Euro area vs Spain: International tourism, number of arrivals

Euro area
655.57 million
in 2019
Spain
36.41 million
in 2020
Euro area rank
11th
Spain rank
8th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Euro area
  • Spain
0200.0M400.0M600.0M199520072020

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 655.57 million against 36.41 million in Spain, a difference of 619.16 million.

That makes Euro area's figure about 18.0 times Spain's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 11th and Spain ranks 8th of 46 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 480.02 million 93.86 million 386.16 million Euro area
2010s 569.44 million 109.92 million 459.52 million Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Euro area or Spain?
Euro area, at 655.57 million against 36.41 million in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Euro area and Spain?
619.16 million, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Spain?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Euro area and Spain rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Euro area ranks 11th and Spain ranks 8th 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
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.