Guernsey
Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency, in Northern Europe. UN Tourism publishes no arrivals figure for it, so Globestamp places its stamp by estimate: Prism, for 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.
- Stamp finish
- Prismplaced by estimate
- Area
- 74 km² (28 sq mi)
- Population
- 63,000Natural Earth estimate
- Airports
- 2with scheduled flights
Does Guernsey count as a country?
It depends on the list. Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Guernsey & Dependencies (Alderney, Herm, Sark)”.
| List | Counts Guernsey? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | No |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Guernsey & Dependencies (Alderney, Herm, Sark) |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
Guernsey belongs to the United Kingdom, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Isle of Man.
The Guernsey stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Guernsey’s is Prism: the full spectrum with glints, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. UN Tourism has no figure for Guernsey, so its finish is placed by hand from what is known of its visitors. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Guernsey
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 Guernsey 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.
Airports
Guernsey has 2 airports with scheduled flights. 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).
Questions people ask
Is Guernsey a country?
It depends on the list. Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Guernsey & Dependencies (Alderney, Herm, Sark)”.
How many tourists visit Guernsey?
UN Tourism, the usual source, publishes no arrivals figure for Guernsey. Globestamp places its stamp by estimate, as Prism: 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.
How rare is a Guernsey stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Prism, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Guernsey count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Guernsey & Dependencies (Alderney, Herm, Sark)”, one of its 330 destinations.
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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.