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

Netherlands
22.05 million
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
23.83 million
in 2020
Netherlands rank
10th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
9th

International tourism, number of departures over time

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

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 23.83 million against 22.05 million in Netherlands, a difference of 1.78 million.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 10th 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 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 13.14 million 46.82 million 33.68 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 16.64 million 63.81 million 47.17 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 19.11 million 77.04 million 57.94 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, Netherlands or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 23.83 million against 22.05 million in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.78 million, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Netherlands ranks 10th 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.