If you’d prefer not to be rubbing shoulders with other travellers on holiday, head to Bangladesh.

The South Asian nation is the world’s least touristy destination, according to an analysis of World Bank data by Priceonomics, which compared the number of annual overseas visitors to each country with the size of its population.

With more than 160 million citizens, but just 125,000 tourists in 2014 (the most recent year for which the World Bank has figures), residents of Bangladesh outnumber annual visitors by a remarkable 1,273 to one.

For comparison, the UK has a population of around 66 million, and welcomed 37.7m tourists last year.

With its excellent trekking, fine beaches and tiger safaris, Bangladesh has been previously touted as the next big thing in travel. However, ongoing security fears, flooding and extreme poverty have kept all but the most intrepid travellers away.