Low income vs Portugal: International tourism, number of arrivals

Low income
17.41 million
in 2019
Portugal
4.21 million
in 2020
Low income rank
44th
Portugal rank
41st

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Low income
  • Portugal
5.0M10.0M15.0M199520072020

How they compare

Low income currently reports 17.41 million against 4.21 million in Portugal, a difference of 13.20 million.

That makes Low income's figure about 4.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.

Low income ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 41st of 46 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 7.52 million 9.80 million 2.28 million Portugal
2010s 13.37 million 11.52 million 1.85 million Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Low income or Portugal?
Low income, at 17.41 million against 4.21 million in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Low income and Portugal?
13.20 million, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Portugal?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Low income and Portugal rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Low income ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 41st 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.