Malaysia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: International tourism, number of departures

Malaysia
30.76 million
in 2004
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
23.83 million
in 2020
Malaysia rank
6th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
9th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Malaysia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M199520072020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 30.76 million against 23.83 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 6.93 million.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 6th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th of 117 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 24.37 million 46.82 million 22.45 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 31.92 million 60.02 million 28.10 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Malaysia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Malaysia, at 30.76 million against 23.83 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2004.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Malaysia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
6.93 million, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.
How do Malaysia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Malaysia ranks 6th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th 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.