Countries by World Heritage Sites Count
Complete ranking of 249 countries • sites • Updated 2026
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About World Heritage Sites Count Rankings
Italy leads all 249 countries in World Heritage Sites Count with a value of 61, while Mayotte ranks last at 0. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What World Heritage Sites Count 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.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining World Heritage Sites Count 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 (Mayotte) to 61 (Italy) — an infinitely large difference across 249 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries dominate this ranking, holding 10 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 (2.00) is far more representative than the mean (5.40).
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Italy and China are separated by only 2%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for World Heritage Sites Count are Italy (61), China (60), Germany (55), France (55), and Spain (49). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Mayotte (0), Samoa (0), Wallis and Futuna (0), U.S. Virgin Islands (0), and British Virgin Islands (0) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from Wikidata, covering 249 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
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Italy | 61 | Europe | 100% |
| 2nd | China | 60 | Asia | 100% |
| 3rd | Germany | 55 | Europe | 99% |
| 4th | France | 55 | Europe | 99% |
| 5th | Spain | 49 | Europe | 98% |
| 6th | India | 44 | Asia | 98% |
| 7th | United Kingdom | 35 | Europe | 98% |
| 8th | Mexico | 35 | North America | 97% |
| 9th | Russia | 34 | Europe | 97% |
| 10th | Iran | 29 | Asia | 96% |
| 11th | United States | 27 | North America | 96% |
| 12th | Japan | 26 | Asia | 96% |
| 13th | Brazil | 25 | South America | 95% |
| 14th | Canada | 23 | North America | 95% |
| 15th | Turkey | 22 | Europe | 94% |
| 16th | Australia | 21 | Oceania | 94% |
| 17th | Greece | 20 | Europe | 94% |
| 18th | Czechia | 17 | Europe | 93% |
| 19th | South Korea | 17 | Asia | 93% |
| 20th | Poland | 17 | Europe | 92% |
| 21st | Portugal | 17 | Europe | 92% |
| 22nd | Belgium | 16 | Europe | 92% |
| 23rd | Sweden | 15 | Europe | 91% |
| 24th | Switzerland | 13 | Europe | 91% |
| 25th | Peru | 13 | South America | 90% |
| 26th | Argentina | 12 | South America | 90% |
| 27th | Austria | 12 | Europe | 90% |
| 28th | Ethiopia | 12 | Africa | 89% |
| 29th | South Africa | 12 | Africa | 89% |
| 30th | Romania | 11 | Europe | 88% |
| 31st | Bulgaria | 10 | Europe | 88% |
| 32nd | Croatia | 10 | Europe | 88% |
| 33rd | Indonesia | 10 | Asia | 87% |
| 34th | Israel | 10 | Asia | 87% |
| 35th | Colombia | 9.00 | North America | 86% |
| 36th | Cuba | 9.00 | North America | 86% |
| 37th | Denmark | 9.00 | Europe | 86% |
| 38th | Morocco | 9.00 | Africa | 85% |
| 39th | Tunisia | 9.00 | Africa | 85% |
| 40th | Ukraine | 9.00 | Europe | 84% |
| 41st | Bolivia | 8.00 | South America | 84% |
| 42nd | Hungary | 8.00 | Europe | 84% |
| 43rd | Kenya | 8.00 | Africa | 83% |
| 44th | Sri Lanka | 8.00 | Asia | 83% |
| 45th | Norway | 8.00 | Europe | 82% |
| 46th | Saudi Arabia | 8.00 | Asia | 82% |
| 47th | Slovakia | 8.00 | Europe | 82% |
| 48th | Thailand | 8.00 | Asia | 81% |
| 49th | Vietnam | 8.00 | Asia | 81% |
| 50th | Chile | 7.00 | South America | 80% |
| 51st | Algeria | 7.00 | Africa | 80% |
| 52nd | Egypt | 7.00 | Africa | 80% |
| 53rd | Finland | 7.00 | Europe | 79% |
| 54th | Jordan | 7.00 | Asia | 79% |
| 55th | Senegal | 7.00 | Africa | 78% |
| 56th | Tanzania | 7.00 | Africa | 78% |
| 57th | Uzbekistan | 7.00 | Asia | 78% |
| 58th | Iraq | 6.00 | Asia | 77% |
| 59th | Kazakhstan | 6.00 | Asia | 77% |
| 60th | Lebanon | 6.00 | Asia | 76% |
| 61st | Mongolia | 6.00 | Asia | 76% |
| 62nd | Malaysia | 6.00 | Asia | 76% |
| 63rd | Oman | 6.00 | Asia | 75% |
| 64th | Panama | 6.00 | North America | 75% |
| 65th | Philippines | 6.00 | Asia | 74% |
| 66th | Pakistan | 6.00 | Asia | 74% |
| 67th | Syria | 6.00 | Asia | 73% |
| 68th | Azerbaijan | 5.00 | Europe | 73% |
| 69th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.00 | Europe | 73% |
| 70th | Congo, Democratic Republic | 5.00 | Africa | 72% |
| 71st | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.00 | Africa | 72% |
| 72nd | Ecuador | 5.00 | South America | 71% |
| 73rd | Cambodia | 5.00 | Asia | 71% |
| 74th | Lithuania | 5.00 | Europe | 71% |
| 75th | Libya | 5.00 | Africa | 70% |
| 76th | Palestine | 5.00 | Asia | 70% |
| 77th | Serbia | 5.00 | Europe | 69% |
| 78th | Slovenia | 5.00 | Europe | 69% |
| 79th | Tajikistan | 5.00 | Asia | 69% |
| 80th | Turkmenistan | 5.00 | Asia | 68% |
| 81st | Yemen | 5.00 | Asia | 68% |
| 82nd | Zimbabwe | 5.00 | Africa | 67% |
| 83rd | Albania | 4.00 | Europe | 67% |
| 84th | Burkina Faso | 4.00 | Africa | 67% |
| 85th | Belarus | 4.00 | Europe | 66% |
| 86th | Costa Rica | 4.00 | North America | 66% |
| 87th | Georgia | 4.00 | Europe | 65% |
| 88th | Guatemala | 4.00 | North America | 65% |
| 89th | Laos | 4.00 | Asia | 65% |
| 90th | Montenegro | 4.00 | Europe | 64% |
| 91st | Mali | 4.00 | Africa | 64% |
| 92nd | Nepal | 4.00 | Asia | 63% |
| 93rd | Armenia | 3.00 | Europe | 63% |
| 94th | Bangladesh | 3.00 | Asia | 63% |
| 95th | Bahrain | 3.00 | Asia | 62% |
| 96th | Benin | 3.00 | Africa | 62% |
| 97th | Cameroon | 3.00 | Africa | 61% |
| 98th | Greenland | 3.00 | North America | 61% |
| 99th | Iceland | 3.00 | Europe | 61% |
| 100th | Kyrgyzstan | 3.00 | Asia | 60% |
| 101st | North Korea | 3.00 | Asia | 60% |
| 102nd | Latvia | 3.00 | Europe | 59% |
| 103rd | Madagascar | 3.00 | Africa | 59% |
| 104th | Malta | 3.00 | Europe | 59% |
| 105th | Malawi | 3.00 | Africa | 58% |
| 106th | Niger | 3.00 | Africa | 58% |
| 107th | New Zealand | 3.00 | Oceania | 57% |
| 108th | Sudan | 3.00 | Africa | 57% |
| 109th | Suriname | 3.00 | North America | 57% |
| 110th | Uganda | 3.00 | Africa | 56% |
| 111st | Uruguay | 3.00 | South America | 56% |
| 112nd | Venezuela | 3.00 | North America | 55% |
| 113rd | United Arab Emirates | 2.00 | Asia | 55% |
| 114th | Afghanistan | 2.00 | Asia | 55% |
| 115th | Botswana | 2.00 | Africa | 54% |
| 116th | Central African Republic | 2.00 | Africa | 54% |
| 117th | Congo | 2.00 | Africa | 53% |
| 118th | Estonia | 2.00 | Europe | 53% |
| 119th | Gabon | 2.00 | Africa | 53% |
| 120th | Ghana | 2.00 | Africa | 52% |
| 121st | Gambia | 2.00 | Africa | 52% |
| 122nd | Honduras | 2.00 | North America | 51% |
| 123rd | Ireland | 2.00 | Europe | 51% |
| 124th | Jamaica | 2.00 | North America | 51% |
| 125th | North Macedonia | 2.00 | Europe | 50% |
| 126th | Myanmar | 2.00 | Asia | 50% |
| 127th | Mauritania | 2.00 | Africa | 49% |
| 128th | Mauritius | 2.00 | Africa | 49% |
| 129th | Mozambique | 2.00 | Africa | 49% |
| 130th | Namibia | 2.00 | Africa | 48% |
| 131st | Nigeria | 2.00 | Africa | 48% |
| 132nd | Nicaragua | 2.00 | North America | 47% |
| 133rd | Paraguay | 2.00 | South America | 47% |
| 134th | Rwanda | 2.00 | Africa | 47% |
| 135th | Seychelles | 2.00 | Africa | 46% |
| 136th | Chad | 2.00 | Africa | 46% |
| 137th | Holy See | 2.00 | Europe | 45% |
| 138th | Andorra | 1.00 | Europe | 45% |
| 139th | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.00 | North America | 45% |
| 140th | Angola | 1.00 | Africa | 44% |
| 141st | Barbados | 1.00 | North America | 44% |
| 142nd | Belize | 1.00 | North America | 43% |
| 143rd | Cabo Verde | 1.00 | Africa | 43% |
| 144th | Curaçao | 1.00 | North America | 43% |
| 145th | Dominica | 1.00 | North America | 42% |
| 146th | Dominican Republic | 1.00 | North America | 42% |
| 147th | Eritrea | 1.00 | Africa | 41% |
| 148th | Fiji | 1.00 | Oceania | 41% |
| 149th | Micronesia | 1.00 | Oceania | 41% |
| 150th | Guinea | 1.00 | Africa | 40% |
| 151st | Guinea-Bissau | 1.00 | Africa | 40% |
| 152nd | Haiti | 1.00 | North America | 39% |
| 153rd | Kiribati | 1.00 | Oceania | 39% |
| 154th | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.00 | North America | 39% |
| 155th | Saint Lucia | 1.00 | North America | 38% |
| 156th | Lesotho | 1.00 | Africa | 38% |
| 157th | Luxembourg | 1.00 | Europe | 37% |
| 158th | Moldova | 1.00 | Europe | 37% |
| 159th | Marshall Islands | 1.00 | Oceania | 37% |
| 160th | Papua New Guinea | 1.00 | Oceania | 36% |
| 161st | Palau | 1.00 | Oceania | 36% |
| 162nd | Qatar | 1.00 | Asia | 35% |
| 163rd | Solomon Islands | 1.00 | Oceania | 35% |
| 164th | Singapore | 1.00 | Asia | 35% |
| 165th | Sierra Leone | 1.00 | Africa | 34% |
| 166th | San Marino | 1.00 | Europe | 34% |
| 167th | El Salvador | 1.00 | North America | 33% |
| 168th | Togo | 1.00 | Africa | 33% |
| 169th | Vanuatu | 1.00 | Oceania | 33% |
| 170th | Zambia | 1.00 | Africa | 32% |
| 171st | Anguilla | 0 | North America | 32% |
| 172nd | Antarctica | 0 | Antarctica | 31% |
| 173rd | American Samoa | 0 | Oceania | 31% |
| 174th | Aruba | 0 | North America | 31% |
| 175th | Åland Islands | 0 | Europe | 30% |
| 176th | Burundi | 0 | Africa | 30% |
| 177th | Saint Barthélemy | 0 | North America | 29% |
| 178th | Bermuda | 0 | North America | 29% |
| 179th | Brunei | 0 | Asia | 29% |
| 180th | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 | North America | 28% |
| 181st | Bahamas | 0 | North America | 28% |
| 182nd | Bhutan | 0 | Asia | 27% |
| 183rd | Bouvet Island | 0 | Africa | 27% |
| 184th | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 | Oceania | 27% |
| 185th | Cook Islands | 0 | Oceania | 26% |
| 186th | Christmas Island | 0 | Oceania | 26% |
| 187th | Cyprus | 0 | Europe | 25% |
| 188th | Djibouti | 0 | Africa | 25% |
| 189th | Western Sahara | 0 | Africa | 24% |
| 190th | Falkland Islands | 0 | South America | 24% |
| 191st | Faroe Islands | 0 | Europe | 24% |
| 192nd | Grenada | 0 | North America | 23% |
| 193rd | French Guiana | 0 | North America | 23% |
| 194th | Guernsey | 0 | Europe | 22% |
| 195th | Gibraltar | 0 | Europe | 22% |
| 196th | Guadeloupe | 0 | North America | 22% |
| 197th | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | Africa | 21% |
| 198th | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | South America | 21% |
| 199th | Guam | 0 | Oceania | 20% |
| 200th | Guyana | 0 | North America | 20% |
| 201st | Hong Kong | 0 | Asia | 20% |
| 202nd | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 | Oceania | 19% |
| 203rd | Isle of Man | 0 | Europe | 19% |
| 204th | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0 | Asia | 18% |
| 205th | Jersey | 0 | Europe | 18% |
| 206th | Comoros | 0 | Africa | 18% |
| 207th | Kuwait | 0 | Asia | 17% |
| 208th | Cayman Islands | 0 | North America | 17% |
| 209th | Liechtenstein | 0 | Europe | 16% |
| 210th | Liberia | 0 | Africa | 16% |
| 211st | Monaco | 0 | Europe | 16% |
| 212nd | Saint Martin | 0 | North America | 15% |
| 213rd | Macao | 0 | Asia | 15% |
| 214th | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | Oceania | 14% |
| 215th | Martinique | 0 | North America | 14% |
| 216th | Montserrat | 0 | North America | 14% |
| 217th | Maldives | 0 | Asia | 13% |
| 218th | New Caledonia | 0 | Oceania | 13% |
| 219th | Norfolk Island | 0 | Oceania | 12% |
| 220th | Netherlands | 0 | Europe | 12% |
| 221st | Nauru | 0 | Oceania | 12% |
| 222nd | Niue | 0 | Oceania | 11% |
| 223rd | French Polynesia | 0 | Oceania | 11% |
| 224th | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | North America | 10% |
| 225th | Pitcairn | 0 | Oceania | 10% |
| 226th | Puerto Rico | 0 | North America | 10% |
| 227th | Réunion | 0 | Africa | 9% |
| 228th | Saint Helena | 0 | Africa | 9% |
| 229th | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 | Europe | 8% |
| 230th | Somalia | 0 | Africa | 8% |
| 231st | South Sudan | 0 | Africa | 8% |
| 232nd | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | Africa | 7% |
| 233rd | Sint Maarten | 0 | North America | 7% |
| 234th | Eswatini | 0 | Africa | 6% |
| 235th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | North America | 6% |
| 236th | French Southern Territories | 0 | Antarctica | 6% |
| 237th | Tokelau | 0 | Oceania | 5% |
| 238th | Timor-Leste | 0 | Asia | 5% |
| 239th | Tonga | 0 | Oceania | 4% |
| 240th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | North America | 4% |
| 241st | Tuvalu | 0 | Oceania | 4% |
| 242nd | Taiwan | 0 | Asia | 3% |
| 243rd | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0 | Oceania | 3% |
| 244th | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | North America | 2% |
| 245th | British Virgin Islands | 0 | North America | 2% |
| 246th | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | North America | 2% |
| 247th | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | Oceania | 1% |
| 248th | Samoa | 0 | Oceania | 1% |
| 249th | Mayotte | 0 | Africa | 0% |
