Spain vs Turkey: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled

Spain
88.51 million trips
in 2024
Turkey
49.70 million trips
in 2022
Spain rank
1st
Turkey rank
3rd

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

  • Spain
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 88.51 million trips against 49.70 million trips in Turkey, a difference of 38.80 million trips.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.8 times Turkey's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 37.62 million trips 8.07 million trips 29.55 million trips Spain
2000s 48.01 million trips 17.72 million trips 30.29 million trips Spain
2010s 63.46 million trips 37.35 million trips 26.11 million trips Spain
2020s 37.66 million trips 31.04 million trips 6.62 million trips Spain

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, Spain or Turkey?
Spain, at 88.51 million trips against 49.70 million trips in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled between Spain and Turkey?
38.80 million trips, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
Spain ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 3rd 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.