Countries Where McDonald's Has NEVER Opened (2026 World Map) 🍔🚫

McDonald's feels like it's everywhere... but is it really? 🍔🌍 We checked 209 countries and territories, one by one, on an animated world map. Every country gets one of three verdicts: 🟢 HAS IT: McDonald's is open today 🟠 LEFT: McDonald's was there, then left 🔴 NEVER: McDonald's never opened 📊 FINAL RESULTS 🟢 100 have McDonald's 🟠 12 saw McDonald's leave: 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇯🇲 Jamaica, 🇧🇧 Barbados, 🇸🇲 San Marino, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🔴 97 never had one, including 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇰🇵 North Korea and 🇲🇳 Mongolia 😮 Surprises: 🇨🇺 Cuba's only McDonald's is on the US Guantánamo Bay base, and Cubans can't go there 🇻🇦 The "Vatican McDonald's" is actually just outside the Vatican, in Italy 🇲🇨 Monaco, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein and 🇼🇸 Samoa have just one restaurant each 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan has been announced, but still isn't open 💬 Is there a McDonald's in your country? Tell us in the comments 👇 🔔 Subscribe to Map Pixel Animations for a new world map every week! --- 📊 DATA & METHOD Status as of October 2026, based on the Wikipedia "List of countries with McDonald's restaurants" and McDonald's corporate "Where We Operate" page. Countries and territories (209). Cuba and Iraq only have a McDonald's inside US military bases, closed to the public, so they count as NEVER. ⚠️ DISCLAIMER This video is an independent animated data visualization for educational and entertainment purposes. It is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by McDonald's. McDonald's is a trademark of its owner; logos and icons shown are stylized illustrations. 🎵 Music: original track by Map Pixel Animations (created with Mureka) #McDonalds #WorldMap #MapAnimation #Geography #FastFood