North America vs Thailand: International tourism, number of departures

North America
208.81 million
in 2019
Thailand
10.45 million
in 2019
North America rank
18th
Thailand rank
20th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • North America
  • Thailand
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199520072019

How they compare

North America currently reports 208.81 million against 10.45 million in Thailand, a difference of 198.37 million.

That makes North America's figure about 20.0 times Thailand's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 20th of 26 groups.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 104.44 million 1.68 million 102.76 million North America
2000s 139.43 million 3.00 million 136.43 million North America
2010s 189.24 million 7.34 million 181.90 million North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, North America or Thailand?
North America, at 208.81 million against 10.45 million in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between North America and Thailand?
198.37 million, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Thailand?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do North America and Thailand rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
North America ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 20th of 26 groups.
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.