Indonesia vs Viet Nam: International tourism, number of arrivals

Indonesia
4.05 million
in 2020
Viet Nam
3.84 million
in 2020
Indonesia rank
44th
Viet Nam rank
47th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Indonesia
  • Viet Nam
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199520072020

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 4.05 million against 3.84 million in Viet Nam, a difference of 216,000.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 44th and Viet Nam ranks 47th of 201 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 4.78 million 1.60 million 3.18 million Indonesia
2000s 5.30 million 3.17 million 2.12 million Indonesia
2010s 10.88 million 9.77 million 1.11 million Indonesia
2020s 4.05 million 3.84 million 216,000 Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Indonesia or Viet Nam?
Indonesia, at 4.05 million against 3.84 million in Viet Nam as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Indonesia and Viet Nam?
216,000, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Viet Nam?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Viet Nam rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Indonesia ranks 44th and Viet Nam ranks 47th 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.