How Well Traveled Are You

According to an Agoda survey reported in 2019, nearly 7 of 10 people surveyed had visited up to 10 different countries (68%).

Who travels the most? The UK has the largest proportion of frequent travelers with 5% having visited more than 31 destinations. Runners up were: Australia 4%, Thailand 3% and the US at 2%.

If focused on the average number of foreign destinations visited, the British visit 12 and the Australians, 10.

When focusing on travelers to 10 countries, those in the United Arab Emirates lead at 92% followed by those in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 82%.

On a very different scale, a website called MTP for Most Traveled People focuses on visits to a list of places on earth. The count of places is huge. The top three people are Americans who have visited 883, 877, and 877 places on the MTP list. The bottom of the top 10 have been to 793 places.

Since I am writing from the US, I looked at how often Americans see the large expanse of the USA. According to IPSOS 2016 survey, the average American has visited 12 states. Florida is the #1 destination--almost half of Americans visit (48%).

Still another approach is that of the Daily Star. In 2017, Laura Mitchell reported that the average person has visited 7% of the 196 countries on the planet--that's 14%.

How many countries are there?
According to worldometers.info there are 195 countries. The UN identifies 241 countries and territories, but the US recognizes less than 200 nations.

Are you look for a list of countries? The World Population Review lists countries and populations. http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/how-many-countries-are-there/

You can also see the UN site for a list of members in alphabetical order: https://www.un.org/en/member-states/