09SEP21 Update!!!!!!!! Although the global Covid pandemic continues travel has begun to open up for many countries. Despite quarantine and testing restrictions there are many countries that are now more accessible to visit, especially for many of UK followers of the blog. As a result of this the FCC suspension will be no more. However going forward to take into account the nearly 2 year travel restrictions most of us have faced when calculating your FCC simply take 2 years off your age to before working out your coefficient!
If you’re like me and enjoy lists and statistics you probably know the exact number of countries you have been to. A traditional list will give you 1 point for every country you have visited. The FCC however assigns points to each country based on their obscurity and difficult in getting to. The list is weighted to people based within Europe, as such the majority of European countries will have a 1 point score. More long haul but visa free destinations such as Australia receive 2 points whereas Central American countries such as Nicaragua are given 3. To get a 4 you may need to travel to off the beaten path Vanuatu and for the holy grail maximum 5 pointers you need to get the hermit nation of North Korea or war torn Syria.
Once you have your total points it this is divided by your age to give your overall points average. The reason for this is simple. The older you are the more chance you have had to travel. For me the overall coefficient gives a better representation to how well travelled someone is. See example below!
So, send me your country lists and your domestic country and I will generate your FCC!
Added 16OCT17: FCC Parameters
From The Banks Of The River Irwell 
How many points for Lesotho?
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3, have you been?
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Hi, do you count countries that you have transmitted through at airports and are you counting the UK as one country rather than four?
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you must pass through customs so transits do not count. England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland are all separate countries as part of the FCC rules. Submit you countries and I’ll work out you score!
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Scotland, England, Wales, N. Ireland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Slovakia, Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Mauritius, Maldives, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, USA and Mexico.
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Forgot to add Oman but fear, I’m going to have a poor score!
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Scotland – 1
England – 1
Wales – 1
N. Ireland – 1
France – 1
Germany – 1
Netherlands – 1
Belgium – 1
Austria – 1
Slovakia – 1
Italy – 1
Spain – 1
Greece – 1
Malta – 1
Turkey – 1
Morocco – 1
Egypt – 2
Mauritius – 2
Maldives – 2
Thailand – 2
Laos – 2
Malaysia – 2
Singapore – 2
Indonesia – 2
Australia – 2
New Zealand – 2
Fiji – 3
USA – 1
Mexico – 1
Oman – 2
So that’s 30 countries
43 points
Age 37
= 1.16
Must Do Better Traveller!
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I’ve been to England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Iceland, America, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, portugal, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, India, Thailand and Cyprus 😀
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Great, thanks for your list!
21 countries (including UAE)
24 points
Age 30
= 0.80
According to my parameters this makes you a ‘must do better traveller’….perilously close to a chode traveller!
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Sorry to add I’ve been to UAE also and I’m 30 years old!
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Hi Mark, here are my countries can you work out my FCC!
England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Greece, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Canada, US, St. Lucia, Costa Rica, UAE, South Africa, Egypt, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Macau, Hong Kong
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Nice, also you have been to Oman and Bulgaria I believe, so I will calculate based on those too…..you can always add more in and I can adjust accordingly
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Ok So:
32 Countries
44 points
32 Age
= 1.375
Comfortably in ‘must do better’ but still some way to go for tier 3 and experienced traveller! You need to expand your horizons and visit some ‘3s’ and ‘4s’. maybe a quick trip to Islamabad on PIA, thats a 4 pointer right there?
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Hello Mr Globetrotter ( sounds like a light snack) hit me with my score.
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
USA
Canada
Argentina
Brazil
Spain
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
France
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Austria
Luxembourg
Hungary
Poland
Qatar
Maldives
Sri Lanka
India
Nepal
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Cambodia
Vietnam
Indonesia
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
St Lucia
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Flights booked for Armenia and Georgia
Do I get extra points for you being in the same country as me at the same time? Surely that’s worth a 6 maybe even an 8!
С уважением
Deana
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England 1
Wales 1
Scotland 1
Northern Ireland 1
Ireland 1
USA 1
Canada 1
Argentina 2
Brazil 2
Spain 1
Turkey 1
Greece 1
Cyprus 1
France 1
Germany 1
Belgium 1
Holland 1
Austria 1
Luxembourg 1
Hungary 1
Poland 1
Qatar 2
Maldives 2
Sri Lanka 2
India 2
Nepal 2
Thailand 2
Malaysia 2
Singapore 2
Cambodia 2
Vietnam 2
Indonesia 2
Australia 1
New Zealand 1
Fiji 3
St Lucia 2
Kazakhstan 3
Uzbekistan 3
38 Countries
58 Points
35 Age
= 1.66 FCC!
You are an Experienced Traveller!
Pretty impressive but need some 3s and 4s to be added. I found out just today that Kazakhstan is one of the least visited countries for people from the UK, so may need to make that and the other ‘Stans a 4 pointer in the future.
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Oh I bet the Stans change to a 4 when you come to visit 😂
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Haha. This is very good but no way I’m getting involved for fear of being a Chode.
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Australia
Austria
Belgium
Cambodia
Canada
China
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Ireland
Italy
Kenya
Laos
Latvia
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mongolia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
Vatican
Vietnam
England
Scotland
Wales
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Cheers for submitting Phil…..here is your score below:
45 Countries
62 Points
1.72 Coefficient
Puts you top of the table!
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USA
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Yes I’m a chode.
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Ok so Rick BL8 Traveller you have:
19 Countries
22 Points
0.579 Coefficient
Unfortunately that puts you bottom of the table 😦
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England, Scotland, wales, northern Ire Ireland France Denmark Spain Portugal Italy Croatia Germany Czech Republic Netherlands Finland Poland Austria vatican city America, India, Sri Lanka Bali Dubai Singapore morocco Greece Switzerland Egypt Gibraltar, jersey, Isle of man, Bahamas Malta
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Unfortunately Isle Of Man, Jersey and Gibraltar are not counted on the FCC. Bali = Indonesia, Dubai = UAE so those have been counted as such.
This gives you the following:
30 Countries
38 Points
1.055 Coefficient
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England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
France
Spain
Italy
Greece
Belgium
Luxembourg
South Africa
Dominican Republic
Maldives
China
Tibet
Barbados
Israel
West Bank (Palestine?)
Hong Kong (pre hand back to China so counts as a separate country yes?)
Thailand
New Zealand
South Korea
India
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Bolivia
Colombia
USA
Jamaica
Panama
Mauritius
Dubai (UAE)
Portugal
Ibiza
Vatican City
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Netherlands
Croatia
Turkey
Germany
Norway
Hungary
Andorra
Ecuador
As of 5months’ time we will add to the list
Australia
Japan
Kenya
Seychelles
so can I have the FCC for then too please?
Thanks,
Hannah
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Hi Hannah, thanks for submitting your list, it looks impressive! However to calculate your score I need your age or date of birth please.
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Sorry, my bad, I realised this earlier. I am 37 but will be 38 by the time we have done the extra cou tries on the addendum list
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Hannah, here you go!
England 1
Ireland 1
Scotland 1
Wales 1
France 1
Spain 1
Italy 1
Greece 1
Belgium 1
Luxembourg 1
South Africa 2
Dominican Republic 2
Maldives 2
China 2
Tibet 4
Barbados 2
Israel 2
West Bank (Palestine) 3
Hong Kong 2
Thailand 2
New Zealand 2
South Korea 3
India 2
Argentina 2
Brazil 2
Peru 2
Bolivia 2
Colombia 2
USA 1
Jamaica 2
Panama 2
Mauritius 2
Dubai (UAE) 2
Portugal 1
Ibiza 0 – Part of Spain sorry!
Vatican City 1
Switzerland 1
Czech Republic 1
Netherlands 1
Croatia 1
Turkey 1
Germany 1
Norway 1
Hungary 1
Andorra 2
Ecuador 2
= 45 Countries
73 Points
1.972 Coefficient
So you are currently in the experienced traveller category, well done!
After you visit the other 4 countries:
Australia 2
Japan 2
Kenya 2
Seychelles 2
= 49 Countries
81 Points
2.131 Coefficient
Getting closing to the Globetrotter category there! I will soon update the Coefficient league table
Spread the word about the FCC, thanks!
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Right Flaz finally stumbled across this again and gotten round to doing it.
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Spain
Italy
France
Portugal
Germany
Slovenia
Hungary
Serbia
Croatia
Montenegro
Tunisia
Turkey
Thailand
Cambodia
Japan
South Korea
Bolivia
Peru
Argentina
Chile
Ecuador
USA
Mexico
Greece
Holland
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alright mate, yeah let me take a look and will have it done soon, how old are you?
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Eddie Crabtree.
England 1
Scotland 1
Ireland 1
Wales 1
Spain 1
Italy 1
France 1
Portugal 1
Germany 1
Slovenia 1
Hungary 1
Serbia 2
Croatia 1
Montenegro 2
Tunisia 2
Turkey 1
Thailand 2
Cambodia 2
Japan 2
South Korea 3
Bolivia 2
Peru 2
Argentina 2
Chile 2
Ecuador 2
USA 1
Mexico 2
Greece 1
Holland 1
= 29 Countries
43 Points
1.162 Coefficient (based on being 37), categorising you as a ‘Must do better traveller’ though
Better than your average B.Head and placing 5th in the league table, but still plenty of room for improvement!
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Also had a submission from Denver
England 1
N. Ireland 1
Republic of Ireland 1
Scotland 1
Wales 1
Isle of Man 0 – Not an individual country, sorry
Austria 1
Botswana 3
Cambodia 2
Canada 1
Croatia 1
Denmark 1
Dominican Republic 2
Egypt 2
France 1
Germany 1
Ireland 1
Italy 1
Malawi 4
Malaysia 2
Malta 1
Mexico 1
Morocco 1
Namibia 3
Netherlands 1
Portugal 1
South Africa 2
Spain 1
Sri Lanka 2
Sweden 1
Switzerland 1
Tanzania 2
Thailand 2
Turkey 1
United States 1
Vietnam 2
Zambia 3
Zimbabwe3
= 37 Countries
57 Points
1.425 Coefficient
This rates you as a ‘Must Do Better Traveller’ but teasingly close to the next category of ‘Experienced Traveller’ where you need 1.51 or better, so if you go to any new countries let me know!
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Well its taken a while but we have our first Legendary Traveller on the FCC! Well done to Kerry scoring 3.182, great work. However to keep your legendary status after your birthday in November you will need to keep adding more countries!
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This is long overdue after meeting in Flores!! Here’s my list of countries, intrigued what my score will be! Apologies it’s not in alphabetical order, I wrote the list in my notes on my phone! Thanks 🙂
India
Romania
US
Cuba
Ireland
France
Spain
Morocco
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
Poland
Slovenia
Slovakia
Croatia
Hungary
Serbia
Turkey
Vietnam
Cambodia
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Myanmar
China
Russia
Philippines
Portugal
Latvia
Uae
Tanzania
Czech Republic
Luxembourg
Hong Kong
Macau
Vatican
Monaco
Mongolia
Australia
South Korea
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Japan
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Ukraine
UK – (should I split this? I’ve been to England Scotland and Wales)
North Korea
Lebanon
Albania
Bosnia
Bulgaria
New Zealand
Montenegro
Macedonia
Kosovo
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Hi Vicky, Thanks for submitting your list! A few points before I calculate your score. Yes UK is split into individual countries, so you get Wales, England and Scotland. Have you not been to Northern Ireland? Also I have added some bonus locations that aren’t countries in their own right. So if you have been to Guam, Kallingrad, Christmas Island, Pitcairn Islands and Palestine let me know,
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I haven’t been to Northern Island sadly or the bonus places. I’m looking at Israel and Palestine for my next trip so good to know there are bonus points 🙂
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Ok, cool. So according to my list you have been to 59 countries with a value of 99 points. However I need you date of birth or current age to work out your coefficient?!
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I’m 33 – oooo the anticipation! Also just about to book Jordan and Israel 😂
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Blog: I can’t believe this, 99 points divided by 33 years is 3.00, you need a 3.01 to be a legendary traveller! (Check out the table above for the parameters), so close but a Globetrotter is still impressive. We can update once you’ve added a new country, so let me know!
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Omg sooooo close! I’m hopefully going to Jordan and Israel next week, I will report back after. Will that get me over the line?
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I know, really close. Yeah you’ll be on 3.12 by then, both Jordan and Isreal are 2 point countries
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Update – been to Jordan, Israel and Palestine 🙂
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Hey, Just back from Malta, will update your new total soon!
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OK so 7 additonal points there, 2 each for Jordan and Israel and 3 for Palestine which takes you to 106 points divided by your age of 33 gives you an average of 3.21. Not only does this make you a legendary traveller but it also propels you to the top of the FCC league table. See home page for the full table!
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Can you please work out my FCC:
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
Sri Lanka
Italy
France
New Zealand
Thanks Singapore Stephie
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Hi Stephanie, thanks for the request!
Singapore – 2
Malaysia – 2
Thailand – 2
Vietnam – 2
Sri Lanka – 2
Italy – 1
France – 1
New Zealand – 2
Equals 14 points …. Divide this by your age to to get your score!
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