Colombia vs El Salvador: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled

Colombia
3.10 million trips
in 2022
El Salvador
2.87 million trips
in 2024
Colombia rank
49th
El Salvador rank
52nd

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 3.10 million trips against 2.87 million trips in El Salvador, a difference of 231,750 trips.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 49th and El Salvador ranks 52nd of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 539,200 trips 264,200 trips 275,000 trips Colombia
2000s 530,333 trips 657,833 trips 127,500 trips El Salvador
2010s 1.59 million trips 1.25 million trips 335,560 trips Colombia
2020s 1.74 million trips 1.16 million trips 580,033 trips Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled, Colombia or El Salvador?
Colombia, at 3.10 million trips against 2.87 million trips in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled between Colombia and El Salvador?
231,750 trips, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
Colombia ranks 49th and El Salvador ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled
Unit
trips
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 4,184 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.