Estonia
Estonia is one of the 193 UN member states, in Northern Europe. UN Tourism counted 6.1 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 68% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Foil.
- International arrivals
- 6.1 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 64th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Foilrarer than 32%
- Area
- 45,577 km² (17,598 sq mi)
- Population
- 1.3 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Countys
- 15in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 5with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 1on Globestamp’s list
Does Estonia count as a country?
Yes. Estonia 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 Estonia? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Estonia |
| European Union | Yes, a member state |
| Schengen area | Yes, since 21 December 2007 |
The Estonia stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Estonia’s is Foil: a hot-stamped foil block in the ink’s own colour, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year. With 6.1 million international arrivals in 2019, Estonia is more visited than 68% 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 Estonia
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 Estonia 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 Estonia 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 Estonia, from 1 World Heritage Site.
World Heritage Sites 1
Tallinn Old Town (1997). On the bucket list →
Theme parks 3
Lotte Village · Pokumaa · Vembu-Tembumaa. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 3
University of Tartu Botanical Gardens · Luua Arboretum · Matsi Arboretum. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Tallinn | 394,024 |
| Tartu | 101,092 |
| Narva | 66,980 |
Airports
Estonia has 5 airports with scheduled flights, 1 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).
15 countys to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Estonia into 15 countys (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 15
Harju · Hiiu · Ida-Viru · Järva · Jõgeva · Lääne · Lääne-Viru · Pärnu · Põlva · Rapla · Saare · Tartu · Valga · Viljandi · Võru
Questions people ask
Is Estonia a country?
Yes. Estonia 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 Estonia a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 6,103,000 international arrivals in Estonia in 2019, the 64th 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 Estonia stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Foil, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year, rarer than 32% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Estonia count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Estonia”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Estonia
Near Estonia
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.