Hong Kong, China vs Syrian Arab Republic: International tourism, number of departures

Hong Kong, China
8.26 million
in 2020
Syrian Arab Republic
6.26 million
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
24th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
26th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 8.26 million against 6.26 million in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 2.00 million.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.3 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 24th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 26th 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 Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 50.37 million 2.70 million 47.67 million Hong Kong, China
2000s 70.70 million 4.22 million 66.48 million Hong Kong, China
2010s 84.44 million 6.26 million 78.18 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Hong Kong, China, at 8.26 million against 6.26 million in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Hong Kong, China and Syrian Arab Republic?
2.00 million, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Syrian Arab Republic?
13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2010.
How do Hong Kong, China and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Hong Kong, China ranks 24th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 26th 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.