🏛️Culture & history

Countries with the Most UNESCO Heritage Sites

By WanderTourScore EditorialPublished 5 February 2026Last updated 5 February 2026

UNESCO World Heritage Sites mark places with outstanding cultural or natural significance. We counted the sites across 25 countries to show which nations have the deepest heritage-site footprint.

#	Country	Sites	🛡️ Safety	🏛️ Culture & Heritage
1	🇮🇹ItalySouthern Europe	61	77	100
2	🇨🇳ChinaEastern Asia	60	73	100
3	🇩🇪GermanyWestern Europe	55	74	98
4	🇫🇷FranceWestern Europe	54	64	97
5	🇪🇸SpainSouthern Europe	50	76	95
6	🇮🇳IndiaSouthern Asia	44	50	92
7	🇲🇽MexicoNorth America	36	24	87
8	🇬🇧United KingdomNorthern Europe	35	71	87
9	🇯🇵JapanEastern Asia	26	87	80
10	🇺🇸United StatesNorth America	26	38	80
11	🇧🇷BrazilSouth America	25	26	79
12	🇹🇷TurkeyWestern Asia	22	41	76
13	🇨🇦CanadaNorth America	22	67	76
14	🇦🇺AustraliaAustralia and New Zealand	21	77	75
15	🇬🇷GreeceSouthern Europe	20	73	74
16	🇰🇷South KoreaEastern Asia	17	79	70
17	🇵🇹PortugalSouthern Europe	17	79	70
18	🇨🇿CzechiaCentral Europe	17	79	70
19	🇵🇱PolandCentral Europe	17	75	70
20	🇧🇪BelgiumWestern Europe	16	73	69
21	🇸🇪SwedenNorthern Europe	15	71	67
22	🇵🇪PeruSouth America	13	33	64
23	🇳🇱NetherlandsWestern Europe	13	78	64
24	🇨🇭SwitzerlandWestern Europe	13	83	64
25	🇦🇹AustriaCentral Europe	12	78	62

Methodology

Rankings are computed from real-world open data sources including the Global Peace Index, World Bank (intentional homicides as a civilian-safety signal, WGI political stability, PPP-based price level affordability, protected areas, forest cover, international tourism receipts, and IUCN threatened species counts), US State Department travel advisory levels, UNDP (Human Development Index, Gender Development Index, Gender Inequality Index, and Planetary Pressures-adjusted HDI), ILGA-style legal protections plus TGEU/Transrespect anti-violence reporting for LGBTQ+ traveler scoring, Open-Meteo (climate normals), UNESCO (heritage sites and gastronomy-city recognitions), Wikidata (distinguished restaurant counts and winter-sports results), and OpenStreetMap (restaurant density, cuisine diversity, and luxury hotel counts). Countries with a Level 3+ US State Department travel advisory are excluded. Learn more about our methodology on the About page.

Data current as of May 2026 and may change. Rankings are generated algorithmically from publicly available datasets and are not a substitute for independent research. Do not rely solely on this information when making travel decisions. Always verify conditions with official government sources. Terms of Use · About our data