Country rankings
ISS Countries
United States has the highest Visitors (163), followed by Russia (57) and Japan (11). Denmark has the lowest (1).
VisitorsBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
21 of 235 countriesVisitors
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All 21 ranked
Highest first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
1
Middle half 1 – 4
Average
12.81
21 countries
Highest
163
United States
Lowest
1
Denmark
Data
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23 countries · # = rank by Visitors
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 163 | Full |
| 2 |  Russia | 57 | Full |
| 3 |  Japan | 11 | Full |
| 4 |  Canada | 9 | Full |
| 5 |  Italy | 5 | Full |
| 6 |  Germany | 4 | Full |
| 6 |  France | 4 | Full |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | 2 | Visitor |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | 2 | Visitor |
| 10 |  Brazil | 1 | Visitor |
| 10 |  United Kingdom | 1 | Full |
| 10 |  South Africa | 1 | Visitor |
| 10 |  South Korea | 1 | Visitor |
| 10 |  Spain | 1 | Full |
| 10 |  Malaysia | 1 | Visitor |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | Visitor |
| 10 |  Netherlands | 1 | Full |
| 10 |  Belgium | 1 | Full |
| 10 |  Sweden | 1 | Full |
| 10 |  Israel | 1 | Visitor |
| 10 |  Denmark | 1 | Full |
| — |  Switzerland | — | Full |
| — |  Norway | — | Full |
What correlates with Visitors?
Pearson r against 2,112 other country metrics sharing at least 13 countries, 6 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Visitors tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Visitors tend to score lower on these
- Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by CountryPlotr = −0.95 · very strong · n = 19
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- Average Age Upon Birth of First Child (CIA)Average Age of Having First Child by CountryPlotr = −0.69 · strong · n = 13
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Visitors?
- United States has the highest Visitors, at 163, followed by Russia (57) and Japan (11).
- Which country has the lowest Visitors?
- Denmark has the lowest Visitors, at 1.
- What is the median Visitors across countries?
- The median is 1 across the 21 countries with data.
- Where does this iss countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: International Space Station Visitors by Country - NASA; International Space Station FAQs - NASA; International Space Station programme - Wiki.