Ecuador vs Kenya: International tourism, number of arrivals

Ecuador
2.11 million
in 2019
Kenya
2.05 million
in 2019
Ecuador rank
62nd
Kenya rank
63rd

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Ecuador
  • Kenya
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M199520072019

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.11 million against 2.05 million in Kenya, a difference of 59,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kenya ahead.

Ecuador ranks 62nd and Kenya ranks 63rd of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 498,400 968,200 469,800 Kenya
2000s 814,200 1.31 million 498,700 Kenya
2010s 1.62 million 1.61 million 15,600 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Ecuador or Kenya?
Ecuador, at 2.11 million against 2.05 million in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Ecuador and Kenya?
59,000, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kenya?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Ecuador and Kenya rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Ecuador ranks 62nd and Kenya ranks 63rd 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.