THE WORLD IN RECORDED PLACES · 2026

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Source comparison group: 248 geographies. Tied positions are retained.

Mapped and categorized place records · Snapshot built August 18, 2026 · Full source positions
Source position	Country or territory	Value	All place records
1 of 248	United StatesUS · USA	19,981,290	24,459,650
2 of 248	TürkiyeTR · TUR	7,436,935	8,096,240
3 of 248	BrazilBR · BRA	5,237,329	5,730,960
4 of 248	JapanJP · JPN	4,381,654	5,017,666
5 of 248	GermanyDE · DEU	4,341,481	5,130,510
6 of 248	United KingdomGB · GBR	3,696,819	4,453,897
7 of 248	IndonesiaID · IDN	3,549,625	8,892,182
8 of 248	FranceFR · FRA	2,839,188	3,391,641
9 of 248	MexicoMX · MEX	2,623,468	2,967,193
10 of 248	ItalyIT · ITA	2,491,574	2,890,731
11 of 248	Russian FederationRU · RUS	2,459,800	3,086,898
12 of 248	CanadaCA · CAN	2,112,305	2,423,232
13 of 248	ThailandTH · THA	1,848,049	2,230,778
14 of 248	MalaysiaMY · MYS	1,814,546	2,041,082
15 of 248	SpainES · ESP	1,675,690	1,941,580
16 of 248	IndiaIN · IND	1,494,253	1,724,812
17 of 248	Korea, Republic ofKR · KOR	1,493,622	1,679,086
18 of 248	PolandPL · POL	1,359,565	1,518,547
19 of 248	AustraliaAU · AUS	1,197,627	1,539,576
20 of 248	BelgiumBE · BEL	962,996	1,412,372
21 of 248	NetherlandsNL · NLD	922,356	1,123,668
22 of 248	ChinaCN · CHN	797,289	901,615
23 of 248	SwedenSE · SWE	796,123	929,374
24 of 248	PhilippinesPH · PHL	777,141	867,067
25 of 248	AustriaAT · AUT	594,760	695,882
26 of 248	UkraineUA · UKR	573,522	636,410
27 of 248	Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR · IRN	534,334	556,216
28 of 248	ChileCL · CHL	519,851	591,441
29 of 248	FinlandFI · FIN	497,354	572,856
30 of 248	Saudi ArabiaSA · SAU	486,444	576,420
31 of 248	SwitzerlandCH · CHE	464,047	550,113
32 of 248	GreeceGR · GRC	440,423	494,384
33 of 248	CzechiaCZ · CZE	420,159	496,542
34 of 248	Taiwan, Province of ChinaTW · TWN	405,790	440,830
35 of 248	PortugalPT · PRT	363,142	414,670
36 of 248	ColombiaCO · COL	357,993	387,779
37 of 248	ArgentinaAR · ARG	348,643	390,465
38 of 248	HungaryHU · HUN	346,266	423,434
39 of 248	DenmarkDK · DNK	312,755	382,150
40 of 248	LatviaLV · LVA	312,111	331,156
41 of 248	SingaporeSG · SGP	302,757	406,273
42 of 248	RomaniaRO · ROU	262,709	284,170
43 of 248	NorwayNO · NOR	252,759	306,584
44 of 248	Viet NamVN · VNM	246,738	273,775
45 of 248	ParaguayPY · PRY	241,836	256,541
46 of 248	South AfricaZA · ZAF	230,787	266,287
47 of 248	CroatiaHR · HRV	230,351	295,480
48 of 248	PeruPE · PER	224,661	246,211
49 of 248	Costa RicaCR · CRI	173,735	186,266
50 of 248	New ZealandNZ · NZL	164,259	186,718
51 of 248	United Arab EmiratesAE · ARE	155,754	172,124
52 of 248	KuwaitKW · KWT	154,477	172,855
53 of 248	BulgariaBG · BGR	152,416	166,300
54 of 248	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVE · VEN	135,674	147,928
55 of 248	BelarusBY · BLR	125,367	134,460
56 of 248	IrelandIE · IRL	122,062	142,835
57 of 248	EgyptEG · EGY	117,062	131,383
58 of 248	Hong KongHK · HKG	111,237	135,688
59 of 248	SerbiaRS · SRB	97,350	106,430
60 of 248	SlovakiaSK · SVK	96,722	103,478
61 of 248	IsraelIL · ISR	96,167	109,757
62 of 248	North MacedoniaMK · MKD	93,342	99,600
63 of 248	CyprusCY · CYP	90,466	102,069
64 of 248	EcuadorEC · ECU	90,021	96,415
65 of 248	Puerto RicoPR · PRI	82,969	100,592
66 of 248	Dominican RepublicDO · DOM	76,084	84,427
67 of 248	Sri LankaLK · LKA	71,514	74,946
68 of 248	EstoniaEE · EST	70,141	76,063
69 of 248	KazakhstanKZ · KAZ	69,170	72,543
70 of 248	TunisiaTN · TUN	59,828	61,968
71 of 248	MoroccoMA · MAR	58,024	61,156
72 of 248	PakistanPK · PAK	57,245	61,216
73 of 248	KenyaKE · KEN	56,988	61,480
74 of 248	LithuaniaLT · LTU	51,104	54,885
75 of 248	PanamaPA · PAN	50,502	54,732
76 of 248	GuatemalaGT · GTM	46,190	48,755
77 of 248	SloveniaSI · SVN	45,782	49,484
78 of 248	LebanonLB · LBN	44,098	47,416
79 of 248	MaldivesMV · MDV	42,358	46,246
80 of 248	AzerbaijanAZ · AZE	41,625	43,484
81 of 248	UruguayUY · URY	39,230	41,855
82 of 248	El SalvadorSV · SLV	38,520	41,425
83 of 248	QatarQA · QAT	35,747	41,878
84 of 248	OmanOM · OMN	34,958	37,026
85 of 248	Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBO · BOL	34,890	36,655
86 of 248	JordanJO · JOR	33,685	35,942
87 of 248	GeorgiaGE · GEO	32,941	34,755
88 of 248	BahrainBH · BHR	32,778	36,000
89 of 248	NigeriaNG · NGA	32,641	38,158
90 of 248	HondurasHN · HND	31,956	34,831
91 of 248	LuxembourgLU · LUX	30,696	38,652
92 of 248	NicaraguaNI · NIC	29,981	31,544
93 of 248	GhanaGH · GHA	27,152	29,505
94 of 248	Brunei DarussalamBN · BRN	25,629	36,754
95 of 248	UzbekistanUZ · UZB	25,442	26,362
96 of 248	BangladeshBD · BGD	24,122	26,151
97 of 248	CambodiaKH · KHM	23,879	27,372
98 of 248	MontenegroME · MNE	23,142	24,377
99 of 248	Trinidad and TobagoTT · TTO	23,105	25,631
100 of 248	IcelandIS · ISL	22,312	24,752
101 of 248	JamaicaJM · JAM	22,240	25,838
102 of 248	MyanmarMM · MMR	21,811	22,982
103 of 248	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBA · BIH	21,499	22,687
104 of 248	IraqIQ · IRQ	18,190	19,504
105 of 248	SudanSD · SDN	17,991	18,704
106 of 248	UgandaUG · UGA	17,112	17,902
107 of 248	NepalNP · NPL	16,614	17,492
108 of 248	Moldova, Republic ofMD · MDA	16,538	20,261
109 of 248	KyrgyzstanKG · KGZ	16,515	17,230
110 of 248	Tanzania, United Republic ofTZ · TZA	16,196	17,120
111 of 248	ArmeniaAM · ARM	15,909	16,992
112 of 248	Lao People's Democratic RepublicLA · LAO	15,446	16,629
113 of 248	KosovoXK	15,368	16,101
114 of 248	AlbaniaAL · ALB	14,377	15,309
115 of 248	MaltaMT · MLT	14,289	15,431
116 of 248	MongoliaMN · MNG	13,921	14,993
117 of 248	BahamasBS · BHS	11,311	12,168
118 of 248	MartiniqueMQ · MTQ	11,028	11,697
119 of 248	MauritiusMU · MUS	9,580	10,164
120 of 248	AlgeriaDZ · DZA	9,382	9,915
121 of 248	RéunionRE · REU	8,707	9,525
122 of 248	CameroonCM · CMR	8,119	8,369
123 of 248	GuadeloupeGP · GLP	7,760	8,099
124 of 248	HaitiHT · HTI	7,731	8,259
125 of 248	MozambiqueMZ · MOZ	7,558	8,012
126 of 248	AngolaAO · AGO	7,521	7,760
127 of 248	BarbadosBB · BRB	7,376	7,846
128 of 248	ArubaAW · ABW	7,364	7,853
129 of 248	Syrian Arab RepublicSY · SYR	7,065	7,463
130 of 248	Palestine, State ofPS · PSE	6,544	7,212
131 of 248	GuamGU · GUM	6,414	7,823
132 of 248	Côte d'IvoireCI · CIV	6,194	6,384
133 of 248	MadagascarMG · MDG	6,181	6,372
134 of 248	ZambiaZM · ZMB	5,926	6,351
135 of 248	NamibiaNA · NAM	5,277	5,662
136 of 248	LibyaLY · LBY	4,969	5,258
137 of 248	Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCD · COD	4,777	5,033
138 of 248	CubaCU · CUB	4,768	4,982
139 of 248	Virgin Islands, U.S.VI · VIR	4,673	5,416
140 of 248	BelizeBZ · BLZ	4,662	4,870
141 of 248	BotswanaBW · BWA	4,655	5,009
142 of 248	EthiopiaET · ETH	4,576	4,780
143 of 248	SenegalSN · SEN	4,397	4,573
144 of 248	ZimbabweZW · ZWE	4,359	4,730
145 of 248	FijiFJ · FJI	4,234	4,550
146 of 248	BeninBJ · BEN	4,154	4,290
147 of 248	AndorraAD · AND	4,123	4,483
148 of 248	SurinameSR · SUR	3,981	4,234
149 of 248	CuraçaoCW · CUW	3,765	4,115
150 of 248	TurkmenistanTM · TKM	3,746	3,894
151 of 248	French PolynesiaPF · PYF	3,549	3,755
152 of 248	Antigua and BarbudaAG · ATG	3,274	3,438
153 of 248	RwandaRW · RWA	3,093	3,235
154 of 248	MalawiMW · MWI	3,026	3,330
155 of 248	AfghanistanAF · AFG	2,984	3,262
156 of 248	Cayman IslandsKY · CYM	2,897	3,262
157 of 248	BermudaBM · BMU	2,784	3,037
158 of 248	Cabo VerdeCV · CPV	2,644	2,747
159 of 248	Turks and Caicos IslandsTC · TCA	2,535	2,687
160 of 248	Isle of ManIM · IMN	2,510	3,306
161 of 248	MaliML · MLI	2,465	2,555
162 of 248	TajikistanTJ · TJK	2,298	2,400
163 of 248	Saint LuciaLC · LCA	2,250	2,427
164 of 248	SeychellesSC · SYC	2,125	2,236
165 of 248	MonacoMC · MCO	2,030	2,375
166 of 248	YemenYE · YEM	2,019	2,175
167 of 248	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVC · VCT	1,972	2,058
168 of 248	Papua New GuineaPG · PNG	1,954	2,138
169 of 248	JerseyJE · JEY	1,912	2,183
170 of 248	Burkina FasoBF · BFA	1,846	1,885
171 of 248	New CaledoniaNC · NCL	1,765	1,846
172 of 248	GuernseyGG · GGY	1,660	2,045
173 of 248	Åland IslandsAX · ALA	1,621	1,808
174 of 248	NigerNE · NER	1,601	1,640
175 of 248	Timor-LesteTL · TLS	1,587	2,168
176 of 248	GabonGA · GAB	1,550	1,622
177 of 248	BhutanBT · BTN	1,532	1,587
178 of 248	GuyanaGY · GUY	1,508	1,606
179 of 248	Northern Mariana IslandsMP · MNP	1,473	1,601
180 of 248	MacaoMO · MAC	1,423	1,549
181 of 248	San MarinoSM · SMR	1,362	1,460
182 of 248	TogoTG · TGO	1,333	1,367
183 of 248	French GuianaGF · GUF	1,316	1,383
184 of 248	MauritaniaMR · MRT	1,294	1,330
185 of 248	DominicaDM · DMA	1,222	1,301
185 of 248	LiechtensteinLI · LIE	1,222	1,312
187 of 248	Faroe IslandsFO · FRO	1,210	1,285
187 of 248	GrenadaGD · GRD	1,210	1,297
189 of 248	Virgin Islands, BritishVG · VGB	1,207	1,300
190 of 248	Saint Kitts and NevisKN · KNA	1,201	1,280
191 of 248	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SX · SXM	1,198	1,395
192 of 248	CongoCG · COG	1,175	1,237
193 of 248	SamoaWS · WSM	1,148	1,178
194 of 248	GibraltarGI · GIB	1,133	1,254
195 of 248	EswatiniSZ · SWZ	987	1,028
196 of 248	GreenlandGL · GRL	961	1,018
197 of 248	Saint Martin (French part)MF · MAF	954	1,151
198 of 248	South SudanSS · SSD	918	998
199 of 248	SomaliaSO · SOM	901	1,104
200 of 248	GambiaGM · GMB	890	990
201 of 248	LiberiaLR · LBR	849	881
202 of 248	AntarcticaAQ · ATA	812	986
203 of 248	LesothoLS · LSO	786	868
204 of 248	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBQ · BES	766	861
205 of 248	BurundiBI · BDI	763	784
206 of 248	ChadTD · TCD	754	843
207 of 248	Sierra LeoneSL · SLE	735	764
208 of 248	GuineaGN · GIN	733	778
209 of 248	Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofKP · PRK	715	746
210 of 248	Equatorial GuineaGQ · GNQ	694	735
211 of 248	Sao Tome and PrincipeST · STP	648	734
212 of 248	PalauPW · PLW	605	631
213 of 248	Central African RepublicCF · CAF	601	618
214 of 248	Saint BarthélemyBL · BLM	596	665
215 of 248	Svalbard and Jan MayenSJ · SJM	565	591
216 of 248	VanuatuVU · VUT	539	576
217 of 248	AnguillaAI · AIA	507	572
218 of 248	MayotteYT · MYT	447	462
219 of 248	Solomon IslandsSB · SLB	444	460
220 of 248	DjiboutiDJ · DJI	436	465
221 of 248	Western SaharaEH · ESH	416	429
222 of 248	Cook IslandsCK · COK	408	430
222 of 248	TongaTO · TON	408	417
224 of 248	Guinea-BissauGW · GNB	359	363
225 of 248	Micronesia, Federated States ofFM · FSM	291	303
226 of 248	American SamoaAS · ASM	248	257
227 of 248	Marshall IslandsMH · MHL	220	230
228 of 248	EritreaER · ERI	182	192
229 of 248	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)FK · FLK	175	180
230 of 248	ComorosKM · COM	167	172
231 of 248	MontserratMS · MSR	157	165
232 of 248	South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsGS · SGS	143	143
233 of 248	KiribatiKI · KIR	142	144
234 of 248	Norfolk IslandNF · NFK	132	135
235 of 248	Saint Pierre and MiquelonPM · SPM	116	124
236 of 248	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSH · SHN	104	213
237 of 248	French Southern TerritoriesTF · ATF	96	107
238 of 248	Holy See (Vatican City State)VA · VAT	85	92
239 of 248	NauruNR · NRU	78	80
240 of 248	NiueNU · NIU	67	67
241 of 248	TuvaluTV · TUV	62	65
242 of 248	Christmas IslandCX · CXR	61	92
243 of 248	Wallis and FutunaWF · WLF	54	55
244 of 248	United States Minor Outlying IslandsUM · UMI	51	59
245 of 248	British Indian Ocean TerritoryIO · IOT	42	43
246 of 248	Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCC · CCK	28	35
247 of 248	TokelauTK · TKL	15	20
248 of 248	PitcairnPN · PCN	14	17

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