Hong Kong vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): International tourism, number of departures

Hong Kong
8.26 million
in 2020
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
139.22 million
in 2019
Hong Kong rank
24th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
22nd

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
050.0M100.0M150.0M199520072020

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 139.22 million against 8.26 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 130.96 million.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 16.9 times Hong Kong's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 24th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd of 117 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 50.37 million 134.05 million 83.69 million Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 70.70 million 145.71 million 75.01 million Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 88.25 million 139.57 million 51.31 million Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 139.22 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
130.96 million, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Hong Kong ranks 24th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd 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.