Malaysia vs Mexico: International tourism, number of departures

Malaysia
30.76 million
in 2004
Mexico
36.06 million
in 2020
Malaysia rank
6th
Mexico rank
5th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
25.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M199520072020

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 36.06 million against 30.76 million in Malaysia, a difference of 5.29 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 5th of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 24.37 million 107.83 million 83.46 million Mexico
2000s 31.92 million 125.51 million 93.59 million Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Malaysia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 36.06 million against 30.76 million in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Malaysia and Mexico?
5.29 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?
10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.
How do Malaysia and Mexico rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Malaysia ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 5th 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.