Chile vs Sub-Saharan Africa: International tourism, number of arrivals

Chile
5.43 million
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
56.01 million
in 2019
Chile rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
33rd

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Chile
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 56.01 million against 5.43 million in Chile, a difference of 50.58 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 10.3 times Chile's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 201 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 3.69 million 36.22 million 32.54 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 5.29 million 48.13 million 42.85 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Chile or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 56.01 million against 5.43 million in Chile as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50.58 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Chile ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd 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
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.