Hong Kong, China vs Spain: International tourism, number of departures

Hong Kong, China
8.26 million
in 2020
Spain
6.24 million
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
24th
Spain rank
27th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Spain
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 8.26 million against 6.24 million in Spain, a difference of 2.02 million.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 24th and Spain ranks 27th of 117 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 81.52 million 13.17 million 68.35 million Hong Kong, China
2010s 88.25 million 17.38 million 70.88 million Hong Kong, China
2020s 8.26 million 6.24 million 2.02 million Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Hong Kong, China or Spain?
Hong Kong, China, at 8.26 million against 6.24 million in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Hong Kong, China and Spain?
2.02 million, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Spain?
14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Hong Kong, China and Spain rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Hong Kong, China ranks 24th and Spain ranks 27th 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.