Table of World Heritage Sites By Country - Table of World Heritage Sites

Table of World Heritage Sites

Country Natural sites Cultural sites Mixed sites Total sites Geographic zone
Afghanistan 2 2 Asia-Pacific
Albania 2 2 Europe & North America
Algeria 6 1 7 Arab States
Andorra 1 1 Europe & North America
Argentina 4 4 8 Latin America & the Caribbean
Armenia 3 3 Europe & North America
Australia 12 3 4 19 Asia-Pacific
Austria 9 9 Europe & North America
Azerbaijan 2 2 Europe & North America
Bahrain 2 2 Arab States
Bangladesh 1 2 3 Asia-Pacific
Barbados 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
Belarus 1 3 4 Europe & North America
Belgium 11 11 Europe & North America
Belize 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
Benin 1 1 Africa
Bolivia 1 5 6 Latin America & the Caribbean
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 Europe & North America
Botswana 1 1 Africa
Brazil 7 12 19 Latin America & the Caribbean
Bulgaria 2 7 9 Europe & North America
Burkina Faso 1 1 Africa
Cambodia 2 2 Asia-Pacific
Cameroon 2 2 Africa
Canada 9 7 16 Europe & North America
Cape Verde 1 1 Africa
Central African Republic 1 1 2 Africa
Chad 1 1 Africa
Chile 5 5 Latin America & the Caribbean
China 9 30 4 43 Asia-Pacific
Colombia 2 5 7 Latin America & the Caribbean
Congo 1 1 Africa
Costa Rica 3 3 Latin America & the Caribbean
Côte d'Ivoire 3 1 4 Africa
Croatia 1 6 7 Europe & North America
Cuba 2 7 9 Latin America & the Caribbean
Cyprus 3 3 Europe & North America
Czech Republic 12 12 Europe & North America
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 1 Asia-Pacific
Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 5 Africa
Denmark 1 3 4 Europe & North America
Dominica 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
Dominican Republic 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
Ecuador 2 2 4 Latin America & the Caribbean
Egypt 1 6 7 Arab States
El Salvador 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
Estonia 2 2 Europe & North America
Ethiopia 1 8 9 Africa
Finland 1 6 7 Europe & North America
France 3 34 1 38 Europe & North America
Gabon 1 1 Africa
Gambia 2 2 Africa
Georgia 3 3 Europe & North America
Germany 3 34 37 Europe & North America
Ghana 2 2 Africa
Greece 15 2 17 Europe & North America
Guatemala 2 1 3 Latin America & the Caribbean
Guinea 1 1 Africa
Haiti 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
Holy See 2 2 Europe & North America
Honduras 1 1 2 Latin America & the Caribbean
Hungary 1 7 8 Europe & North America
Iceland 1 1 2 Europe & North America
India 6 23 29 Asia-Pacific
Indonesia 4 4 8 Asia-Pacific
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15 15 Asia-Pacific
Iraq 3 3 Arab States
Ireland 2 2 Europe & North America
Israel 7 7 Asia
Italy 3 44 47 Europe & North America
Japan 4 12 16 Asia-Pacific
Jordan 3 3 Arab States
Kazakhstan 1 2 3 Asia-Pacific
Kenya 3 3 6 Africa
Kiribati 1 1 Asia-Pacific
Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Asia-Pacific
Laos 2 2 Asia-Pacific
Latvia 2 2 Europe & North America
Lebanon 5 5 Arab States
Libya 5 5 Arab States
Lithuania 4 4 Europe & North America
Luxembourg 1 1 Europe & North America
Macedonia 1 1 Europe & North America
Madagascar 2 1 3 Africa
Malawi 1 1 2 Africa
Malaysia 2 2 4 Asia-Pacific
Mali 3 1 4 Africa
Malta 3 3 Europe & North America
Marshall Islands 1 1 Asia-Pacific
Mauritania 1 1 2 Arab States
Mauritius 2 2 Africa
Mexico 4 27 31 Europe & North America
Moldova 1 1 Europe & North America
Mongolia 1 1 2 Asia-Pacific
Montenegro 1 1 2 Europe & North America
Morocco 9 9 Arab States
Mozambique 1 1 Africa
Namibia 1 1 Africa
Nepal 2 2 4 Asia-Pacific
Netherlands 1 8 9 Europe & North America
New Zealand 2 1 3 Asia-Pacific
Nicaragua 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
Niger 2 2 Africa
Nigeria 2 2 Africa
Norway 1 6 7 Europe & North America
Oman 4 4 Arab States
Pakistan 6 6 Asia-Pacific
Palau 1 1 Asia-Pacific
Palestine 1 1 Arab states
Panama 3 2 5 Latin America & the Caribbean
Papua New Guinea 1 1 Asia-Pacific
Paraguay 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
Peru 2 7 2 11 Latin America & the Caribbean
Philippines 2 3 5 Asia-Pacific
Poland 1 12 13 Europe & North America
Portugal 1 13 14 Europe & North America
Republic of Korea 1 9 10 Asia-Pacific
Romania 1 6 7 Europe & North America
Russian Federation 10 15 25 Europe & North America
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
Saint Lucia 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
San Marino 1 1 Europe & North America
Saudi Arabia 2 2 Arab States
Senegal 1 5 1 7 Africa
Serbia 4 4 Europe & North America
Seychelles 2 2 Africa
Slovakia 2 5 7 Europe & North America
Slovenia 1 2 3 Europe & North America
Solomon Islands 1 1 Asia-Pacific
South Africa 3 4 1 8 Africa
Spain 3 39 2 44 Europe & North America
Sri Lanka 2 6 8 Asia-Pacific
Sudan 2 2 Arab States
Suriname 1 1 2 Latin America & the Caribbean
Sweden 1 13 1 15 Europe & North America
Switzerland 3 8 11 Europe & North America
Syria 6 6 Arab States
Tajikistan 1 1 Asia-Pacific
Tanzania 3 3 1 7 Africa
Thailand 2 3 5 Asia-Pacific
Togo 1 1 Africa
Tunisia 1 7 8 Arab States
Turkey 9 2 11 Europe & North America
Turkmenistan 3 3 Asia-Pacific
Uganda 2 1 3 Africa
Ukraine 1 4 5 Europe & North America
United Kingdom 4 23 1 28 Europe & North America
United States of America 12 8 1 21 Europe & North America
United Arab Emirates 1 1 Arab States
Uruguay 1 1 Latin America & the Caribbean
Uzbekistan 4 4 Asia-Pacific
Vanuatu 1 1 Asia-Pacific
Venezuela 1 2 3 Latin America & the Caribbean
Vietnam 2 5 7 Asia-Pacific
Yemen 1 3 4 Arab States
Zambia 1 1 Africa
Zimbabwe 2 3 5 Africa
(less duplications) 14 20 1 35
Total 188 745 29 962 157 State Parties
List of countries with 10 or more World Heritage Sites (as of 2012)
Country Number of sites
Italy 47
Spain 44
China 43
France 38
Germany 37
Mexico 31
India 29
United Kingdom 28
Russia 25
United States 21
Australia 19
Brazil 19
Greece 17
Japan 16
Canada 16
Iran 15
Sweden 15
Portugal 14
Poland 13
Czech Republic 12
Peru 11
Switzerland 11
Turkey 11
Belgium 11
South Korea 10

number of Heritage Sites by country.

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