How many countries have a McDonald's?
July 14, 2023 6:31 AM Subscribe
Is there any list of all the U.N. recognized countries that have a McDonald's? I've seen the Wikipedia list but it includes territories.
The Economist magazine's Big Mac Index tracks currency prices by comparing the price of a Big Mac in every country that has a McDonalds. Bon Apetite!
posted by BadgerDoctor at 8:22 AM on July 14, 2023
posted by BadgerDoctor at 8:22 AM on July 14, 2023
Best answer: Well, first you're going to have to decide what
Member states of the United Nations? Compare and contrast with List of states with limited recognition.
Going directly from the Wikipedia article, so excuse any inaccuracies, exonyms, and misclassifications:
Territories (8)
American Samoa(territory of United States)
French Polynesia (territory of France)
Gibraltar(territory of United Kingdom)
Guam(territory of United States)
New Caledonia (territory of France)
Northern Mariana Islands(territory of United States)
Puerto Rico(territory of United States)
United States Virgin Islands(territory of United States)
Aruba(part of Netherlands Antilles at the time)
Curaçao(part of Netherlands Antilles at the time)
French Guiana (part of France)
Guadeloupe(part of France)
Martinique(part of France)
Mayotte(part of France)
Réunion(part of France)
Sint Maarten(part of Netherlands Antilles at the time)
Dependencies (2)
Guernsey and Jersey(British Crown dependencies)
Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
China SARs (2)
Hong Kong
Macau
Taiwan (1)
Taiwan
UN Member States (93)
Andorra
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada (details)
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic(part of Czechoslovakia at the time)
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France (details)
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary( Hungarian People's Republic at the time)
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel (details)
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand (details)
Nicaragua
Norway
Oman
Pakistan (details)
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines (details)
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Samoa(named Western Samoa at the time)
Saudi Arabia
Serbia(part of Yugoslavia at the time)
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
posted by zamboni at 8:33 AM on July 14, 2023 [4 favorites]
U.N. recognized countriesmeans.
Member states of the United Nations? Compare and contrast with List of states with limited recognition.
Going directly from the Wikipedia article, so excuse any inaccuracies, exonyms, and misclassifications:
Territories (8)
American Samoa(territory of United States)
French Polynesia (territory of France)
Gibraltar(territory of United Kingdom)
Guam(territory of United States)
New Caledonia (territory of France)
Northern Mariana Islands(territory of United States)
Puerto Rico(territory of United States)
United States Virgin Islands(territory of United States)
Part of(including the Netherlands'
constituent countriesand France's
overseas departments) (8)
Aruba(part of Netherlands Antilles at the time)
Curaçao(part of Netherlands Antilles at the time)
French Guiana (part of France)
Guadeloupe(part of France)
Martinique(part of France)
Mayotte(part of France)
Réunion(part of France)
Sint Maarten(part of Netherlands Antilles at the time)
Dependencies (2)
Guernsey and Jersey(British Crown dependencies)
Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
China SARs (2)
Hong Kong
Macau
Taiwan (1)
Taiwan
UN Member States (93)
Andorra
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada (details)
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic(part of Czechoslovakia at the time)
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France (details)
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary( Hungarian People's Republic at the time)
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel (details)
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand (details)
Nicaragua
Norway
Oman
Pakistan (details)
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines (details)
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Samoa(named Western Samoa at the time)
Saudi Arabia
Serbia(part of Yugoslavia at the time)
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
posted by zamboni at 8:33 AM on July 14, 2023 [4 favorites]
This article might be of interest to you: Why Does Iceland Not Have McDonald's?
posted by DanSachs at 7:18 AM on July 15, 2023
posted by DanSachs at 7:18 AM on July 15, 2023
« Older Tell me about your decision not to self-identify | writing on maintaining self-esteem with invisible... Newer »
This thread is closed to new comments.
posted by Mr.Know-it-some at 7:33 AM on July 14, 2023