East Asia & Pacific vs United Kingdom: International tourism, number of departures

East Asia & Pacific
415.49 million
in 2019
United Kingdom
23.83 million
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
9th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • United Kingdom
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M199520072020

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 415.49 million against 23.83 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 391.66 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 17.4 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 26 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 108.04 million 46.82 million 61.22 million East Asia & Pacific
2000s 174.45 million 63.81 million 110.64 million East Asia & Pacific
2010s 329.91 million 77.04 million 252.86 million East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, East Asia & Pacific or United Kingdom?
East Asia & Pacific, at 415.49 million against 23.83 million in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between East Asia & Pacific and United Kingdom?
391.66 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and United Kingdom?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and United Kingdom rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 26 groups.
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.