Flags
Vessels by flag state (country of registration), most ships first.
What is a flag of convenience?- United States39,731
- Netherlands22,043
- United Kingdom16,324
- Germany15,782
- France14,170
- Norway11,052
- Sweden7,376
- Indonesia6,246
- Canada6,052
- Denmark5,638
- Spain5,286
- Liberia5,039
- Panama5,008
- Marshall Islands4,820
- Italy4,743
- Australia4,570
- Malta4,332
- China3,900
- Japan3,710
- Singapore3,676
- Belgium3,625
- Poland2,607
- Portugal2,362
- Finland2,268
- South Korea2,232
- Hong Kong2,123
- Taiwan2,083
- Greece2,063
- Türkiye2,038
- Vietnam1,997
- Cayman Islands1,973
- Bahamas1,542
- Brazil1,331
- Russia1,281
- New Zealand1,088
- Switzerland1,076
- Cyprus1,039
- Iceland913
- Ireland900
- Croatia866
- Antigua & Barbuda754
- Austria578
- Malaysia511
- Argentina461
- Faroe Islands436
- British Virgin Islands421
- South Africa385
- St. Kitts & Nevis373
- Barbados370
- Jamaica357
- Luxembourg355
- Cook Islands332
- Estonia332
- Sierra Leone322
- San Marino321
- St. Vincent & Grenadines308
- Israel298
- Bulgaria271
- Belize268
- Palau261
- Philippines259
- Thailand235
- Colombia233
- Gibraltar233
- Morocco230
- Bermuda212
- Monaco186
- Czechia183
- Cameroon180
- Vanuatu180
- Latvia175
- Slovenia174
- Mexico168
- Comoros164
- Iran161
- Algeria159
- Tanzania155
- French Polynesia139
- Lithuania134
- Nigeria128
- Greenland124
- Togo118
- Slovakia114
- Guinea-Bissau110
- India108
- Egypt101
- Venezuela101
- Mongolia98
- Paraguay90
- Saudi Arabia83
- Hungary83
- Chile82
- São Tomé & Príncipe79
- Montenegro79
- Dominica74
- Wallis & Futuna72
- Namibia70
- Romania67
- Fiji65
- Albania65
- Tuvalu63
- Bangladesh60
- Trinidad & Tobago57
- Martinique52
- Guadeloupe48
- Equatorial Guinea46
- New Caledonia43
- Oman43
- Curaçao40
- Georgia37
- Dominican Republic33
- Lebanon31
- North Korea31
- Bolivia27
- Niue26
- Liechtenstein26
- Kiribati24
- Gambia24
- Mauritius23
- Libya23
- Ukraine22
- Guyana22
- Tunisia22
- Seychelles21
- Qatar21
- Samoa20
- Uruguay18
- Tonga17
- Falkland Islands16
- St. Pierre & Miquelon15
- Somalia14
- Andorra14
- Honduras13
- United Arab Emirates13
- Nauru12
- Mozambique12
- Cuba12
- Costa Rica11
- Guinea10
- Mauritania10
- Grenada9
- Serbia9
- Azerbaijan8
- Cape Verde8
- Myanmar (Burma)8
- Aruba8
- Guatemala7
- Papua New Guinea7
- Pakistan7
- Sri Lanka7
- Mali7
- Jordan7
- French Guiana7
- Haiti7
- Angola6
- Réunion6
- Anguilla6
- Peru5
- Ecuador5
- Madagascar5
- Rwanda5
- Botswana5
- Eswatini5
- Bhutan5
- Kazakhstan5
- Gabon5
- Malawi5
- Ethiopia5
- Pitcairn Islands5
- Afghanistan5
- Kenya4
- Kuwait4
- Cambodia4
- Congo - Brazzaville4
- Nicaragua4
- St. Helena4
- Bosnia & Herzegovina4
- Djibouti4
- Syria4
- Brunei4
- Zimbabwe4
- Bahrain4
- Palestine3
- Iraq3
- Senegal3
- Zambia3
- Benin3
- Côte d’Ivoire3
- Solomon Islands3
- North Macedonia2
- Niger2
- El Salvador2
- South Sudan2
- Suriname2
- St. Lucia2
- Macao2
- U.S. Virgin Islands1
- Central African Republic1
- Northern Mariana Islands1
- Ghana1
- Armenia1
- Timor-Leste1
- Burkina Faso1
- Micronesia1
- Kyrgyzstan1
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands1
- Turks & Caicos Islands1
- Isle of Man1
- Burundi1
- Laos1
