China vs Switzerland: International tourism, number of departures

China
20.33 million
in 2020
Switzerland
19.80 million
in 2019
China rank
13th
Switzerland rank
14th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • China
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

China currently reports 20.33 million against 19.80 million in Switzerland, a difference of 537,000.

Across all 13 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 37.91 million 17.16 million 20.75 million China
2010s 113.60 million 20.58 million 93.02 million China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, China or Switzerland?
China, at 20.33 million against 19.80 million in Switzerland as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between China and Switzerland?
537,000, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Switzerland?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do China and Switzerland rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
China ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 14th 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.