There are currently 193 member states in the United Nations. And despite the UN granting membership by recognizing sovereignty, not all nations recognize each other individually.

This chart by creator Julie Peasley, breaks down the complex geopolitics at play. To read it: follow the arrow from one country to the other UN member that they do not recognize.

The creator chose to limit this visualization to UN member states only and not include:

Observer states (i.e. Palestine) Partially recognized states (i.e. Kosovo, Cook Islands, Niue) Countries not recognized by the UN (i.e. Taiwan, Western Sahara)