Hong Kong vs Latin America & Caribbean: International tourism, number of departures

Hong Kong
8.26 million
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean
140.81 million
in 2019
Hong Kong rank
24th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
21st

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Latin America & Caribbean
050.0M100.0M150.0M199520072020

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 140.81 million against 8.26 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 132.55 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 17.0 times Hong Kong's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st of 117 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 50.37 million 135.56 million 85.19 million Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 70.70 million 147.44 million 76.74 million Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 88.25 million 141.00 million 52.75 million Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Hong Kong or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 140.81 million against 8.26 million in Hong Kong as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean?
132.55 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Hong Kong ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st 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.