East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: International tourism, number of arrivals

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
292.84 million
in 2019
Switzerland
11.82 million
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
18th
Switzerland rank
21st

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 292.84 million against 11.82 million in Switzerland, a difference of 281.02 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 24.8 times Switzerland's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 46 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 84.27 million 7.01 million 77.26 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 156.49 million 7.68 million 148.81 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 237.63 million 9.82 million 227.81 million East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 292.84 million against 11.82 million in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
281.02 million, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 21st 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
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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.