Which countries are the least touristy?

International travel was once a luxury reserved for the wealthy and ultra adventurous.

Today an increasing number of people are venturing outside of their native countries, leaving seasoned travellers in search of untouched destinations.

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But for a handful of countries, no matter how untouched, the spike in international travel has had little to no effect.

So which major countries are the least touristy?

One of the least visited countries is Moldova, in eastern Europe. The country saw just 11,000 foreign travellers in 2014.

Tourism in Moldova has dropped since the mid-1990s and in 2008 it hit an all-time low of 7,000 visitors.

As a result it quickly gained notoriety as the least-visited country in Europe.

But, instead of burying the label, the country embraced it, effectively rebranding itself as Europe's 'road less travelled'.

It may come as no surprise that Guinea in West Africa isn't on many people's bucket list.

The country only hosted 33,000 visitors in 2014. That may sound like a lot, but with a population of nearly 12 million that's only about one tourist for every 372 locals.

The likely deterrents are the country's ongoing instability, widespread illness and lack of facilities.

Far and away the least visited country is Bangladesh which sees roughly one foreign tourist for every 1,272 residents.

This is in spite of the fact that Bangladesh has no shortage of tourist attractions including countless archaeological sites, dynamic landscapes and one of the longest, unbroken sandy beaches in the world.

The Bangladeshi government has attempted to boost foreign tourism by touting the country's assets in its 'Beautiful Bangladesh' campaign.

They're even developing a specialised police force devoted to the safety of foreign travellers.

Sadly the success of these initiatives is yet to be seen.

As international foreign tourism continues to increase, maybe these countries will soon see their day in the tourism spotlight.