Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Switzerland: International tourism, number of departures

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
230.13 million
in 2019
Switzerland
19.80 million
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th
Switzerland rank
14th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 230.13 million against 19.80 million in Switzerland, a difference of 210.34 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 11.6 times Switzerland's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 26 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 140.28 million 17.16 million 123.12 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 192.24 million 20.58 million 171.66 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Switzerland?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 230.13 million against 19.80 million in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?
210.34 million, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Switzerland rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 14th 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.