South Asia vs Spain: International tourism, number of departures

South Asia
37.27 million
in 2019
Spain
6.24 million
in 2020
South Asia rank
25th
Spain rank
27th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • South Asia
  • Spain
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199520072020

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 37.27 million against 6.24 million in Spain, a difference of 31.03 million.

That makes South Asia's figure about 6.0 times Spain's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th of 26 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 16.02 million 13.17 million 2.85 million South Asia
2010s 27.84 million 17.38 million 10.46 million South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, South Asia or Spain?
South Asia, at 37.27 million against 6.24 million in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between South Asia and Spain?
31.03 million, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Spain?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do South Asia and Spain rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
South Asia ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th 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.