Belgium vs Spain: International tourism, number of departures

Belgium
5.85 million
in 2020
Spain
6.24 million
in 2020
Belgium rank
29th
Spain rank
27th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Belgium
  • Spain
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M199620082020

How they compare

Spain currently reports 6.24 million against 5.85 million in Belgium, a difference of 386,000.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 29th and Spain ranks 27th of 117 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 8.68 million 13.17 million 4.49 million Spain
2010s 11.35 million 17.38 million 6.02 million Spain
2020s 5.85 million 6.24 million 386,000 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Belgium or Spain?
Spain, at 6.24 million against 5.85 million in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Belgium and Spain?
386,000, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Belgium ranks 29th and Spain ranks 27th of 117 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 departures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, number of departures
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,929 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.