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UNESCO World Heritage Sites by Country

Name: UNESCO World Heritage Sites by Country
Creator: Wikidata
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

249 countries • sites • Wikidata

Top country

Italy

Lowest country

Mayotte

Source

Wikidata

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What It Measures

Count of Wikidata World Heritage Site records credited to the country, root-normalized by UNESCO ID to avoid counting component records as separate sites.

At a Glance

World average

5.40

Middle country

2.00

Low end

High end

Countries

249

Data source

Wikidata

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Highest & Lowest UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Highest UNESCO World Heritage Sites

#1Italy61 sites #2China60 sites #3Germany55 sites #4France55 sites #5Spain49 sites #6India44 sites #7United Kingdom35 sites #8Mexico35 sites #9Russia34 sites #10Iran29 sites

Highest UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Italy	61 sites
#2	China	60 sites
#3	Germany	55 sites
#4	France	55 sites
#5	Spain	49 sites
#6	India	44 sites
#7	United Kingdom	35 sites
#8	Mexico	35 sites
#9	Russia	34 sites
#10	Iran	29 sites

Lowest UNESCO World Heritage Sites

#249Mayotte0 sites #248Samoa0 sites #247Wallis and Futuna0 sites #246U.S. Virgin Islands0 sites #245British Virgin Islands0 sites #244Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0 sites #243United States Minor Outlying Islands0 sites #242Taiwan0 sites #241Tuvalu0 sites #240Trinidad and Tobago0 sites

Lowest UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Rank	Country	Value
#249	Mayotte	0 sites
#248	Samoa	0 sites
#247	Wallis and Futuna	0 sites
#246	U.S. Virgin Islands	0 sites
#245	British Virgin Islands	0 sites
#244	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0 sites
#243	United States Minor Outlying Islands	0 sites
#242	Taiwan	0 sites
#241	Tuvalu	0 sites
#240	Trinidad and Tobago	0 sites

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #6 India is 9.00 sites higher than #7 United Kingdom (44 sites vs 35 sites).

Another sharp ranking jump: #4 France is 6.00 sites higher than #5 Spain (55 sites vs 49 sites).

Another sharp ranking jump: #2 China is 5.00 sites higher than #3 Germany (60 sites vs 55 sites).

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites by Country

249 countries • sites • Wikidata

Top country

Italy

Lowest country

Mayotte

Source

Wikidata

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What It Measures

Count of Wikidata World Heritage Site records credited to the country, root-normalized by UNESCO ID to avoid counting component records as separate sites.

At a Glance

World average

5.40

Middle country

2.00

Low end

High end

Countries

249

Data source

Wikidata

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Color spread

6 active bands · busiest band: 79 countries

249/249 countries mapped

< 1 sites79 countries

1 sites – 3 sites58 countries

3 sites – 4 sites20 countries

4 sites – 7 sites35 countries

7 sites – 10 sites23 countries

10 sites+34 countries

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Highest & Lowest UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Highest UNESCO World Heritage Sites

#1Italy61 sites #2China60 sites #3Germany55 sites #4France55 sites #5Spain49 sites #6India44 sites #7United Kingdom35 sites #8Mexico35 sites #9Russia34 sites #10Iran29 sites

Highest UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Italy	61 sites
#2	China	60 sites
#3	Germany	55 sites
#4	France	55 sites
#5	Spain	49 sites
#6	India	44 sites
#7	United Kingdom	35 sites
#8	Mexico	35 sites
#9	Russia	34 sites
#10	Iran	29 sites

Lowest UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Lowest UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Rank	Country	Value
#249	Mayotte	0 sites
#248	Samoa	0 sites
#247	Wallis and Futuna	0 sites
#246	U.S. Virgin Islands	0 sites
#245	British Virgin Islands	0 sites
#244	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0 sites
#243	United States Minor Outlying Islands	0 sites
#242	Taiwan	0 sites
#241	Tuvalu	0 sites
#240	Trinidad and Tobago	0 sites

Global Distribution

Number of countries in each value range

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #6 India is 9.00 sites higher than #7 United Kingdom (44 sites vs 35 sites).

Another sharp ranking jump: #4 France is 6.00 sites higher than #5 Spain (55 sites vs 49 sites).

Another sharp ranking jump: #2 China is 5.00 sites higher than #3 Germany (60 sites vs 55 sites).

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Range	Countries
0 – 5	182
5 – 10	37
10 – 15	8
15 – 20	6
20 – 25	4
25 – 31	3
31 – 36	3
36 – 41	0
41 – 46	1
46 – 51	1
51 – 56	2
56 – 62	2

Range	Countries
0 – 5	182
5 – 10	37
10 – 15	8
15 – 20	6
20 – 25	4
25 – 31	3
31 – 36	3
36 – 41	0
41 – 46	1
46 – 51	1
51 – 56	2
56 – 62	2

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