The least visited countries in the world

Why so few people go

The least visited places are rarely dangerous or dull. Most are small and far: a few flights a week to Tuvalu, a long sea journey to the Pitcairn Islands, a handful of rooms in Nauru. Others are on the list because travelers are advised against going there, and those are best left for later. Check your own government’s travel advice before planning any of them; how to visit the world’s least-visited countries has the practical side.

The rarest stamps

In Globestamp a country’s stamp is printed in a finish that matches how few travelers it sees: Prism for 50,000 to 500,000 arrivals a year, Mythic for fewer than 50,000, a living finish taken from the place itself. See them all on the stamp wall, and the other end of the table on the most visited countries.