Countries by McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Complete ranking of 183 countries • per million people • Updated 2026

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About McDonald's Outlets per Million People Rankings

United States leads all 183 countries in McDonald's Outlets per Million People with a value of 40.59 per 1M people, while Zimbabwe ranks last at 0 per 1M people. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.

What McDonald's Outlets per Million People Measures

OpenStreetMap-listed McDonald's outlets per million people, normalized by World Bank population.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining McDonald's Outlets per Million People across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from 0 per 1M people (Zimbabwe) to 40.59 per 1M people (United States) — an infinitely large difference across 183 countries.

Regional Patterns

European countries dominate this ranking, holding 12 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.

The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (0.19 per 1M people) is far more representative than the mean (4.82 per 1M people).

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: United States and Australia are separated by only 9%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.

Continental Leaders

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Lowest McDonald's Outlets per Million People

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Data Note

Rankings are based on the latest available data from OpenStreetMap, covering 183 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

Country Ladder

1stUnited StatesNorth America40.59 per 1M people2ndAustraliaOceania37.36 per 1M people3rdCanadaNorth America35.65 per 1M people4thNew ZealandOceania33.13 per 1M people5thSingaporeAsia24.83 per 1M people6thFranceEurope23.88 per 1M people7thAustriaEurope22.78 per 1M people8thUnited KingdomEurope21.22 per 1M people9thDenmarkEurope21.15 per 1M people10thPortugalEurope20.7 per 1M people11thSwitzerlandEurope20.17 per 1M people12thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia19.22 per 1M people13thSwedenEurope18.41 per 1M people14thIrelandEurope18.15 per 1M people15thCyprusEurope18.01 per 1M people16thJapanAsia17.38 per 1M people17thMaltaEurope17.25 per 1M people18thTaiwanAsia16.57 per 1M people19thLuxembourgEurope16.39 per 1M people20thGermanyEurope16.38 per 1M people21stCosta RicaNorth America16.21 per 1M people22ndNetherlandsEurope15.53 per 1M people23rdPolandEurope15.43 per 1M people24thFinlandEurope15.31 per 1M people25thKuwaitAsia14.81 per 1M people26thPanamaNorth America13.89 per 1M people27thHungaryEurope12.58 per 1M people28thSpainEurope12.35 per 1M people29thBruneiAsia12.2 per 1M people30thCroatiaEurope12.04 per 1M people31stCzechiaEurope11.99 per 1M people32ndItalyEurope11.95 per 1M people33rdSloveniaEurope11.92 per 1M people34thNorwayEurope11.43 per 1M people35thBelgiumEurope10.12 per 1M people36thMalaysiaAsia10.11 per 1M people37thSlovakiaEurope9.7 per 1M people38thJerseyEurope9.6 per 1M people39thMauritiusAfrica9.2 per 1M people40thBahrainAsia8.9 per 1M people41stEstoniaEurope8.2 per 1M people42ndQatarAsia8.2 per 1M people43rdUruguaySouth America7.8 per 1M people44thGuatemalaNorth America7.5 per 1M people45thLatviaEurope7.4 per 1M people46thBahamasNorth America7.2 per 1M people47thLithuaniaEurope6.7 per 1M people48thPhilippinesAsia6.7 per 1M people49thChileSouth America6.3 per 1M people50thSerbiaEurope6.0 per 1M people51stRomaniaEurope5.8 per 1M people52ndGeorgiaEurope5.7 per 1M people53rdSouth KoreaAsia5.4 per 1M people54thBulgariaEurope5.3 per 1M people55thArgentinaSouth America4.8 per 1M people56thSamoaOceania4.8 per 1M people57thIsraelAsia4.4 per 1M people58thFijiOceania4.2 per 1M people59thEl SalvadorNorth America4.1 per 1M people60thOmanAsia3.8 per 1M people61stGreeceEurope3.7 per 1M people62ndBrazilSouth America3.6 per 1M people63rdSouth AfricaAfrica3.5 per 1M people64thSaudi ArabiaAsia3.2 per 1M people65thVenezuelaNorth America3.1 per 1M people66thSurinameNorth America3.1 per 1M people67thLebanonAsia3.0 per 1M people68thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America2.8 per 1M people69thAzerbaijanEurope2.5 per 1M people70thMoldovaEurope2.5 per 1M people71stThailandAsia2.4 per 1M people72ndTurkeyEurope2.3 per 1M people73rdMexicoNorth America2.1 per 1M people74thParaguaySouth America2.0 per 1M people75thUkraineEurope1.9 per 1M people76thEcuadorSouth America1.8 per 1M people77thChinaAsia1.6 per 1M people78thJordanAsia1.5 per 1M people79thHondurasNorth America1.5 per 1M people80thColombiaNorth America1.4 per 1M people81stDominican RepublicNorth America1.4 per 1M people82ndNicaraguaNorth America1.3 per 1M people83rdMoroccoAfrica1.2 per 1M people84thPeruSouth America0.82 per 1M people85thIndonesiaAsia0.74 per 1M people86thKazakhstanAsia0.59 per 1M people87thRussiaEurope0.39 per 1M people88thEgyptAfrica0.36 per 1M people89thSri LankaAsia0.36 per 1M people90thIndiaAsia0.22 per 1M people91stVietnamAsia0.21 per 1M people92ndPakistanAsia0.19 per 1M people93rdCubaNorth America0.10 per 1M people94thSenegalAfrica0.05 per 1M people95thKenyaAfrica0.02 per 1M people96thNigeriaAfrica0.00 per 1M people97thAfghanistanAsia0 per 1M people98thAntigua and BarbudaNorth America0 per 1M people99thAlbaniaEurope0 per 1M people100thArmeniaEurope0 per 1M people101stAngolaAfrica0 per 1M people102ndBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope0 per 1M people103rdBarbadosNorth America0 per 1M people104thBangladeshAsia0 per 1M people105thBurkina FasoAfrica0 per 1M people106thBurundiAfrica0 per 1M people107thBeninAfrica0 per 1M people108thBoliviaSouth America0 per 1M people109thBhutanAsia0 per 1M people110thBotswanaAfrica0 per 1M people111stBelarusEurope0 per 1M people112ndBelizeNorth America0 per 1M people113rdCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica0 per 1M people114thCentral African RepublicAfrica0 per 1M people115thCongoAfrica0 per 1M people116thCôte d'IvoireAfrica0 per 1M people117thCameroonAfrica0 per 1M people118thCabo VerdeAfrica0 per 1M people119thDjiboutiAfrica0 per 1M people120thAlgeriaAfrica0 per 1M people121stEritreaAfrica0 per 1M people122ndEthiopiaAfrica0 per 1M people123rdGabonAfrica0 per 1M people124thGrenadaNorth America0 per 1M people125thGhanaAfrica0 per 1M people126thGambiaAfrica0 per 1M people127thGuineaAfrica0 per 1M people128thEquatorial GuineaAfrica0 per 1M people129thGuinea-BissauAfrica0 per 1M people130thGuyanaNorth America0 per 1M people131stHaitiNorth America0 per 1M people132ndIraqAsia0 per 1M people133rdIranAsia0 per 1M people134thIcelandEurope0 per 1M people135thJamaicaNorth America0 per 1M people136thKyrgyzstanAsia0 per 1M people137thCambodiaAsia0 per 1M people138thKiribatiOceania0 per 1M people139thComorosAfrica0 per 1M people140thNorth KoreaAsia0 per 1M people141stLaosAsia0 per 1M people142ndSaint LuciaNorth America0 per 1M people143rdLiberiaAfrica0 per 1M people144thLesothoAfrica0 per 1M people145thLibyaAfrica0 per 1M people146thMontenegroEurope0 per 1M people147thMadagascarAfrica0 per 1M people148thNorth MacedoniaEurope0 per 1M people149thMaliAfrica0 per 1M people150thMyanmarAsia0 per 1M people151stMongoliaAsia0 per 1M people152ndMauritaniaAfrica0 per 1M people153rdMaldivesAsia0 per 1M people154thMalawiAfrica0 per 1M people155thMozambiqueAfrica0 per 1M people156thNamibiaAfrica0 per 1M people157thNigerAfrica0 per 1M people158thNepalAsia0 per 1M people159thPapua New GuineaOceania0 per 1M people160thRwandaAfrica0 per 1M people161stSolomon IslandsOceania0 per 1M people162ndSudanAfrica0 per 1M people163rdSierra LeoneAfrica0 per 1M people164thSomaliaAfrica0 per 1M people165thSouth SudanAfrica0 per 1M people166thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica0 per 1M people167thSyriaAsia0 per 1M people168thEswatiniAfrica0 per 1M people169thChadAfrica0 per 1M people170thTogoAfrica0 per 1M people171stTajikistanAsia0 per 1M people172ndTimor-LesteAsia0 per 1M people173rdTurkmenistanAsia0 per 1M people174thTunisiaAfrica0 per 1M people175thTongaOceania0 per 1M people176thTanzaniaAfrica0 per 1M people177thUgandaAfrica0 per 1M people178thUzbekistanAsia0 per 1M people179thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America0 per 1M people180thVanuatuOceania0 per 1M people181stYemenAsia0 per 1M people182ndZambiaAfrica0 per 1M people183rdZimbabweAfrica0 per 1M people