Mapped: The Countries With the Most McDonald’s Per Person
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Key Takeaways
- McDonald’s is found in 100 markets worldwide, but is easiest to find in Macau (56.8 locations per one million people), Saint Martin (43.2), and the United States (38.6).
- Despite their similar populations, China has 10x the number of McDonald’s locations as India.
McDonald’s has had an unstoppable rise over the last six decades on its path to become the world’s most successful fast food chain, with locations across the world. But which countries have the most McDonald’s locations per person?
This world map highlights the classic burger chain’s worldwide presence by counting how many McDonald’s locations each country has per 1 million people. The data for this map comes from the company’s Restaurant Count by Market 2024 report.
Burger-lovers and shake aficionados can find the famed golden arches across the world, albeit with relatively more ease in high-density markets like Australia, Canada, Macau, and the United States.
McDonald’s Locations Per Person, by Country
Among large countries, the U.S. is a natural McDonald’s hub, hosting 38.6 locations for each million inhabitants. This is third only to the small Chinese special administrative region of Macau (56.8) and the Caribbean island of St. Marten (43.2).
This data table below demonstrates how many McDonald’s each country hosts per million citizens:
| Country | McDonald’s locations per one million people |
|---|---|
 Macau |
56.8 |
 St. Maarten |
43.2 |
 United States (Includes Cuba, Guam, and Saipan) |
38.6 |
 Australia (Includes American Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Tahiti, and Western Samoa) |
37.2 |
 Canada |
36.1 |
 Virgin Islands |
34.8 |
 Hong Kong |
34.6 |
 New Zealand |
32.5 |
 Curacao |
32.1 |
 Puerto Rico |
29.3 |
 Aruba |
27.8 |
 Martinique |
27.8 |
 Qatar |
27.6 |
 Singapore |
25.2 |
 Japan |
24.1 |
 Guadeloupe |
23.4 |
 France (Includes Monaco) |
23.2 |
 Israel |
23.1 |
 Austria |
22.4 |
 United Kingdom (Includes Isle of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) |
21.2 |
 Bahrain |
20.8 |
 Switzerland (Includes Liechtenstein) |
20.3 |
 Reunion Island |
20.1 |
 Portugal |
19.5 |
 United Arab Emirates |
19.1 |
 Denmark |
18.9 |
 Sweden |
18.8 |
 Kuwait |
18.6 |
 Panama |
17.9 |
 Taiwan |
17.8 |
 Luxembourg |
17.7 |
 Ireland |
17.6 |
 Cyprus |
16.9 |
 Germany |
16.4 |
 Poland |
15.9 |
 Malta |
15.8 |
 Norway |
15.3 |
 Costa Rica |
14.8 |
 Netherlands |
14.6 |
 Finland |
14.4 |
 Mauritius |
13.6 |
 Slovenia |
13.2 |
 Spain (Includes Andorra and Gibraltar) |
13.0 |
 Brunei |
13.0 |
 Italy |
12.8 |
 Saudi Arabia |
12.5 |
 Croatia |
12.2 |
 Hungary |
12.0 |
 Czech Republic |
11.7 |
 Malaysia |
10.5 |
 French Guiana |
10.1 |
 Uruguay |
10.0 |
 Belgium |
10.0 |
 Slovakia |
8.7 |
 Estonia |
8.0 |
 South Korea |
7.7 |
 Latvia |
7.5 |
 Bahamas |
7.5 |
 Philippines |
6.8 |
 Georgia |
6.8 |
 Bulgaria |
6.7 |
 Oman |
6.6 |
 South Africa |
6.3 |
 Guatemala |
6.2 |
 Lithuania |
6.2 |
 Chile |
5.7 |
 Romania |
5.6 |
 Brazil |
5.5 |
 Serbia |
5.5 |
 Argentina |
4.9 |
 Mainland China |
4.8 |
 Moldova |
4.6 |
 Jordan |
4.0 |
 Lebanon |
4.0 |
 El Salvador |
3.9 |
 Paraguay |
3.9 |
 Greece |
3.4 |
 Thailand |
3.3 |
 Ukraine |
3.3 |
 Turkey |
3.2 |
 Suriname |
3.2 |
 Trinidad/Tobago |
2.9 |
 Mexico |
2.9 |
 Azerbaijan |
2.8 |
 Venezuela |
2.8 |
 Dominican Republic |
2.0 |
 Morocco |
2.0 |
 Ecuador |
1.9 |
 Egypt |
1.6 |
 Colombia |
1.4 |
 Nicaragua |
1.3 |
 Honduras |
1.2 |
 Indonesia |
1.1 |
 Peru |
0.9 |
 India |
0.5 |
 Vietnam |
0.4 |
 Pakistan |
0.3 |
Macau’s neighbor, Hong Kong, is also home to many McDonald’s locations in a short area, while Australia, Canada, and New Zealand can all boast having at least 32 locations per each million of their inhabitants.
Asia’s Divide in McDonald’s Locations
McDonald’s has clearly had far better success penetrating the markets of East Asia over South Asia. For proof of this, look only to Asia’s two giants, China and India.
Despite having a similar population of over 1.4 billion people, China today hosts nearly 5 McDonald’s locations per each million of its citizens, a 10x multiplier over neighboring India’s mere 0.5 figure.
Even slightly smaller neighboring countries hold true to this division of success. Japan is home to the third-most McDonald’s locations worldwide, and features 24.1 sites per million people, while Pakistan is the country with the fewest per-capita locations in the world, at just 0.3.
Regions with the Most Market Potential for McDonald’s
While McDonald’s has found significant successes across Eurasia and the Americas, Africa and the Middle East serve as the prime markets for future expansion.
Africa’s largest country, Egypt, has merely 1.6 per-capita locations, slightly behind Morocco (2) and South Africa (6.3). These three countries are the only ones to host the golden arches anywhere on the continent, over 30 years after the company made its African market entry.
Meanwhile, Qatar (27.6) and Israel (23.1) hold the most per-capita locations in the Middle East, and Kuwait (10.6) is home to the chain’s largest Middle Eastern location. For McDonald’s, there remains ample room for growth in the coming years.
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