Youngest Person to Visit Every Country | San Diego Record
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san Diegan Becomes Youngest Person to Visit Every Country in the World
Updated June 3, 2025
Cameron Mofid, a San Diego native, has achieved a remarkable feat: becoming the youngest person to visit every nation on Earth. His journey, fueled by a lifelong fascination with geography and geopolitics, took him to all 195 countries.
Mofid’s interest in global affairs began in elementary school. “As I was a little kid, I always had a fascination with geography and geopolitics and meeting people,” mofid said. His passion deepened during a gap year spent traveling to 20 countries while writing about tennis tournaments.
Cameron Mofid
While studying at the University of Miami, Mofid’s entrepreneurial spirit helped fund his travels.Promoting nightclubs allowed him to take weekend trips, further expanding his global experience. The pandemic provided an opportunity to set a goal: break the record for youngest person to achieve this feat.
Mofid dedicated the next three years to saving money, working six nights a week while earning his MBA. After graduation, he embarked on a two-and-a-half-year journey, steadfast to experience each country beyond a simple layover.
“Average of four nights, I would say, in each country. But some were less, and some were more,” mofid said. “Microstates like Vatican City or Andorra, I would say just as a day trip. But bigger countries, Venezuela, Japan, Egypt, Spain, I’d spend many weeks in.”