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Biggest Countries with No McDonald's

What are the most populous countries that don't have a single McDonald's location?
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Hint: All but one of the countries are in Africa or Asia
Establishments on military bases are included
Quiz by FlabberBapper
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First submittedDecember 23, 2016
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Population
Country
236 m
Nigeria
175 m
Bangladesh
144 m
Russia
134 m
Ethiopia
112 m
D.R. Congo
92.2 m
Iran
69.9 m
Tanzania
57.2 m
Kenya
Population
Country
54.7 m
Myanmar
51.1 m
Sudan
50.9 m
Uganda
47.2 m
Algeria
43.5 m
Afghanistan
41.4 m
Yemen
38.7 m
Angola
36.8 m
Uzbekistan
Population
Country
35.3 m
Mozambique
34.9 m
Ghana
32.5 m
Madagascar
32.5 m
Ivory Coast
29.6 m
Cameroon
29.6 m
Nepal
27.6 m
Niger
26.6 m
North Korea
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136 Comments
QueenBea
+11
Level 52
Oct 15, 2017
I was surprised Sri Lanka, Fiji and Iraq have McDonalds. That's pretty cool though!
IsleAuHaulte
+174
Level 91
Oct 18, 2019
First things Americans do when they Invade a country. Pull down stone statues of the leaders and put up a fiberglass Ronald McDonald.
burntofferings4all
+9
Level 53
Jan 27, 2020
The United States has never invaded another country, nor does the United States pull down statues.
unregistered
+36
Level 49
May 21, 2023
welcome to iraq living under a rock
GeographyNerd690
+12
Level 69
Mar 17, 2025
I was gonna list up every country they have invaded both empires and modern day territories, but im just gonna say this: USA has been at war more than it has been at peace. By a large margin as well.
MaybeANerd
+2
Level 35
May 10, 2025
Ever heard of the Philippines? Well, technically not invasion, but more like colonization.
DreamHorizon123
+2
Level 43
May 11, 2025
Bro is very humorous
NauruPalau
+56
Level 49
Jan 27, 2020
Pretty sure it was a joke
CaoMaru
+138
Level 50
Jan 27, 2020
It was a joke, but really? The US has never invaded another country? Do you live under a rock?
Nickelz
+2
Level 67
Apr 25, 2023
I'm pretty sure that burntofferings4all was joking.
blizzrd33
+89
Level 80
Jan 27, 2020
If the USA has never invaded another country, the earth must still be flat.
Jacktheguy
+24
Level 91
Jan 27, 2020
Also, Confederate statues are slowly being removed across the country. So you're wrong on both accounts.
Charliezard
+19
Level 66
Mar 6, 2022
@blizzrd33 The earth must "still" be flat?

Still??

ShievaAndGolly
+10
Level 58
Apr 19, 2022
@jacktheguy But that's a good thing, no one (sane) likes slavery.
flipiwin
+7
Level 34
Jun 1, 2022
@blizzrd33 I'm pretty sure they made the earth round 5 years ago, before that it was still flat
Danem20
+31
Level 85
Jun 1, 2022
"The United States has never invaded another country, nor does the United States pull down statues."

Literally the first two things we did in Iraq

Jacktheguy
+2
Level 91
Jun 1, 2022
@Shieva: Never said it wasn't a good thing.
sergeantmalice
+9
Level 56
Jun 14, 2022
because they're all at the core of murica
TheForsakenFurby
+2
Level 76
Jul 4, 2022
@Charliezard yeah Ilúvatar didn't do the folding thing until a few millennia in
Ferbin
+1
Level 78
Apr 25, 2025
Very true.
gerobach
+26
Level 76
Dec 2, 2019
Nah, cool it is not.
englishsystem
+15
Level 67
Jan 27, 2020
Yeah, it's so uncool to create jobs.
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 81
Aug 25, 2023
And promote obesity
GollossalKitty
+2
Level 43
Apr 11, 2025
yeah but jobs at chains exploit people so it can be neutral
carrow
+17
Level 51
Jan 27, 2020
"Establishments on military bases are included."

Fairly sure I can guess the colour of the zone in Iraq that has a McDonald's.

MojoSlow
+2
Level 49
Jan 27, 2020
Baghdad has a few
InterAlia
+18
Level 79
Dec 2, 2019
These are the biggest countries without McDs, not all the countries.
Sifhraven
+6
Level 73
Jan 27, 2020
Hm wish I had realised that sooner haha tried all african islands and other smallest nations before moving on..
vermiciousknid
+3
Level 90
Jan 27, 2020
Ah, I somehow missed that, even though it is in the title. The absence of certain answers makes more sense now.
3nchiladas
+4
Level 70
Oct 13, 2020
Fiji has some tho. I can attest to that.

I think it has 3.

imtreaty
+4
Level 44
Jan 25, 2020
i wasn't surprised because britain and usa ruled these countries and made mc donalds
CaoMaru
+32
Level 50
Jan 27, 2020
This comment doesn't make much sense.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Jan 27, 2020
Fiji and Sri Lanka are too small to appear on the quiz. Iraq's McDonald's is on the US military base and may be leaving soon.
Nerd0921
+3
Level 75
Jan 27, 2020
Sri Lanka and Fiji have a considerable amount of Western tourists, and Iraq have 1 mcdonalds in US military base, for US troops, not allowed for Iraqis
Marlon97
+3
Level 55
Jan 27, 2020
It's ridiculous to say that you are surprised to not see Sri Lanka here even though Mcdonald's is serving here since 1998.
Jeremy
+1
Level 76
Mar 8, 2025
surely everyone knows this classic fact!
CarsonUotila
+3
Level 45
Apr 5, 2020
I thought Bangladesh had to have at least one. That's crazy! AND NIGERIA
gkmaster
+1
Level 39
Jul 6, 2022
iraq doesnt have a mcdonalds. it is a MaDonald, which has nothing to do with the mcdonalds franchise.
FlabberBapper
+2
Level 75
Jul 6, 2022
US military base
bungie11
+2
Level 27
Feb 8, 2018
I'm sad those countries don't have Mcdonalds because some of the countries on the list I been to.......... Still great quiz! :)
IsleAuHaulte
+8
Level 91
Oct 18, 2019
Yes, I feel terrible for them.
carkey
+38
Level 74
Feb 13, 2020
Why? McDonald's is trash food and ruining the environment. More power to any country that doesn't serve that awful food.
OngKC
+3
Level 45
Apr 11, 2020
Agreed
Gamer1162
+29
Level 59
Dec 1, 2019
The biggest shocker for me is Nigeria.
Quizmaster
+35
Level ∞
Dec 2, 2019
Obviously a market opportunity. I have yet to visit a McDonald's outside the U.S. that hasn't been busy at all hours. I imagine one in central Lagos would be insane.
CapitalAce
+29
Level 57
Dec 3, 2019
The Nigerian government will not allow McDonald's unless the company agrees to source ingredients from within Nigeria. Since the company doesn't work that way, so far no McDonald's in Nigeria.
ADX31
+15
Level 56
Jan 27, 2020
"Since the company doesn't work that way". In fact it does. French McDonalds mainly uses French ingredients, especially the main ones (beef, chicken, potatoes, lettuce, buns, eggs).
tom88
+17
Level 75
Jan 27, 2020
Australian Mcdonalds is constantly advertising how they use Australian beef.
unregistered
+1
Level 49
May 21, 2023
Yep.
JWatson24
+9
Level 71
Jan 26, 2022
I don't know about Nigeria, but that's definitely an issue for Bangladesh. McDonald's has pretty strict standards. It's not necessarily that they don't want to source local ingredients, but rather that it's an issue managing that. For example, they want to be able to trace where exactly ingredients came from and how they are delivered to ensure they are in good shape--something that is difficult in Bangladesh due to the lack of cold storage. Also, high real estate costs would make it difficult to set up in the first place. If anyone's interested where I got that info from, it's here.

That being said, if McDonald's does open in Bangladesh one day, I'm sure it would be very popular. Many fast food chains have established themselves in the country with success, and some of my cousins are crazy for it. If there was a McDonald's, they'd be ecstatic!

Stewart
+4
Level 68
Dec 1, 2019
Fun quiz! Intriguing (though perhaps unsurprising) that everything is Africa or Asia
Quizzer6794
+4
Level 66
Dec 1, 2019
Nice one Flapper! Uzbekistan caught me, never knew how populous it's become.
Arp2600
+10
Level 88
Dec 2, 2019
It's growing fast, but it's been populous for quite some time. It's a surprisingly fertile land, probably the most favorable place for civilization in central Asia. That's why it was so important on the northern silk road (Samarkhand and Bukhara). Tashkent is a large city too. The downside is that they need all the water of the region, which destroyed the Aral sea...
tshalla
+5
Level 77
Dec 2, 2019
Irrigation for cotton production.
xyzzy
+8
Level 71
Dec 2, 2019
Needs a caveat that it includes military bases. The only one in Iraq is on a US base (knockoffs exist, like MaDonal).
FlabberBapper
+4
Level 75
Dec 2, 2019
Sounds like a good suggestion, will do.
CardinalSin
+5
Level 80
Dec 2, 2019
Thank you for this quiz. Gives me a list of countries with such an excellent reason for making a visit.
CaptainUnderpant
+2
Level 81
Aug 25, 2023
To not go to the McDonalds?
prosteven
+7
Level 75
Dec 3, 2019
It would be interesting to have a KFC list .Their in 13 countries that McDs isn't on this list.
Kape6969
+2
Level 66
Jan 28, 2020
It's very odd that my home country of Finland doesn't have a KFC
Thomas1VL
+3
Level 66
Sep 7, 2020
Yeah, my country, Belgium, only got a KFC like 1 or 2 years ago
stubart409
+4
Level 68
Dec 3, 2019
In the immortal words of Liz Lemon: "I want to go there!" Pestilence, disease, penury, corruption, venality, strife; but at least, no McDonalds.
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 87
Dec 3, 2019
There's no accounting for taste.
driehoek25
+5
Level 68
Dec 4, 2019
I tought Kim loved the Big Mac
unregistered
+1
Level 49
May 21, 2023
He does. He has a private maccas
ed1969
+3
Level 72
Dec 27, 2019
Very few of these countries have an obesity problem...coincidence? I think not.
burntofferings4all
+26
Level 53
Jan 27, 2020
Might have something to do with the total lack of food in general as well.
abracadabrant
+3
Level 54
Nov 15, 2022
Ohh, so thats why Madagascar is so skinny. Definitely has nothing to do with the majority of the population being in extreme poverty
Nickelz
+1
Level 67
Apr 25, 2023
These countries also have the highest poor populations, worst food security, need I go on?
svelte
+3
Level 50
Jan 16, 2020
Wait...establishments on military bases? LOL. Great idea to get twenty Big Macs before training!
tom88
+3
Level 75
Jan 27, 2020
Actually not the worst idea. McDonalds food has a lot of calories but if you are training hard it actually makes sense. I'm pretty sure Michael Phelps ate a bunch of McDonalds during the olympics because he's constantly training so hard.
bigbywolf
+1
Level 55
Aug 19, 2021
Michael Phelps ate a bunch of McDonalds? That's quite impressive.
Jeanettemartin
+3
Level 56
Jan 27, 2020
Im surprised Nigeria doesn't have at least one in Lagos...their economy is on the upsurge last I read......
CaoMaru
+12
Level 50
Jan 27, 2020
Please keep Mcdonalds out of these countries.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Jan 28, 2020
Stop buying their food and they won't come or will go away.
CaptainUnderpant
+3
Level 81
Aug 25, 2023
Instructions unclear, I stopped buying their food and Ronald McDonald still lives in my garage.
InterAlia
+1
Level 79
May 10, 2025
It isn't working.
Xoocit
+2
Level 54
Apr 29, 2021
How did I not get North Korea!?
Bengus
+8
Level 60
Oct 11, 2021
No countries should have a M*******'*.
Andyrew787
+3
Level 42
Apr 26, 2022
Iceland has no McDonalds
FlabberBapper
+29
Level 75
Apr 26, 2022
It also has about as many people as a sauna in Hawaii
flipiwin
+2
Level 34
Jun 1, 2022
That hint was terrible, but i still wasn't even close anyway
kapulani3
+1
Level 74
Jun 1, 2022
I thought about Russia but then figured that regardless of current activities, they had become Westernized in so many other things that they must have a McDonalds by now. I give them credit for keeping that invasion out of their country.
brandybuck96
+22
Level 83
Jun 2, 2022
They had McDonalds until very recently, I believe they pulled out after the Ukraine invasion
wkrpnyc
+4
Level 82
Jul 4, 2022
There was McDs in Russia since the 1990s, at least. I went to the one in Moscow in 1992. The corporation pulled out because of the invasion of Ukraine, but I wonder if the physical stores are there, just empty. I heard somewhere (Supersize Me, maybe?) that McDs real business is real estate.
QueenShewana
+1
Level 73
Jun 11, 2023
i came here to check on this - i remember seeing one in moscow about 5 years ago but now you mention it that rings a bell that they pulled out when the ukraine war started.
Djilas
+1
Level 85
Mar 7, 2025
They famously got the first McD already in Soviet Union. A kid interviewed for TV said he likes it because it's clean and people smile 😃
mf3
+4
Level 89
Jun 2, 2022
None in Madagascar, until they develop the McLemur.
HyddenRizz
+2
Level 67
Jun 2, 2022
Isn't the hint in the description wrong?

These are all in Africa or Asia unless I'm dumb (Russia is in Asia AND Europe of course)

Tim000w
+4
Level 72
Mar 7, 2025
Yes, for me it did more harm than good. I had guessed russia already, and I had 4 unanswered questions left. So I figured, I will try some countries in the americas, like Venezuela, since I thought I at least still had that one to get.
FlabberBapper
+1
Level 75
Mar 7, 2025
Russia is seen more as a European country, although the bulk of its land area is in Asia, the bulk of the population is in Europe. Not many people are thinking "Oh! Russia! The Asian country!"
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
May 10, 2025
Unfortunately your description doesn't say whether the country is Asian or European, it says "in Asia" which Russia definitely is.
BrunoLP
+4
Level 76
Jun 13, 2022
Kim Jong un must have someone smuggle his Big Macs to North Korea
FlabberBapper
+5
Level 75
Jun 13, 2022
Dennis Rodman
sergeantmalice
+2
Level 56
Jun 14, 2022
Algeria surprised me the most. I guess they just don't like eating rubbish
InterAlia
+1
Level 79
May 10, 2025
You make it sound like they tried, but business was too slow. I suspect the explanation lies elsewhere.
blay
+1
Level 49
Jul 4, 2022
Technically China doesn't have any Mcdonalds since they were sold to a Chinese company in 2017.
Djilas
+3
Level 85
Mar 7, 2025
They're usually franchises everywhere
albbelo
+2
Level 32
Jul 4, 2022
Im shocked! I thought Russia had a lot of Mc Donalds! And they don't have a single one!
explorer97
+8
Level 66
Jul 4, 2022
well, 'had' is a right word. mcdonald's has just left Russia because of war. before March 2022, there were about 800 restaurants
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Jul 4, 2022
Yup
explorer97
+5
Level 66
Jul 5, 2022
In May 2022, McDonald's sold its business in Russia to one of its local franchisees. Today, former McDonald's restaurants are being operated by this franchisee, and the name of this Russian network is 'Vkusno i tochka' ('Tasty and that's it' in English) which has much the same menu as McDonald's. But McDonald's remained the opportunity to return on the Russian market since it has an option to buy its restaurants back within 15 years
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 74
Jul 4, 2022
I forgot it was meant to be biggest countries so at first I was confused why Vatican wasn't on here
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Jul 4, 2022
Virtually every McDonald's I've ever visited overseas has always been SO much busier and more popular than any McDonald's you would visit in the United States. And it's definitely NOT just tourists going to them - I'm talking about locations in rural parts of France and Italy, small towns in Saudi Arabia, and barrios of the Philippines with 0 foreigners (other than me) in them... and this is in spite of the fact that in the USA McDonald's is very cheap and convenient; overseas it's often one of the more expensive options and they frequently don't have a drive-thru like the US locations always do. Everybody loves McDonald's. Non-Americans most of all.
Becky08
+1
Level 26
Jul 4, 2022
Umm Russia has 770-800 McDonald’s left and Iraq has 1 where is Iraq???
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Jul 4, 2022
Not anymore.
poljaexplorer
+2
Level 46
Jul 6, 2022
It still does. I was there a month ago, saw a fully operational McDonalds in St. Petersburg airport. The number of those and their ownership is another question.
EvanAviator
+3
Level 60
Jul 6, 2022
They are not operated by any McDonalds owned entity
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Jul 9, 2022
Trademark infringing copycats? There are officially 0 McDonald's locations in Russia at this point. But I've seen bootleg knock-off version of American businesses like McDonald's, Burger King, Starbucks, etc. in many different places around the world. Some more obviously fake than others. In Russia, since they previously had hundreds of real McDonald's locations that just closed, it would be pretty easy for them to open them up again without authorization and the Russian government probably is not going to do anything about copyright infringement, either.
JudgeRudy
+1
Level 67
Jul 5, 2022
Helping fight oppression and poverty one Big Mac at a time...
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Jul 9, 2022
Hard to tell if you're being sarcastic or not, but McDonald's actually has done a lot to increase wages, worker safety standards, etc in many of the poorer countries they have opened locations in.
MCdoesgeography
+3
Level 71
Aug 2, 2023
While decreasing the population's health, yey
WhatDoIKnow
+1
Level 30
Jul 12, 2022
Sudan should allow North and/or South Sudan these days
CaptainUnderpant
+3
Level 81
Aug 25, 2023
Huh?
Jayyz
+1
Level 68
Mar 4, 2024
Anyone else surprised to see Mongolia, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Turkmenistan all have McDonald's?
FlabberBapper
+1
Level 75
Mar 4, 2024
They don't, although Sri Lanka does
TrickyTags
+1
Level 67
Jul 5, 2024
Not anymore, I heard. Their stores closed due to some hygiene issues.
WinterPaint8
+2
Level 54
Jan 12, 2025
Surprised Niger (27 million pop) has a McDonald
FlabberBapper
+2
Level 75
Jan 12, 2025
It either does or this quiz needs an update, which I plan on doing in May to match when this was last updated
FreeStater
+2
Level 78
Mar 7, 2025
Depressing that some people live like this.
sumguy
+2
Level 86
Mar 7, 2025
I only missed the most obvious one (North Korea).
UG332
+2
Level 70
Mar 7, 2025
Got 100% and im ony 7
FlabberBapper
+7
Level 75
Mar 7, 2025
You annoy me
Xtrordinary
+3
Level 72
Mar 8, 2025
Hello ony 7, I am Xtrordinary
seechdog
+2
Level 66
Mar 8, 2025
Didn't Bill Gates eat only at McDs when he was in Russia?
thisguy786
+1
Level 35
Apr 4, 2025
Russia is bigger in asia
brhu
+1
Level 45
May 7, 2025
Vatican City has Mcdonalds?
morkfa
+1
Level 33
May 11, 2025
it's the biggest countries in the world, the Vatican is literally THE smallest country
Echoes1983
+1
Level 29
May 10, 2025
Hats off to these countries, for that. Though they have their flaws.
PontiacLover
+1
Level 45
May 10, 2025
Russia has a McDonald's since the 1990s when it was still the Soviet Union
labienus
+1
Level 51
May 10, 2025
Kazakhstan also no longer has a McD as they were dependent on the Russian supply chains, but their population is just below the threshold of this quiz
FlabberBapper
+1
Level 75
May 10, 2025
Correct, but it's still not going to be on this quiz cause it doesn't have enough people
labienus
+1
Level 51
May 10, 2025
Kazakhstan also no longer has a McD as they were dependent on the Russian supply chains, but their population is just below the threshold of this quiz
shape816
+2
Level 67
May 10, 2025
Hint is confusing as all of the countries are in Africa or Asia. At least partly.
thisguy786
+1
Level 35
May 23, 2025
Russia has a huge landmass in asia
thisguy786
+1
Level 35
May 23, 2025
It is not just in europe
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