Malta vs Sri Lanka: International tourism, number of departures

Malta
218,000
in 2020
Sri Lanka
305,000
in 2020
Malta rank
94th
Sri Lanka rank
91st

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Malta
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 305,000 against 218,000 in Malta, a difference of 87,000.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 292,000 964,500 672,500 Sri Lanka
2010s 501,900 1.34 million 834,400 Sri Lanka
2020s 218,000 305,000 87,000 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Malta or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 305,000 against 218,000 in Malta as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Malta and Sri Lanka?
87,000, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Malta ranks 94th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st 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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About this data

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.