Museumpedia Index
The Encyclopedia of Museums Worldwide
🌍 Verified Museum Counts by Country
Listing 166 surveyed territories. Counts based on 2026 aggregates.
1
🇺🇸
35,144
United States
Museums
2
🇩🇪
6,741
Germany
Museums
3
🇯🇵
5,738
Japan
Museums
4
🇨🇳
5,535
China
Museums
5
🇷🇺
5,415
Russia
Museums
6
🇫🇷
4,811
France
Museums
7
🇧🇷
3,906
Brazil
Museums
8
🇮🇹
3,195
Italy
Museums
9
🇬🇧
3,183
United Kingdom
Museums
10
🇨🇦
2,245
Canada
Museums
11
🇪🇸
1,732
Spain
Museums
12
🇸🇪
1,600
Sweden
Museums
13
🇹🇭
1,526
Thailand
Museums
14
🇲🇽
1,320
Mexico
Museums
15
🇵🇱
1,233
Poland
Museums
16
🇦🇷
1,183
Argentina
Museums
17
🇨🇭
1,129
Switzerland
Museums
18
🇰🇷
1,102
South Korea
Museums
19
🇦🇺
919
Australia
Museums
20
🇧🇪
912
Belgium
Museums
21
🇭🇺
813
Hungary
Museums
22
🇦🇹
776
Austria
Museums
23
🇳🇱
688
Netherlands
Museums
24
🇺🇦
647
Ukraine
Museums
25
🇮🇷
628
Iran
Museums
26
🇳🇴
609
Norway
Museums
27
🇹🇷
515
Turkey
Museums
28
🇮🇳
500
India
Museums
29
🇬🇷
487
Greece
Museums
30
🇨🇿
481
Czech Republic
Museums
31
🇨🇴
468
Colombia
Museums
32
🇷🇴
440
Romania
Museums
33
🇩🇰
359
Denmark
Museums
34
🇲🇳
342
Mongolia
Museums
35
🇨🇺
338
Cuba
Museums
36
🇫🇮
326
Finland
Museums
37
🇬🇪
323
Georgia
Museums
38
🇨🇱
322
Chile
Museums
39
🇮🇪
319
Ireland
Museums
40
🇸🇦
261
Saudi Arabia
Museums
41
🇰🇿
245
Kazakhstan
Museums
42
🇲🇾
236
Malaysia
Museums
43
🇳🇿
236
New Zealand
Museums
44
🇿🇦
233
South Africa
Museums
45
🇧🇬
232
Bulgaria
Museums
46
🇵🇪
227
Peru
Museums
47
🇮🇱
226
Israel
Museums
48
🇦🇿
222
Azerbaijan
Museums
49
🇺🇾
217
Uruguay
Museums
50
🇸🇰
213
Slovakia
Museums
51
🇵🇭
192
Philippines
Museums
52
🇪🇨
183
Ecuador
Museums
53
🇪🇪
180
Estonia
Museums
54
🇨🇾
180
Cyprus
Museums
55
🇻🇳
170
Vietnam
Museums
56
🇮🇩
163
Indonesia
Museums
57
🇭🇷
162
Croatia
Museums
58
🇱🇻
156
Latvia
Museums
59
🇷🇸
149
Serbia
Museums
60
🇵🇾
147
Paraguay
Museums
61
🇦🇲
120
Armenia
Museums
62
🇧🇴
120
Bolivia
Museums
63
🇪🇹
115
Ethiopia
Museums
64
🇺🇿
114
Uzbekistan
Museums
65
🇱🇹
106
Lithuania
Museums
66
🇲🇲
104
Myanmar
Museums
67
🇸🇮
93
Slovenia
Museums
68
🇪🇬
86
Egypt
Museums
69
🇦🇱
82
Albania
Museums
70
🇹🇳
80
Tunisia
Museums
71
🇹🇯
71
Tajikistan
Museums
72
🇰🇬
67
Kyrgyzstan
Museums
73
🇸🇬
63
Singapore
Museums
74
🇨🇲
60
Cameroon
Museums
75
🇰🇭
60
Cambodia
Museums
76
🇻🇪
57
Venezuela
Museums
77
🇮🇸
50
Iceland
Museums
78
🇳🇬
48
Nigeria
Museums
79
🇩🇿
47
Algeria
Museums
80
🇨🇷
47
Costa Rica
Museums
81
🇵🇰
46
Pakistan
Museums
82
🇯🇴
46
Jordan
Museums
83
🇲🇦
44
Morocco
Museums
84
🇱🇺
42
Luxembourg
Museums
85
🇱🇰
40
Sri Lanka
Museums
86
🇳🇮
38
Nicaragua
Museums
87
🇳🇵
35
Nepal
Museums
88
🇲🇰
35
North Macedonia
Museums
89
🇧🇦
32
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Museums
90
🇳🇦
31
Namibia
Museums
91
🇲🇬
30
Madagascar
Museums
92
🇱🇾
27
Libya
Museums
93
🇲🇹
27
Malta
Museums
94
🇸🇳
26
Senegal
Museums
95
🇸🇾
26
Syria
Museums
96
🇨🇻
26
Cabo Verde
Museums
97
🇲🇪
24
Montenegro
Museums
98
🇧🇩
23
Bangladesh
Museums
99
🇰🇪
23
Kenya
Museums
100
🇲🇿
22
Mozambique
Museums
101
🇲🇱
21
Mali
Museums
102
🇱🇧
21
Lebanon
Museums
103
🇭🇳
20
Honduras
Museums
104
🇿🇼
19
Zimbabwe
Museums
105
🇬🇹
19
Guatemala
Museums
106
🇵🇦
19
Panama
Museums
107
🇮🇶
19
Iraq
Museums
108
🇦🇩
19
Andorra
Museums
109
🇸🇩
16
Sudan
Museums
110
🇯🇲
16
Jamaica
Museums
111
🇹🇲
16
Turkmenistan
Museums
112
🇦🇴
15
Angola
Museums
113
🇨🇮
14
Ivory Coast
Museums
114
🇩🇴
14
Dominican Republic
Museums
115
🇦🇪
13
United Arab Emirates
Museums
116
🇱🇦
12
Laos
Museums
117
🇸🇻
12
El Salvador
Museums
118
🇧🇾
12
Belarus
Museums
119
🇴🇲
12
Oman
Museums
120
🇹🇬
11
Togo
Museums
121
🇸🇲
11
San Marino
Museums
122
🇾🇪
10
Yemen
Museums
123
🇧🇿
10
Belize
Museums
124
🇲🇨
10
Monaco
Museums
125
🇬🇭
9
Ghana
Museums
126
🇧🇸
9
Bahamas
Museums
127
🇵🇬
8
Papua New Guinea
Museums
128
🇭🇹
8
Haiti
Museums
129
🇧🇯
8
Benin
Museums
130
🇲🇼
8
Malawi
Museums
131
🇧🇼
8
Botswana
Museums
132
🇹🇿
7
Tanzania
Museums
133
🇧🇧
7
Barbados
Museums
134
🇬🇳
7
Guinea
Museums
135
🇨🇬
7
Republic of the Congo
Museums
136
🇶🇦
7
Qatar
Museums
137
🇺🇬
6
Uganda
Museums
138
🇨🇩
6
DRC
Museums
139
🇧🇳
6
Brunei
Museums
140
🇻🇺
5
Vanuatu
Museums
141
🇿🇲
5
Zambia
Museums
142
🇦🇫
4
Afghanistan
Museums
143
🇹🇩
4
Chad
Museums
144
🇧🇹
4
Bhutan
Museums
145
🇹🇴
4
Tonga
Museums
146
🇹🇱
4
East Timor
Museums
147
🇰🇼
4
Kuwait
Museums
148
🇸🇧
3
Solomon Islands
Museums
149
🇼🇸
3
Samoa
Museums
150
🇸🇷
3
Suriname
Museums
151
🇧🇭
3
Bahrain
Museums
152
🇵🇼
3
Palau
Museums
153
🇱🇸
3
Lesotho
Museums
154
🇰🇲
3
Comoros
Museums
155
🇪🇷
2
Eritrea
Museums
156
🇲🇷
2
Mauritania
Museums
157
🇸🇿
2
Eswatini
Museums
158
🇸🇨
2
Seychelles
Museums
159
🇸🇴
1
Somalia
Museums
160
🇫🇯
1
Fiji
Museums
161
🇬🇾
1
Guyana
Museums
162
🇹🇹
1
Trinidad
Museums
163
🇲🇭
1
Marshall Islands
Museums
164
🇸🇹
1
Sao Tome
Museums
165
🇱🇨
1
Saint Lucia
Museums
166
🇬🇩
1
Grenada
Museums
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- Indian & Sea Museum (Alabama)
- Paul R. Jones Museum (Alabama)
- Dr. Francis’ Medical Museum (Alabama)
- F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum (Alabama)
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