Cambodia vs Sri Lanka: International tourism, number of departures

Cambodia
326,000
in 2020
Sri Lanka
305,000
in 2020
Cambodia rank
88th
Sri Lanka rank
91st

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Cambodia
  • Sri Lanka
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199520072020

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 326,000 against 305,000 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 21,000.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Cambodia ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 117 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 40,800 508,800 468,000 Sri Lanka
2000s 389,900 707,800 317,900 Sri Lanka
2010s 1.22 million 1.34 million 111,500 Sri Lanka
2020s 326,000 305,000 21,000 Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Cambodia or Sri Lanka?
Cambodia, at 326,000 against 305,000 in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Cambodia and Sri Lanka?
21,000, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sri Lanka?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Cambodia and Sri Lanka rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Cambodia ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st 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.