Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is one of the 193 UN member states, in Western Asia. UN Tourism counted 20.3 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 88% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Metallic.
- International arrivals
- 20.3 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 25th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Metallicrarer than 12%
- Area
- 1,925,996 km² (743,631 sq mi)
- Population
- 34.3 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Regions
- 13in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 29with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 8on Globestamp’s list
Does Saudi Arabia count as a country?
Yes. Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Saudi Arabia |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Saudi Arabia stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Saudi Arabia’s is Metallic: ink with mica in it, the finish for places with 15 to 40 million visitors a year. With 20.3 million international arrivals in 2019, Saudi Arabia is more visited than 88% 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 Saudi Arabia
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 Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia, from 8 World Heritage Sites to 1 volcano.
World Heritage Sites 8
Hegra (2008) · Al-Ahsa Oasis (2018) · Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia (2015) · Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions (2021) · Qaryat al-Faw (2024) · 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid (2023) · Al-Balad, Jeddah (2014) · At-Turaif District (2010). On the bucket list →
Famous landmarks 2
Al-Masjid Al-Haram · Prophet's Mosque. On the bucket list →
Volcanoes 1
Harrat Lunayyir. On the bucket list →
Theme parks 4
Qiddiya · Six Flags Qiddiya City · Al-Shallal Theme Park · Al Hokair Land. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 1
King Abdullah International Gardens. On the bucket list →
Events in Saudi Arabia
Total solar eclipses over Saudi Arabia that the app knows: 2 August 2027. A photo inside the path of totality that day ticks “Watch a total eclipse”.
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Riyadh | 4,465,000 |
| Jeddah | 3,012,000 |
| Dammam | 2,054,710 |
| Makkah | 1,385,000 |
| Medina | 1,010,000 |
| At Taif | 657,282 |
| Hofuf | 637,389 |
| Al Hillah | 594,605 |
Airports
Saudi Arabia has 29 airports with scheduled flights, 16 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).
13 regions to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Saudi Arabia into 13 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 13
'Asir · Al Madinah · Al-Baha · Al-Jowf · Al-Qassim · Eastern · Ha'il · Jazan · Makkah · Najran · Northern Borders · Riyadh · Tabuk
Questions people ask
Is Saudi Arabia a country?
Yes. Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 20,292,000 international arrivals in Saudi Arabia in 2019, the 25th 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 Saudi Arabia stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Metallic, the finish for places with 15 to 40 million visitors a year, rarer than 12% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Saudi Arabia count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Saudi Arabia”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Saudi Arabia
Near Saudi Arabia
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.