World Heritage Sites by country
As of July 2019, there are a total of 1,121 World Heritage Sites located in 167 States Parties, of which 869 are cultural, 213 are natural and 39 are mixed properties. The countries have been divided by the World Heritage Committee into five geographic zones: Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. China and Italy have the highest number of World Heritage Sites, both with 55 entries. However, 29 state parties have no properties inscribed on the World Heritage List: Bahamas, Bhutan, Brunei, Burundi, Comoros, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kuwait, Liberia, Maldives, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago and Tuvalu.
List of Countries with World Heritage Sites
Country | Natural sites | Cultural sites | Mixed sites | Total sites | Shared sites | UNESCO region |
Afghanistan | 2 | 2 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Albania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Europe and North America |
Algeria | 6 | 1 | 7 | Arab States | ||
Andorra | 1 | 1 | Europe and North America | |||
Angola | 1 | 1 | Africa | |||
Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Argentina | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |
Armenia | 2 | 1 | 3 | Europe and North America | ||
Australia | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 | Asia and the Pacific | |
Austria | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | Europe and North America | |
Azerbaijan | 3 | 3 | Europe and North America | |||
Bahrain | 3 | 3 | Arab States | |||
Bangladesh | 1 | 2 | 3 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Barbados | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Belarus | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Europe and North America | |
Belgium | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | Europe and North America | |
Belize | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Benin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Africa | |
Bolivia | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 3 | 1 | Europe and North America | ||
Botswana | 1 | 1 | 2 | Africa | ||
Brazil | 7 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Bulgaria | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | Europe and North America | |
Burkina Faso | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Africa | |
Cambodia | 3 | 3 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 1 | Africa | ||
Canada | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 2 | Europe and North America |
Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | Africa | |||
Central African Republic | 2 | 2 | 1 | Africa | ||
Chad | 1 | 1 | 2 | Africa | ||
Chile | 6 | 6 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
China | 14 | 37 | 4 | 55 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific |
Colombia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Congo | 1 | 1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |
Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Africa | |
Croatia | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | Europe and North America | |
Cuba | 2 | 7 | 9 | Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
Cyprus | 3 | 3 | Europe and North America | |||
Czech Republic | 14 | 14 | 1 | Europe and North America | ||
People's Republic of Korea.png" /> Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2 | 2 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5 | 5 | Africa | |||
Denmark | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | Europe and North America | |
Dominica | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Ecuador | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |
Egypt | 1 | 6 | 7 | Arab States | ||
El Salvador | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Eritrea | 1 | 1 | Africa | |||
Estonia | 2 | 2 | 1 | Europe and North America | ||
Ethiopia | 1 | 8 | 9 | Africa | ||
Fiji | 1 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Finland | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | Europe and North America | |
France | 5 | 39 | 1 | 45 | 4 | Europe, North America and Antarctica. |
Gabon | 1 | 1 | Africa | |||
Gambia | 2 | 2 | 1 | Africa | ||
Georgia | 3 | 3 | Europe and North America | |||
Germany | 3 | 43 | 46 | 6 | Europe and North America | |
Ghana | 2 | 2 | Africa | |||
Greece | 16 | 2 | 18 | Europe and North America | ||
Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 3 | Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
Guinea | 1 | 1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Haiti | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
/Vatican City | 2 | 2 | 1 | Europe and North America | ||
Honduras | 1 | 1 | 2 | Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
Hungary | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | Europe and North America | |
Iceland | 2 | 1 | 3 | Europe and North America | ||
India | 7 | 30 | 1 | 38 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific |
Indonesia | 4 | 5 | 9 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Iran | 2 | 22 | 24 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Iraq | 5 | 1 | 6 | Arab States | ||
Ireland | 2 | 2 | Europe and North America | |||
Israel | 9 | 9 | Europe and North America | |||
Italy | 5 | 50 | 55 | 6 | Europe and North America | |
Jamaica | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Japan | 4 | 19 | 23 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific | |
Jerusalem | 1 | 1 | without State Party | |||
Jordan | 4 | 1 | 5 | Arab States | ||
Kazakhstan | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Asia and the Pacific | |
Kenya | 3 | 4 | 7 | Africa | ||
Kiribati | 1 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Asia and the Pacific | |
Laos | 3 | 3 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Latvia | 2 | 2 | 1 | Europe and North America | ||
Lebanon | 5 | 5 | Arab States | |||
Lesotho | 1 | 1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Libya | 5 | 5 | Arab States | |||
Lithuania | 4 | 4 | 2 | Europe and North America | ||
Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | Europe and North America | |||
Madagascar | 2 | 1 | 3 | Africa | ||
Malawi | 1 | 1 | 2 | Africa | ||
Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 4 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Mali | 3 | 1 | 4 | Africa | ||
Malta | 3 | 3 | Europe and North America | |||
Marshall Islands | 1 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 2 | Arab States | ||
Mauritius | 2 | 2 | Africa | |||
Mexico | 6 | 27 | 2 | 35 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |
Moldova | 1 | 1 | 1 | Europe and North America | ||
Micronesia | 2 | 2 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Mongolia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Asia and the Pacific | |
Montenegro | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Europe and North America | |
Morocco | 9 | 9 | Arab States | |||
Mozambique | 1 | 1 | Africa | |||
Myanmar | 2 | 2 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Namibia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Africa | ||
Nepal | 2 | 2 | 4 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Netherlands | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | Europe and North America | |
New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 3 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Nicaragua | 2 | 2 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Niger | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Africa | |
Nigeria | 2 | 2 | Africa | |||
Norway | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | Europe and North America | |
North Macedonia | 1 | 1 | Europe and North America | |||
Oman | 5 | 5 | Arab States | |||
Pakistan | 6 | 6 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Palau | 1 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Palestine | 2 | 2 | Arab States | |||
Panama | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Paraguay | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Peru | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Philippines | 3 | 3 | 6 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Poland | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3 | Europe and North America | |
Portugal | 1 | 16 | 17 | 1 | Europe and North America | |
Qatar | 1 | 1 | Arab States | |||
Republic of Korea | 1 | 13 | 14 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Romania | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | Europe and North America | |
Russia | 11 | 18 | 29 | 4 | Europe and North America | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Saint Lucia | 1 | 1 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
San Marino | 1 | 1 | Europe and North America | |||
Saudi Arabia | 5 | 5 | Arab States | |||
Senegal | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | Africa | |
Serbia | 5 | 5 | 1 | Europe and North America | ||
Seychelles | 2 | 2 | Africa | |||
Singapore | 1 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Slovakia | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | Europe and North America | |
Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Europe and North America | |
Solomon Islands | 1 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
South Africa | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | Africa |
Spain | 4 | 42 | 2 | 48 | 4 | Europe and North America |
Sri Lanka | 2 | 6 | 8 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Sudan | 1 | 2 | 3 | Arab States | ||
Suriname | 1 | 1 | 2 | Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
Sweden | 1 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 2 | Europe and North America |
Switzerland | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | Europe and North America | |
Syria | 6 | 6 | Arab States | |||
Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 2 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Tanzania | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Africa | |
Thailand | 2 | 3 | 5 | Asia and the Pacific | ||
Togo | 1 | 1 | Africa | |||
Tunisia | 1 | 7 | 8 | Arab States | ||
Turkey | 16 | 2 | 18 | Europe and North America | ||
Turkmenistan | 3 | 3 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Uganda | 2 | 1 | 3 | Africa | ||
Ukraine | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Europe and North America | |
United Kingdom | 4 | 27 | 1 | 32 | 1 | Europe and North America |
United States | 12 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 2 | Europe and North America |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | Arab States | |||
Uruguay | 2 | 2 | Latin America and the Caribbean | |||
Uzbekistan | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific | |
Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | Asia and the Pacific | |||
Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 3 | Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
Vietnam | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Asia and the Pacific | |
Yemen | 1 | 3 | 4 | Arab States | ||
Zambia | 1 | 1 | 1 | Africa | ||
Zimbabwe | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Africa | |
' | 14 | 18 | 2 | 34 | ||
Total | 213 | 869 | 39 | 1 121 | 38 | 167 State Parties''' |
Countries with major concentrations of World Heritage Sites
This overview lists countries with ten or more World Heritage Sites.- Purple: nations with 50 or more heritage sites
- Brown: nations with 40 to 49 heritage sites
- Light brown: nations with 30 to 39 heritage sites
- Orange: nations with 20 to 29 heritage sites
- Blue: nations with 15 to 19 heritage sites
- Green: nations with 10 to 14 heritage sites
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