India vs Saudi Arabia: International tourism, number of departures

India
26.91 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
27.20 million
in 2019
India rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • India
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 27.20 million against 26.91 million in India, a difference of 281,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was India ahead.

India ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 117 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 8.91 million 4.59 million 4.31 million India
2010s 19.63 million 23.55 million 3.92 million Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, India or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 27.20 million against 26.91 million in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between India and Saudi Arabia?
281,000, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
India ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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.