Barbados vs New Zealand: International tourism, number of arrivals

Barbados
966,000
in 2019
New Zealand
996,000
in 2020
Barbados rank
99th
New Zealand rank
98th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Barbados
  • New Zealand
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199520072020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 996,000 against 966,000 in Barbados, a difference of 30,000.

Across all 25 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 99th and New Zealand ranks 98th of 201 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 968,000 1.51 million 537,400 New Zealand
2000s 1.12 million 2.24 million 1.11 million New Zealand
2010s 1.17 million 3.14 million 1.97 million New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Barbados or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 996,000 against 966,000 in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Barbados and New Zealand?
30,000, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Zealand?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Barbados and New Zealand rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Barbados ranks 99th and New Zealand ranks 98th of 201 countries.
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
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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.