Bolivia
Bolivia is one of the 193 UN member states, in South America. UN Tourism counted 1.2 million international arrivals there in 2019, rarer than 63% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Hologram.
- International arrivals
- 1.2 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 125th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Hologramrarer than 63%
- Area
- 1,090,455 km² (421,027 sq mi)
- Population
- 11.5 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Departments
- 9in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 16with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 6on Globestamp’s list
Does Bolivia count as a country?
Yes. Bolivia 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 Bolivia? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Bolivia |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Bolivia stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Bolivia’s is Hologram: cracked ice, a mosaic of small mirrors, the finish for places with 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year. With 1.2 million international arrivals in 2019, Bolivia is rarer than 63% 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 Bolivia
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 Bolivia 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.
Places in Bolivia 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 Bolivia, from 6 World Heritage Sites to 6 volcanoes.
World Heritage Sites 6
Potosí (1987) · Tiwanaku (2000) · Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (2000) · El Fuerte de Samaipata (1998) · Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos (1990) · Historic City of Sucre (1991). On the bucket list →
National parks 3
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park · Madidi National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area · Sajama National Park. On the bucket list →
Famous landmarks 1
Salar de Uyuni. On the bucket list →
Volcanoes 6
Uturuncu · Cabaray · Tunupa volcano · Nuevo Mundo volcano · Quetena Volcano · Sacabaya. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 2
Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos · Zoológico de Fauna Sudamericana. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 2
Jardín Botánico de Santa Cruz de la Sierra · Jardín Botánico Martín Cárdenas. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 1
Max Schreier Planetarium. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | 2,102,998 |
| La Paz | 1,590,000 |
| Cochabamba | 1,000,000 |
| Oruro | 246,501 |
| Santa Ana | 234,478 |
| Quillacollo | 227,052 |
| Sucre | 224,838 |
| Potosí | 179,901 |
Airports
Bolivia has 16 airports with scheduled flights, 6 of them large. 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).
9 departments to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Bolivia into 9 departments (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 9
Beni · Chuquisaca · Cochabamba · La Paz · Oruro · Pando · Potosí · Santa Cruz · Tarija
Questions people ask
Is Bolivia a country?
Yes. Bolivia 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 Bolivia a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 1,239,000 international arrivals in Bolivia in 2019, the 125th 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 Bolivia stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Hologram, the finish for places with 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year, rarer than 63% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Bolivia count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Bolivia”, one of its 330 destinations.
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Near Bolivia
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.