French Polynesia vs Samoa: International tourism, number of departures

French Polynesia
12,000
in 2020
Samoa
18,500
in 2020
French Polynesia rank
114th
Samoa rank
113th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Samoa
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199520072020

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 18,500 against 12,000 in French Polynesia, a difference of 6,500.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 114th and Samoa ranks 113th of 117 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 88,000 43,000 45,000 French Polynesia
2010s 65,500 58,500 7,000 French Polynesia
2020s 12,000 18,500 6,500 Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, French Polynesia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 18,500 against 12,000 in French Polynesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between French Polynesia and Samoa?
6,500, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Samoa?
10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do French Polynesia and Samoa rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
French Polynesia ranks 114th and Samoa ranks 113th 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
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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.