France vs High income: International tourism, number of arrivals

France
117.11 million
in 2020
High income
1.52 billion
in 2019
France rank
1st
High income rank
2nd

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • France
  • High income
0500.0M1.0B1.5B199520072020

How they compare

High income currently reports 1.52 billion against 117.11 million in France, a difference of 1.41 billion.

That makes High income's figure about 13.0 times France's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

France ranks 1st and High income ranks 2nd of 201 countries.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France High income Difference Ahead
1990s 152.91 million 843.07 million 690.16 million High income
2000s 191.54 million 1.07 billion 875.68 million High income
2010s 203.84 million 1.33 billion 1.13 billion High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, France or High income?
High income, at 1.52 billion against 117.11 million in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between France and High income?
1.41 billion, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and High income?
18 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do France and High income rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
France ranks 1st and High income ranks 2nd 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
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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.