There are 832 cultural World Heritage sites in the world.

India has 32 sites inscribed on the World Heritage Site list. There are 25 cultural sites and 7 natural sites. Some of these sites include Agra Fort, the Hill Forts of Rajasthan and the Taj Mahal.

In 2009, there were 890 World Heritage sites; 688 cultural sites, 175 natural sites and 27 mixed sites.

Natural heritage is made by nature, cultural made by man. For example Amazon River is natural the Taj Mahal is cultural.

There are 4 cultural, 3 natural and 1 mixed property on the World Heritage list in South Africa.

The cultural sites are:

- Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa

- Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape

- Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

- Robben Island

The natural sites are:

- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas

- iSimangaliso Wetland Park

- Vredefort Dome

The mixed site is:

- Maloti-Drakensberg Park