East Asia & Pacific vs India: International tourism, number of arrivals

East Asia & Pacific
490.80 million
in 2019
India
17.91 million
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific rank
14th
India rank
14th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • India
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 490.80 million against 17.91 million in India, a difference of 472.89 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 27.4 times India's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th and India ranks 14th of 46 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific India Difference Ahead
1990s 128.66 million 2.33 million 126.33 million East Asia & Pacific
2000s 229.24 million 3.77 million 225.47 million East Asia & Pacific
2010s 394.97 million 11.75 million 383.22 million East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, East Asia & Pacific or India?
East Asia & Pacific, at 490.80 million against 17.91 million in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between East Asia & Pacific and India?
472.89 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and India?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and India rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th and India ranks 14th 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.