China vs Italy: International tourism, number of departures
International tourism, number of departures over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 21.45 million against 20.33 million in China, a difference of 1.11 million.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Italy ahead.
China ranks 13th and Italy ranks 11th of 117 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.66 million | 41.67 million | 34.01 million | Italy |
| 2000s | 28.83 million | 46.79 million | 17.96 million | Italy |
| 2010s | 113.60 million | 56.74 million | 56.86 million | China |
| 2020s | 20.33 million | 21.45 million | 1.11 million | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 21.45 million against 20.33 million in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between China and Italy?
- 1.11 million, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
- China ranks 13th and Italy ranks 11th 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
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.