Mayotte
Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France, part of the EU but outside the Schengen area, in Eastern Africa. UN Tourism publishes no arrivals figure for it, so Globestamp places its stamp by estimate: Prism, for 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.
- Stamp finish
- Prismplaced by estimate
- Area
- 396 km² (153 sq mi)
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
Does Mayotte count as a country?
It depends on the list. Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France, part of the EU but outside the Schengen area, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Mayotte (Dzaoudzi)”.
| List | Counts Mayotte? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | No |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Mayotte (Dzaoudzi) |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
Mayotte belongs to France, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Réunion and Saint Barthélemy.
The Mayotte stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Mayotte’s is Prism: the full spectrum with glints, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. UN Tourism has no figure for Mayotte, so its finish is placed by hand from what is known of its visitors. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Mayotte
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 Mayotte 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 (Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport, DZA), 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.
Airports
Mayotte 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).
Questions people ask
Is Mayotte a country?
It depends on the list. Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France, part of the EU but outside the Schengen area, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Mayotte (Dzaoudzi)”.
How many tourists visit Mayotte?
UN Tourism, the usual source, publishes no arrivals figure for Mayotte. Globestamp places its stamp by estimate, as Prism: 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year.
How rare is a Mayotte stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Prism, the finish for places with 50,000 to 500,000 visitors a year. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Mayotte count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Mayotte (Dzaoudzi)”, one of its 330 destinations.
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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.