Canada vs Saudi Arabia: International tourism, number of departures

Canada
37.85 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
27.20 million
in 2019
Canada rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Canada
  • Saudi Arabia
020.0M40.0M60.0M200420112019

How they compare

Canada currently reports 37.85 million against 27.20 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 10.65 million.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Canada ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 49.04 million 4.58 million 44.46 million Canada
2010s 55.00 million 23.55 million 31.46 million Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
Canada, at 37.85 million against 27.20 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
10.65 million, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Canada ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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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About this data

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.