The World Bank collected the number of visits each country receives every year. The list below is based on their latest data. How does it work? A few caveats:
- The country the person visited had to be outside their residence.
- The visit has to be shorter than 12 months.
- The person wasn't visiting for work.
- The way some countries count visits vary so caution should be used in comparing across countries.
Here's the list:
1. France
Eiffle Tower in Paris.LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty .
Number of visitors: 81,411,000
2. United States
The Grand Canyon in Arizona. David McNew/Getty.
62,711,000
3. China
The Great Wall of China. Trey Ratcliff/Flickr Commons.
57,581,100
4. Spain
Barcelona, Spain. David Ramos/Getty.
56,694,000
5. Italy
Vineyard in Tuscany. FABIO MUZZI/Getty.
46,199,000
6. Turkey
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. Dan Kitwood/Getty.
34,038,000
7. United Kingdom
Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. Da Matt Cardy/Getty.
29,306,000
8. Germany
Christmas market in Berlin. Sean Gallup/Getty.
28,374,000
9. Russia
St. Basils Cathedra in Moscow. DMITRY KOSTYUKOV/AFP/Getty.
24,932,000
10. Malaysia
Skydiving over Kuala Lumpur. MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty.
24,714,000
