey |
2012 |
| 136 |
Mauritius |
2012 |
| 137 |
Tanzania |
2012 |
| 138 |
Kenya |
2012 |
| 139 |
Zanzibar |
2012 |
| 140 |
Sicily |
2012 |
| 141 |
Greece |
2012 |
| 142 |
Turkey, Asia |
2012 |
| 143 |
Dodecanese Islands |
2012 |
| 144 |
Georgia |
2012 |
| 145 |
Armenia |
2012 |
| 146 |
Burma (also known as Myanmar) |
2013 |
| 147 |
Laos |
2013 |
| 148 |
Hainan Island |
2013 |
| 149 |
Morocco, Spanish (Ceuta, Melilla) |
2013 |
| 150 |
Morocco |
2013 |
| 151 |
Tunisia |
2013 |
| 152 |
Guatemala |
2013 |
| 153 |
El Salvador |
2013 |
| 154 |
Estonia |
2013 |
| 155 |
Lithuania |
2013 |
| 156 |
Tonga |
2013 |
| 157 |
Guam |
2013 |
| 158 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
2013 |
| 159 |
Guyana |
2013 |
| 160 |
Suriname |
2013 |
| 161 |
French Guiana |
2013 |
| 162 |
Curaçao |
2013 |
| 163 |
Venezuela |
2013 |
| 164 |
Ecuador |
2013 |
| 165 |
Bahrain |
2013 |
| 166 |
Kyrgyzstan |
2013 |
| 167 |
Malta |
2013 |
| 168 |
Cyprus, Republic of |
2013 |
| 169 |
Turkish Rep. of Cyprus |
2013 |
| 170 |
Scotland |
2013 |
| 171 |
Monaco |
2013 |
| 172 |
Iraq |
2013 |
| 173 |
Pakistan |
2014 |
| 174 |
Kazakhstan |
2014 |
| 175 |
Uzbekistan |
2014 |
| 176 |
Turkmenistan |
2014 |
| 177 |
Afghanistan |
2014 |
| 178 |
Tajikistan |
2014 |
| 179 |
Bangladesh |
2014 |
| 180 |
Azerbaijan |
2014 |
| 181 |
Nakhchivan |
2014 |
| 182 |
Bolivia |
2014 |
| 183 |
Isle of Man |
2014 |
| 184 |
Burkina Faso |
2015 |
| 185 |
Mali |
2015 |
| 186 |
Western Sahara |
2015 |
| 187 |
Mauritania |
2015 |
| 188 |
Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa) |
2015 |
| 189 |
Cape Verde Islands |
2015 |
| 190 |
Greenland |
2015 |
| 191 |
Spitsbergen |
2015 |
| 192 |
Mozambique |
2015 |
| 193 |
Easter Island |
2015 |
| 194 |
Iran |
2015 |
| 195 |
Sumatra (Indonesia) |
2016 |
| 196 |
Bhutan |
2016 |
| 197 |
Papua New Guinea |
2016 |
| 198 |
Samoa |
2016 |
| 199 |
American Samoa |
2016 |
| 200 |
Faroe Islands |
2016 |
| 201 |
Cook Islands |
2016 |
| 202 |
Mongolia |
2016 |
| 203 |
Korea, North |
2016 |
| 204 |
Dominica |
2016 |
| 205 |
St Vincent & Deps |
2016 |
| 206 |
Nigeria |
2017 |
| 207 |
Benin |
2017 |
| 208 |
Togo |
2017 |
| 209 |
Ghana |
2017 |
| 210 |
Ivory Coast |
2017 |
| 211 |
Liberia |
2017 |
| 212 |
Sierra Leone |
2017 |
| 213 |
Guinea |
2017 |
| 214 |
Senegal |
2017 |
| 215 |
Indonesia (Java) |
2017 |
| 216 |
Sarawak |
2017 |
| 217 |
Algeria |
2017 |
| 218 |
Palau |
2017 |
| 219 |
Federated States of Micronesia |
2017 |
| 220 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
2017 |
| 221 |
Réunion |
2017 |
| 222 |
Sudan |
2017 |
| 223 |
Uganda |
2017 |
| 224 |
Malagasy Republic |
2018 |
| 225 |
Mayotte |
2018 |
| 226 |
Comoro Islands |
2018 |
| 227 |
New Caledonia |
2018 |
| 228 |
Ionian Islands |
2018 |
| 229 |
Rwanda |
2018 |
| 230 |
Djibouti |
2018 |
| 231 |
French Polynesia |
2019 |
| 232 |
Malawi |
2019 |
| 233 |
Marshall Islands |
2019 |
| 234 |
Kiribati |
2019 |
| 235 |
Tuvalu |
2019 |
| 236 |
Nauru |
2019 |
| 237 |
Solomon Islands |
2019 |
| 238 |
Saudi Arabia |
2019 |
| 239 |
Syria |
2019 |
| 240 |
Cuba |
2020 |
| 241 |
Cameroon |
2022 |
| 242 |
Gabon |
2022 |
| 243 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
2022 |
| 244 |
Angola |
2022 |
| 245 |
Sudan, South |
2022 |
| 246 |
Burundi |
2022 |
| 247 |
Somaliland (British) |
2022 |
| 248 |
Yemen |
2022 |
| 249 |
Equatorial Guinea (Bioko) |
2022 |
| 250 |
Chad |
2022 |
| 251 |
Niger |
2022 |
| 252 |
Congo, Dem. Republic |
2022 |
| 253 |
Guinea-Bissau |
2022 |
| 254 |
Gambia |
2022 |
| 255 |
Congo, Republic of |
2023 |
| 256 |
Central African Republic |
2023 |
| 257 |
Eritrea |
2023 |
| 258 |
Sardinia |
2023 |
Sharing the Globe 
Looking forward to more stories.. don’t know how you do it..!
Link to TCC is incorrect (although it looks right, href takes you elsewhere..)
The Bailiwick of Jersey (Channel Islands) is conspicuously absent from your list and whilst you say you aren’t ticking them off I’m sure you are really 😉
Thanks Gus, I fixed the TCC link. I definitely intend to visit the Channel Islands someday, but that day hasn’t arrived yet. More stories to come! Posting Fiji today…thanks again!
99 UN countries, same as me:)
Good luck! I’ll slow down after the 100. Hope you enjoyed Latvia, but 2010 probably was pretty gloomy due to recession.
Ivars
Thanks Ivars! I’m actually at 100 UN countries as of last week, I hadn’t updated the page yet (just did now.) And Latvia was great, Riga is a beautiful city. Would like to explore more of it at some point as well.