Japan vs Russia: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled

Japan
24.00 million trips
in 2023
Russia
26.21 million trips
in 2015
Japan rank
12th
Russia rank
11th

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

  • Japan
  • Russia
010.0M20.0M30.0M199520092023

How they compare

Russia currently reports 26.21 million trips against 24.00 million trips in Japan, a difference of 2.21 million trips.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Russia ranks 11th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.85 million trips 12.17 million trips 9.32 million trips Russia
2000s 5.00 million trips 19.10 million trips 14.10 million trips Russia
2010s 9.66 million trips 22.77 million trips 13.11 million trips Russia

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, Japan or Russia?
Russia, at 26.21 million trips against 24.00 million trips in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled between Japan and Russia?
2.21 million trips, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Japan and Russia rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 12th and Russia ranks 11th 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.