British Virgin Islands vs Vanuatu: International tourism, number of arrivals

British Virgin Islands
83,000
in 2020
Vanuatu
82,400
in 2020
British Virgin Islands rank
177th
Vanuatu rank
178th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Vanuatu
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199520072020

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 83,000 against 82,400 in Vanuatu, a difference of 600.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 178th of 201 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 254,000 88,000 166,000 British Virgin Islands
2000s 313,800 138,110 175,690 British Virgin Islands
2010s 340,140 307,110 33,030 British Virgin Islands
2020s 83,000 82,400 600 British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, British Virgin Islands or Vanuatu?
British Virgin Islands, at 83,000 against 82,400 in Vanuatu as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between British Virgin Islands and Vanuatu?
600, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Vanuatu?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do British Virgin Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
British Virgin Islands ranks 177th and Vanuatu ranks 178th 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.