Canada vs Mexico: International tourism, number of departures

Canada
37.85 million
in 2019
Mexico
36.06 million
in 2020
Canada rank
4th
Mexico rank
5th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Canada
  • Mexico
40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M120.0M199520072020

How they compare

Canada currently reports 37.85 million against 36.06 million in Mexico, a difference of 1.79 million.

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

Canada ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 5th of 117 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 49.04 million 109.33 million 60.28 million Mexico
2010s 55.00 million 90.45 million 35.45 million Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Canada or Mexico?
Canada, at 37.85 million against 36.06 million in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Canada and Mexico?
1.79 million, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Canada ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 5th 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.