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59 countries and territories

How many countries are in Africa?

Africa has 54 UN member states. Counting the territories travelers count on their own, Globestamp lists 59 countries and territories in Africa.

UN member states
54
Countries and territories
59
International arrivals
91.2 milliona year, summed, latest figures
Largest
Democratic Republic of the Congo2,335,417 km² (901,709 sq mi)

Eastern Africa 21

Middle Africa 9

Northern Africa 7

Southern Africa 5

Western Africa 17

Not UN members, but counted

5 of Africa’s 59 are not UN member states: British Indian Ocean Territory, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint Helena and Western Sahara. Most travelers count them on their own, and so does Globestamp’s list of 250. Count by the UN’s 193 instead and they drop out. See territories that count and how many countries there are.

Africa, most visited first

#CountryVisitors a yearStampRegion
1South Africa’s stamp in GlobestampSouth Africa14.8 million (2019)FoilSouthern Africa
2Morocco’s stamp in GlobestampMorocco13.1 million (2019)FoilNorthern Africa
3Egypt’s stamp in GlobestampEgypt13 million (2019)FoilNorthern Africa
4Tunisia’s stamp in GlobestampTunisia9.4 million (2019)FoilNorthern Africa
5Nigeria’s stamp in GlobestampNigeria5.3 million (2016)Colour-shiftWestern Africa
6Algeria’s stamp in GlobestampAlgeria2.4 million (2019)Colour-shiftNorthern Africa
7Zimbabwe’s stamp in GlobestampZimbabwe2.3 million (2019)Colour-shiftEastern Africa
8Ivory Coast’s stamp in GlobestampIvory Coast2.1 million (2019)Colour-shiftWestern Africa
9Kenya’s stamp in GlobestampKenya2 million (2019)Colour-shiftEastern Africa
10Mozambique’s stamp in GlobestampMozambique2 million (2019)Colour-shiftEastern Africa
11Botswana’s stamp in GlobestampBotswana1.8 million (2018)HologramSouthern Africa
12Namibia’s stamp in GlobestampNamibia1.7 million (2019)HologramSouthern Africa
13Rwanda’s stamp in GlobestampRwanda1.6 million (2019)HologramEastern Africa
14Uganda’s stamp in GlobestampUganda1.5 million (2019)HologramEastern Africa
15Tanzania’s stamp in GlobestampTanzania1.5 million (2019)HologramEastern Africa
16Mauritius’s stamp in GlobestampMauritius1.4 million (2019)HologramEastern Africa
17Senegal’s stamp in GlobestampSenegal1.4 million (2017)HologramWestern Africa
18Zambia’s stamp in GlobestampZambia1.3 million (2019)HologramEastern Africa
19Eswatini’s stamp in GlobestampEswatini1.2 million (2019)HologramSouthern Africa
20Lesotho’s stamp in GlobestampLesotho1.1 million (2019)HologramSouthern Africa
21Cameroon’s stamp in GlobestampCameroon1 million (2019)HologramMiddle Africa
22Ghana’s stamp in GlobestampGhana897,000 (2015)HologramWestern Africa
23Togo’s stamp in GlobestampTogo876,000 (2019)HologramWestern Africa
24Malawi’s stamp in GlobestampMalawi871,000 (2018)HologramEastern Africa
25Sudan’s stamp in GlobestampSudan836,000 (2018)HologramNorthern Africa
26Ethiopia’s stamp in GlobestampEthiopia812,000 (2019)HologramEastern Africa
27Cape Verde’s stamp in GlobestampCape Verde758,000 (2019)HologramWestern Africa
28The Gambia’s stamp in GlobestampThe Gambia620,000 (2019)HologramWestern Africa
29Madagascar’s stamp in GlobestampMadagascar486,000 (2019)PrismEastern Africa
30Seychelles’s stamp in GlobestampSeychelles428,000 (2019)PrismEastern Africa
31Democratic Republic of the Congo’s stamp in GlobestampDemocratic Republic of the Congo351,000 (2016)PrismMiddle Africa
32Benin’s stamp in GlobestampBenin337,000 (2019)PrismWestern Africa
33Burundi’s stamp in GlobestampBurundi299,000 (2017)PrismEastern Africa
34Angola’s stamp in GlobestampAngola218,000 (2019)PrismMiddle Africa
35Mali’s stamp in GlobestampMali217,000 (2019)PrismWestern Africa
36Niger’s stamp in GlobestampNiger192,000 (2019)PrismWestern Africa
37Republic of the Congo’s stamp in GlobestampRepublic of the Congo158,000 (2018)PrismMiddle Africa
38Burkina Faso’s stamp in GlobestampBurkina Faso143,000 (2019)PrismWestern Africa
39Eritrea’s stamp in GlobestampEritrea142,000 (2016)PrismEastern Africa
40Guinea’s stamp in GlobestampGuinea99,000 (2017)PrismWestern Africa
41Central African Republic’s stamp in GlobestampCentral African Republic87,000 (2019)PrismMiddle Africa
42Chad’s stamp in GlobestampChad81,000 (2019)PrismMiddle Africa
43Sierra Leone’s stamp in GlobestampSierra Leone71,000 (2019)PrismWestern Africa
44Djibouti’s stamp in GlobestampDjibouti63,000 (2013)PrismEastern Africa
45Guinea-Bissau’s stamp in GlobestampGuinea-Bissau52,000 (2019)PrismWestern Africa
46Comoros’s stamp in GlobestampComoros45,000 (2019)MythicEastern Africa
47São Tomé and Príncipe’s stamp in GlobestampSão Tomé and Príncipe33,000 (2018)MythicMiddle Africa

Questions people ask

How many countries are in Africa?

Africa has 54 UN member states. Counting the territories travelers count on their own, Globestamp lists 59 countries and territories in Africa.

What is the most visited country in Africa?

South Africa, with 14,797,000 international arrivals in 2019 by UN Tourism’s count. Countries count arrivals differently, so treat the order as a rough rank.

What is the least visited country in Africa?

Of the places with figures, São Tomé and Príncipe: 33,400 international arrivals in 2018. A few territories, such as British Indian Ocean Territory and Equatorial Guinea, have no published figure.

What is the largest country in Africa?

Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 2,335,417 km² (901,709 sq mi). The smallest is British Indian Ocean Territory, at 49 km² (19 sq mi).

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