India vs Malaysia: International tourism, number of departures

India
26.91 million
in 2019
Malaysia
30.76 million
in 2004
India rank
8th
Malaysia rank
6th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • India
  • Malaysia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199520072019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 30.76 million against 26.91 million in India, a difference of 3.85 million.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

India ranks 8th and Malaysia ranks 6th of 117 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 3.63 million 24.37 million 20.73 million Malaysia
2000s 5.10 million 31.92 million 26.82 million Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, India or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 30.76 million against 26.91 million in India as of 2004.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between India and Malaysia?
3.85 million, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malaysia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.
How do India and Malaysia rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
India ranks 8th and Malaysia ranks 6th 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.