The World66 has computed a Globetrotter index. This index lists countries by the number of countries it’s people have visited on average - at least according to their World66 member profiles. The Swiss leads the table with a stunning average of 24 countries. The list is:
- Switzerland - 24
- Greece - 23
- Belgium - 23
- United Arab Emirates - 22
- Thailand - 21
- South Africa - 21
- Egypt - 21
- Denmark - 21
- Netherlands - 21
- Austria - 21
The average American on World66 has visited 11 countries. All these numbers are probably above the real average. For example the normal American who never leaves the country wouldn't care about the World66 Web site.
Personally I am way below average having visited just 13 countries. But I am probably below average with having lived in four of them (I count living as six months or more). So far I lived in Switzerland, England (about 8 months as a child), Japan (6 months in 2003/2004) and Peru (will be a bit more than 6 months in mid-April when I return).
And this reminded me to update my map to add Bolivia.