Greece vs Ireland: International tourism, number of departures

Greece
2.32 million
in 2020
Ireland
2.33 million
in 2020
Greece rank
50th
Ireland rank
49th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Greece
  • Ireland
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M199520072020

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.33 million against 2.32 million in Greece, a difference of 2,000.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 50th and Ireland ranks 49th of 117 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 3.80 million 7.46 million 3.66 million Ireland
2010s 6.08 million 7.42 million 1.34 million Ireland
2020s 2.32 million 2.33 million 2,000 Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Greece or Ireland?
Ireland, at 2.33 million against 2.32 million in Greece as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Greece and Ireland?
2,000, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Greece ranks 50th and Ireland ranks 49th 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.