Malaysia vs Singapore: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled

Malaysia
18.92 million trips
in 2008
Singapore
16.66 million trips
in 2019
Malaysia rank
16th
Singapore rank
19th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 18.92 million trips against 16.66 million trips in Singapore, a difference of 2.27 million trips.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 19th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 5.88 million trips 5.53 million trips 354,600 trips Malaysia
2000s 12.63 million trips 6.24 million trips 6.40 million trips Malaysia

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, Malaysia or Singapore?
Malaysia, at 18.92 million trips against 16.66 million trips in Singapore as of 2008.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled between Malaysia and Singapore?
2.27 million trips, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
14 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2008.
How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
Malaysia ranks 16th and Singapore ranks 19th 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.