Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: International tourism, number of departures

Mexico
36.06 million
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
27.20 million
in 2019
Mexico rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Mexico
  • Saudi Arabia
050.0M100.0M150.0M199520072020

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 36.06 million against 27.20 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 8.86 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 115.77 million 4.59 million 111.17 million Mexico
2010s 90.45 million 23.55 million 66.91 million Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
Mexico, at 36.06 million against 27.20 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
8.86 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Mexico ranks 5th 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.