Monaco
Monaco is one of the 193 UN member states, in Western Europe. UN Tourism counted 363,000 international arrivals there in 2019, rarer than 80% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Prism.
- International arrivals
- 363,000in 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 160th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Prismrarer than 80%
- Area
- 19 km² (7.3 sq mi)
- Population
- 39,000Natural Earth estimate
Does Monaco count as a country?
Yes. Monaco 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 Monaco? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Monaco |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Monaco stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Monaco’s is Prism: the full spectrum with glints, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. With 363,000 international arrivals in 2019, Monaco is rarer than 80% 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 Monaco
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 Monaco when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Monaco has no airport with scheduled flights, so most visitors arrive by road, rail or sea. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Monaco 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 Monaco.
Zoos and aquariums 1
Zoological Garden of Monaco. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 1
Jardin Exotique de Monaco. On the bucket list →
Questions people ask
Is Monaco a country?
Yes. Monaco 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 Monaco a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 363,000 international arrivals in Monaco in 2019, the 160th 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 Monaco stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Prism, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year, rarer than 80% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Monaco count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Monaco”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Monaco
Near Monaco
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.