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Countries that Visit the UK the Most

Can you name the countries that send the most visitors to the United Kingdom?
For the year 2023. Source.
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Last updated: June 17, 2024
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First submittedMarch 13, 2017
Times taken63,516
Average score88.9%
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# Visits
Country
5.12 m
United States
3.17 m
France
2.96 m
Germany
2.89 m
Ireland
2.21 m
Spain
1.96 m
Netherlands
# Visits
Country
1.70 m
Italy
1.63 m
Poland
1.17 m
Australia
1.00 m
Canada
0.968 m
Switzerland
0.867 m
Belgium
# Visits
Country
0.805 m
Romania
0.689 m
China
0.674 m
Sweden
0.653 m
Denmark
0.629 m
India
0.604 m
Norway
39 Comments
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Level 26
Aug 18, 2017
nice!
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Level 45
Aug 18, 2017
awesome
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Level 81
Oct 3, 2017
Got everything with plenty of time left... but very surprised that Australia and Switzerland send more than China. I would have thought China would be in the top 10.
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Level 58
Oct 3, 2017
Give it time, I'm sure they will be in a few years. Although I was expecting Australia to be higher up myself - they do seem to gravitate back to the motherland! :-)
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Level 41
Mar 1, 2021
japan or south korea
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Level 92
Oct 3, 2017
Really surprised about India and Pakistan with all the expats and second generationers there that still have family. Most of the first and second generation Indians and Pakistanis that I know living in the USA get visiting relatives every couple of years.
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Level 31
Oct 3, 2017
but this in the UK. Most Indians and Pakistanis stay as a family, they don't have 50 states XD
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Level 64
Sep 7, 2020
Most of the descendants of the Raj I know in the UK go back there fairly regularly, often yearly. I don't think their relatives come here often enough to make the impact you are expecting. Too cold
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Level 71
Jun 17, 2024
Visa regimes often make it hard for people in developing countries to visit their relatives in developed ones. Often it comes with lots of waiting and with family connections to that country, it takes more effort to convince an immigration officer you will go home before your visa expires.
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Level 78
Sep 11, 2024
Umm, as a latin american, I had no problem whatsoever entering the UK nor the EU. Regular tourist visa, no waits, no nothing, standard questions at customs (reason of visit, duration, etc.) and that's it.
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Level 70
Oct 3, 2017
Good quiz, some omissions surprised me especially India & China but I guess their numbers were just not enough.
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Level 28
Oct 3, 2017
All the answers have to be very small countries otherwise they couldn't fit
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Level 78
Nov 17, 2017
So of the 14 countries that send the most tourists to the UK, 11 of them come from the European Economic Area - so let's make it more difficult/expensive for them by leaving it. Brexit - the gift that keeps on giving....
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Level 74
Jun 28, 2021
While the UK was in the EU those countries needed a passport to visit the UK, now they'll need ... a passport. How horrendous.
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Level 60
Dec 16, 2021
False, a national ID sufficed
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Level 40
Jun 3, 2022
oy vey
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Level 83
Jun 19, 2024
School exchanges and trips, to take one example, became such a hassle after Brexit that a ton of French students now go to Ireland instead.
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Level 63
Feb 25, 2018
You should add The Republic of Ireland as a type-in for Ireland because Northern Ireland is already technically in the UK, and "Southern Ireland" of the Republic of Ireland is actually what you are referring to
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Level 64
Jan 16, 2020
Usually quizzes accept the Jetpunk name for the country and not the official name for the country.

For example, you have the China (Peoples Republic of China) and Taiwan (Republic of China), but on Jetpunk only China and Taiwan are accepted.

Also Northern Ireland isn't a sovereign nation so there should be no confusion.

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Level 46
May 26, 2020
Just type in 'Ireland'. It's literally easier. You seem like the type of person who would say 'Accept European Union instead of EU!' in a quiz that features it as an answer.
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Level 74
Aug 8, 2023
It's also the actual, official name of the country.
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Level 37
Mar 17, 2018
India??
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Level 41
Jun 22, 2024
India covers an area of 32,87,263 sq. km, extending from the snow-covered Himalayan heights to the tropical rain forests of the south. As the 7th largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off as it is by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity.
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Level 55
Aug 31, 2024
Many people in Britain have Indian heritage, so extensive family links still exist between the UK and India. Plus, as India becomes richer, Indians are travelling more, and due to historical and cultural links between the two countries (many Indians will come to watch cricket, for example), the common language between educated Indians and (educated...) Brits, and London being a major international airline hub, the UK is a natural destination for Indians wishing to travel to Europe.
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Level 61
Aug 29, 2019
That’s a long drive from any of those countries
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Level 86
Jan 11, 2020
It couldn't be a shorter drive from Ireland.
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Level 57
Oct 1, 2020
Full marks :) great quiz
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Level 51
Feb 2, 2021
Basically, to get 100% you name the countries that are around the UK then, you name very populous countries or big countries by area
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Level 43
Mar 31, 2022
I misread the title and until I read the subtitle (halfway through answering) I thought it was asking Countries that the UK visits most
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Level 77
Jun 17, 2024
Wasn't expecting Romania tbh
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Level 71
Jun 17, 2024
Kind of crazy that Australia is higher than Canada, despite Australia being only about 75% as populated as Canada and much much further away!
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Level 72
Jun 18, 2024
I think a lot of aussies use it as a springboard to then travel to other parts of Europe. Land at Heathrow, spend a bit of time in the UK/London and then travel further afield.
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Level 83
Jun 19, 2024
That doesn't really explain it though, why wouldn't Canadians do the same thing?
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Level 45
Aug 28, 2024
Unlike Australia our major cities have direct flights to London, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Frankfurt and many more so no need for us to all transfer through London. :)
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Level 55
Aug 31, 2024
Australians and New Zealanders tend to travel more than Canadians, with large numbers heading for the UK as a base to work (for a while) and then to travel around Europe. It seems to be a rite of passage for many, and I think for many there are still close family links with their European "homelands". This travelling cultural element in the ANZAC countries doesn't exist in the same way in North America or in Europe.
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Level 76
Jun 19, 2024
Read this first as countries that the UK visit, and couldn't understand why Turkey wasn't accepted!
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Level 64
Jun 19, 2024
I guessed Argentina, not because I believed it to be right, but to anger Margaret Thatcher's ghost
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Level 55
Aug 31, 2024
There would be plenty in Britain who would be happy to join the Argentinians!
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Level 74
Aug 28, 2024
Just missed Romania