Colombia
Colombia is one of the 193 UN member states, in South America. UN Tourism counted 4.5 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 63% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Colour-shift.
- International arrivals
- 4.5 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 74th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Colour-shiftrarer than 37%
- Area
- 1,140,096 km² (440,193 sq mi)
- Population
- 50.3 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Departments
- 33in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 50with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 8on Globestamp’s list
Does Colombia count as a country?
Yes. Colombia is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Colombia? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes: Colombia, San Andres & Providencia |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Colombia stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Colombia’s is Colour-shift: one colour straight on, another at an angle, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year. With 4.5 million international arrivals in 2019, Colombia is more visited than 63% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Colombia
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Colombia when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Colombia you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Colombia, from 8 World Heritage Sites to 14 volcanoes.
World Heritage Sites 8
Los Katíos National Park (1994) · Chiribiquete National Park (2018) · Tierradentro (1995) · San Agustin archeological park (1995) · Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia (2011) · Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox (1995) · Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (1984) · Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary (2006). On the bucket list →
National parks 2
Los Katíos National Park · Chiribiquete National Park. On the bucket list →
Volcanoes 14
Nevado del Ruiz · Galeras · Volcán Azufral · Puracé · Cumbal · Santa Isabel and 8 more. On the bucket list →
Theme parks 3
Jaime Duque Park · PANACA · Salitre Magico. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 6
Cali Zoo · Bioparque Los Ocarros · Rodadero Sea Aquarium and Museum · Santacruz zoo and 2 more. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 4
Bogotá Botanical Garden · Botanical Garden of Medellín · Guillermo Piñeres Botanical Garden · Jardín Botánico de La Macarena. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 4
Planetarium of Bogotá · Parque Explora · Planetarium of Medellín · Parque de la Conservación. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Bogota | 7,772,000 |
| Medellín | 3,297,000 |
| Cali | 2,254,000 |
| Barranquilla | 1,798,000 |
| Bucaramanga | 1,009,000 |
| Cartagena | 887,000 |
| Cúcuta | 722,146 |
| Soledad | 698,852 |
Airports
Colombia has 50 airports with scheduled flights, 6 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
33 departments to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Colombia into 33 departments (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 33
Amazonas · Antioquia · Arauca · Archipelago of Saint Andréws · Atlántico · Bogotá · Bolívar · Boyacá · Caldas · Caquetá · Casanare · Cauca · Cesar · Chocó · COL+99? · Córdoba · Guainía · Guaviare · Huila · La Guajira · Magdalena · Meta · Nariño · Norte de Santander · Putumayo · Quindío · Risaralda · Santander · Sucre · Tolima · Valle del Cauca · Vaupés · Vichada
Questions people ask
Is Colombia a country?
Yes. Colombia is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Colombia a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 4,531,000 international arrivals in Colombia in 2019, the 74th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Colombia stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Colour-shift, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year, rarer than 37% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Colombia count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes, and more than once: the Travelers’ Century Club lists Colombia, and counts San Andres & Providencia as separate destination. The club’s list has 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Colombia
Near Colombia
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.