Latin America & Caribbean vs Switzerland: International tourism, number of arrivals

Latin America & Caribbean
201.86 million
in 2019
Switzerland
11.82 million
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean rank
21st
Switzerland rank
21st

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Switzerland
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199520072019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 201.86 million against 11.82 million in Switzerland, a difference of 190.04 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 17.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 21st of 46 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 147.79 million 7.01 million 140.78 million Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 159.86 million 7.68 million 152.18 million Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 178.73 million 9.82 million 168.90 million Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Latin America & Caribbean or Switzerland?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 201.86 million against 11.82 million in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland?
190.04 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Switzerland rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 21st 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
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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.