Kuwait vs Syrian Arab Republic: International tourism, number of arrivals

Kuwait
2.16 million
in 2020
Syrian Arab Republic
2.42 million
in 2019
Kuwait rank
61st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
59th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Kuwait
  • Syrian Arab Republic
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M199520072020

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.42 million against 2.16 million in Kuwait, a difference of 263,000.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Kuwait ranks 61st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 1.66 million 2.43 million 774,600 Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 3.37 million 5.46 million 2.09 million Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 7.05 million 4.00 million 3.05 million Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Kuwait or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.42 million against 2.16 million in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Kuwait and Syrian Arab Republic?
263,000, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syrian Arab Republic?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Kuwait ranks 61st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 59th 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.