India vs Italy: International tourism, number of departures

India
26.91 million
in 2019
Italy
21.45 million
in 2020
India rank
8th
Italy rank
11th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • India
  • Italy
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How they compare

India currently reports 26.91 million against 21.45 million in Italy, a difference of 5.47 million.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

India ranks 8th and Italy ranks 11th of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 3.88 million 41.67 million 37.79 million Italy
2000s 7.27 million 46.79 million 39.51 million Italy
2010s 19.63 million 56.74 million 37.11 million Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, India or Italy?
India, at 26.91 million against 21.45 million in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between India and Italy?
5.47 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do India and Italy rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
India ranks 8th and Italy ranks 11th 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.