UNESCO insights

UNESCO rankings and distributions calculated from Zikzak's current World Heritage dataset of 1,273 sites.

Countries with the most UNESCO sites

  1. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in China — 61 sites (42 cultural, 15 natural, 4 mixed)
  2. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy — 61 sites (56 cultural, 5 natural, 0 mixed)
  3. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France — 51 sites (44 cultural, 6 natural, 1 mixed)
  4. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain — 49 sites (44 cultural, 3 natural, 2 mixed)
  5. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany — 45 sites (44 cultural, 1 natural, 0 mixed)
  6. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India — 45 sites (37 cultural, 7 natural, 1 mixed)
  7. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mexico — 36 sites (28 cultural, 6 natural, 2 mixed)
  8. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — 33 sites (27 cultural, 5 natural, 1 mixed)
  9. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Iran (Islamic Republic of) — 29 sites (28 cultural, 1 natural, 0 mixed)
  10. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Russian Federation — 29 sites (20 cultural, 9 natural, 0 mixed)
  11. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Brazil — 27 sites (16 cultural, 10 natural, 1 mixed)
  12. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan — 26 sites (21 cultural, 5 natural, 0 mixed)
  13. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in United States of America — 24 sites (12 cultural, 11 natural, 1 mixed)
  14. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Canada — 22 sites (10 cultural, 11 natural, 1 mixed)
  15. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Türkiye — 22 sites (20 cultural, 0 natural, 2 mixed)

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Counts are based on Zikzak's current UNESCO World Heritage dataset, sourced from UNESCO. Last updated 7 August 2026. UNESCO insights