European Union vs Saudi Arabia: International tourism, number of departures

European Union
468.66 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
27.20 million
in 2019
European Union rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • European Union
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

European Union currently reports 468.66 million against 27.20 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 441.47 million.

That makes European Union's figure about 17.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 26 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 348.64 million 4.59 million 344.04 million European Union
2010s 396.72 million 23.55 million 373.18 million European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, European Union or Saudi Arabia?
European Union, at 468.66 million against 27.20 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between European Union and Saudi Arabia?
441.47 million, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Saudi Arabia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do European Union and Saudi Arabia rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
European Union ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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.