Malta
Malta is one of the 193 UN member states, in Southern Europe. UN Tourism counted 3.5 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 59% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Colour-shift.
- International arrivals
- 3.5 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 82nd of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Colour-shiftrarer than 41%
- Area
- 326 km² (126 sq mi)
- Population
- 503,000Natural Earth estimate
- Regions
- 3in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 3on Globestamp’s list
Does Malta count as a country?
Yes. Malta 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 Malta? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Malta |
| European Union | Yes, a member state |
| Schengen area | Yes, since 21 December 2007 |
The Malta stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Malta’s is Colour-shift: one colour straight on, another at an angle, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year. With 3.5 million international arrivals in 2019, Malta is more visited than 59% 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 Malta
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 Malta when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Malta International Airport, MLA), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Malta 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 Malta, from 3 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 3
Valletta (1980) · Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni (1980) · Megalithic Temples of Malta (1980). On the bucket list →
Theme parks 1
Playmobil FunPark Malta. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 1
Malta National Aquarium. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 1
Argotti Botanic Gardens. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Valletta | 368,250 |
Airports
Malta has 1 airport with scheduled flights. 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).
3 regions to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Malta into 3 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 3
Gozo · Malta Majjistral · Malta Xlokk
Questions people ask
Is Malta a country?
Yes. Malta 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 Malta a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 3,519,000 international arrivals in Malta in 2019, the 82nd 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 Malta stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Colour-shift, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year, rarer than 41% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Malta count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Malta”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Malta
Near Malta
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.