South Asia vs United Arab Emirates: International tourism, number of departures

South Asia
37.27 million
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
6.46 million
in 2020
South Asia rank
25th
United Arab Emirates rank
25th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • South Asia
  • United Arab Emirates
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199520072020

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 37.27 million against 6.46 million in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 30.81 million.

That makes South Asia's figure about 5.8 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 25th and United Arab Emirates ranks 25th of 26 groups.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, South Asia or United Arab Emirates?
South Asia, at 37.27 million against 6.46 million in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between South Asia and United Arab Emirates?
30.81 million, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and United Arab Emirates?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do South Asia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
South Asia ranks 25th and United Arab Emirates ranks 25th 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.