Spain vs United Arab Emirates: International tourism, number of departures

Spain
6.24 million
in 2020
United Arab Emirates
6.46 million
in 2020
Spain rank
27th
United Arab Emirates rank
25th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Spain
  • United Arab Emirates
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200720132020

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 6.46 million against 6.24 million in Spain, a difference of 222,000.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Spain ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 25th of 117 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 20.26 million 18.67 million 1.58 million Spain
2020s 6.24 million 6.46 million 222,000 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Spain or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 6.46 million against 6.24 million in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Spain and United Arab Emirates?
222,000, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Arab Emirates?
6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do Spain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Spain ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 25th 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.