China vs Netherlands: International tourism, number of departures

China
20.33 million
in 2020
Netherlands
22.05 million
in 2019
China rank
13th
Netherlands rank
10th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • China
  • Netherlands
050.0M100.0M150.0M199520072020

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 22.05 million against 20.33 million in China, a difference of 1.71 million.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.

China ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 117 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 6.51 million 13.14 million 6.63 million Netherlands
2000s 28.83 million 16.64 million 12.19 million China
2010s 113.60 million 19.11 million 94.49 million China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, China or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 22.05 million against 20.33 million in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between China and Netherlands?
1.71 million, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Netherlands?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do China and Netherlands rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
China ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 10th 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.