French Polynesia vs Seychelles: International tourism, number of departures

French Polynesia
12,000
in 2020
Seychelles
19,000
in 2020
French Polynesia rank
114th
Seychelles rank
112th

International tourism, number of departures over time

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

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 19,000 against 12,000 in French Polynesia, a difference of 7,000.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.6 times French Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1995 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 114th and Seychelles ranks 112th of 117 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Seychelles Difference Ahead
1990s 64,000 30,000 34,000 French Polynesia
2000s 88,000 49,000 39,000 French Polynesia
2010s 63,556 60,889 2,667 French Polynesia
2020s 12,000 19,000 7,000 Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, French Polynesia or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 19,000 against 12,000 in French Polynesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between French Polynesia and Seychelles?
7,000, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Seychelles?
13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do French Polynesia and Seychelles rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
French Polynesia ranks 114th and Seychelles ranks 112th 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.