Northern Mariana Islands vs Zambia: International tourism, number of arrivals

Northern Mariana Islands
487,000
in 2019
Zambia
502,000
in 2020
Northern Mariana Islands rank
129th
Zambia rank
127th

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Zambia
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199520072020

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 502,000 against 487,000 in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 15,000.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

Northern Mariana Islands ranks 129th and Zambia ranks 127th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Mariana Islands Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 619,800 306,800 313,000 Northern Mariana Islands
2000s 452,700 628,700 176,000 Zambia
2010s 469,500 969,100 499,600 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Northern Mariana Islands or Zambia?
Zambia, at 502,000 against 487,000 in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Northern Mariana Islands and Zambia?
15,000, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Zambia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Northern Mariana Islands and Zambia rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 129th and Zambia ranks 127th 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.