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World Traveler Ranking

The ones who go furthest.

Not a country checklist. Explorers ranked by exploration actually earned — first landfalls, land borders, ferry crossings, kilometers on the ground and time out there.

Scoring v1 · rule-based 7 explorers ranked Every point explained ↓
01 Expedition leader
Demo profile
VL
Vera Lindqvist
beyond193.com/veraworld
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1,867
Expedition points
45,500
Km overland
640
Days out
24
Countries
7
Journeys
Signature expedition · Thirty Years of Europe
Countries first reached 24 × 25 pts
600
Continents 3 × 40 pts
120
Archipelagos 3 × 20 pts
60
Territories 1 × 15 pts
15
Travel regions 8 × 15 pts
120
Islands set foot on 16 × 10 pts
160
Land borders crossed 25 × 8 pts
200
Ferry crossings 14 × 6 pts
84
Overland distance 45,500 km on the ground · diminishing returns
242
Time on the road 640 days traveling · diminishing returns
188
Ways of moving 6 surface modes × 8 pts · Bus, Campervan, Car, Ferry, On foot, Rail
48
High-altitude bonus Highest pass 4,693 m
30
Total 1,867 pts
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The field
  1. 02
    beyond193.com/kose
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    1,797
    Pts
    Countries first reached 43 × 25 pts
    1,075
    Continents 3 × 40 pts
    120
    Overland distance 37,796 km on the ground · diminishing returns
    211
    Time on the road 1,337 days traveling · diminishing returns
    327
    Ways of moving 8 surface modes × 8 pts · Bicycle, Boat, Bus, Car, Ferry, On foot, Motorcycle, Rail
    64
    Total 1,797 pts
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  2. 03
    beyond193.com/alexoverland LISBON, PT
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    1,700
    Pts
    Countries first reached 16 × 25 pts
    400
    Continents 3 × 40 pts
    120
    Archipelagos 4 × 20 pts
    80
    Territories 1 × 15 pts
    15
    Travel regions 8 × 15 pts
    120
    Islands set foot on 19 × 10 pts
    190
    Land borders crossed 27 × 8 pts
    216
    Ferry crossings 11 × 6 pts
    66
    Overland distance 41,280 km on the ground · diminishing returns
    225
    Time on the road 612 days traveling · diminishing returns
    182
    Ways of moving 7 surface modes × 8 pts · Boat, Campervan, Car, Ferry, 4×4, Motorcycle, Rail
    56
    High-altitude bonus Highest pass 4,693 m
    30
    Total 1,700 pts
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  3. 04
    beyond193.com/finnonrails CORK, IE
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    722
    Pts
    Countries first reached 16 × 25 pts
    400
    Continents 1 × 40 pts
    40
    Land borders crossed 15 × 8 pts
    120
    Ferry crossings 2 × 6 pts
    12
    Overland distance 10,000 km on the ground · diminishing returns
    100
    Time on the road 69 days traveling · diminishing returns
    34
    Ways of moving 2 surface modes × 8 pts · Ferry, Rail
    16
  4. 05
    beyond193.com/saharasofia SEVILLA, ES
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    645
    Pts
    Countries first reached 6 × 25 pts
    150
    Continents 3 × 40 pts
    120
    Travel regions 2 × 15 pts
    30
    Land borders crossed 9 × 8 pts
    72
    Ferry crossings 4 × 6 pts
    24
    Overland distance 19,700 km on the ground · diminishing returns
    138
    Time on the road 155 days traveling · diminishing returns
    77
    Ways of moving 3 surface modes × 8 pts · Car, Ferry, 4×4
    24
    High-altitude bonus Highest pass 2,260 m
    10
  5. 06
    beyond193.com/islagracia PALMA, ES
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    642
    Pts
    Countries first reached 3 × 25 pts
    75
    Continents 1 × 40 pts
    40
    Archipelagos 2 × 20 pts
    40
    Islands set foot on 21 × 10 pts
    210
    Ferry crossings 21 × 6 pts
    126
    Overland distance 4,900 km on the ground · diminishing returns
    49
    Time on the road 140 days traveling · diminishing returns
    70
    Ways of moving 4 surface modes × 8 pts · Boat, Car, Ferry, On foot
    32
  6. 07
    beyond193.com/paulaquiroga MENDOZA, AR
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    420
    Pts
    Countries first reached 4 × 25 pts
    100
    Land borders crossed 9 × 8 pts
    72
    Overland distance 17,300 km on the ground · diminishing returns
    129
    Time on the road 130 days traveling · diminishing returns
    65
    Ways of moving 3 surface modes × 8 pts · Bus, Car, On foot
    24
    High-altitude bonus Highest pass 4,800 m
    30
How the score works

Each number can be explained.

No self-reporting, no mystery weightings. Every point comes from a published journey, and every explorer’s ledger is public — open any row above.

+40
Continent

Reaching a new continent is the biggest single leap.

+25
Country first reached

First visit only — going back never counts twice.

+20
Archipelago

The Canaries as a whole, beyond any one island.

+15
Territory / travel region

The Faroes, the High Atlas, Gilgit-Baltistan.

+10
Island

Every island set foot on, counted once.

+8
Land border

Crossed on the ground — never through an airport.

+6
Ferry crossing

Water crossings earned on deck.

+8
Way of moving

Per surface mode mastered. Flying scores nothing.

Overland distance

1 pt per 100 km on the ground — thinning to 1 pt per 250 km beyond 10,000 km and 1 pt per 500 km beyond 50,000 km. Depth beats odometer padding.

Time on the road

1 pt per 2 days traveling, thinning to 1 pt per 5 days beyond 200. A high pass above 2,000 m adds a one-time altitude bonus of up to 30 pts.

Coming in v2 · depth signals

The share of each country you actually saw, time spent per country, and capital-only visits detected — computed from your own confirmed journeys, never from anything private.

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