Africa Eastern and Southern vs Malaysia: International tourism, number of arrivals

Africa Eastern and Southern
39.83 million
in 2019
Malaysia
4.33 million
in 2020
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
38th
Malaysia rank
40th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Malaysia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199520072020

How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 39.83 million against 4.33 million in Malaysia, a difference of 35.49 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 9.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 40th of 46 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 13.57 million 6.86 million 6.71 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 20.42 million 16.32 million 4.10 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 35.59 million 25.78 million 9.80 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Africa Eastern and Southern or Malaysia?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 39.83 million against 4.33 million in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Africa Eastern and Southern and Malaysia?
35.49 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Malaysia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Malaysia rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 40th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, number of arrivals
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 5,775 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.