Ireland vs Spain: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita

Ireland
1.91 trips per person
in 2019
Spain
1.81 trips per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
24th
Spain rank
26th

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Spain
0.511.52199520092024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.91 trips per person against 1.81 trips per person in Spain, a difference of 0.1 trips per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 24th and Spain ranks 26th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 1.2 trips per person 0.935 trips per person 0.2679 trips per person Ireland
2000s 1.48 trips per person 1.11 trips per person 0.374 trips per person Ireland
2010s 1.66 trips per person 1.36 trips per person 0.2971 trips per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita, Ireland or Spain?
Ireland, at 1.91 trips per person against 1.81 trips per person in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita between Ireland and Spain?
0.1 trips per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
Ireland ranks 24th and Spain ranks 26th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
trips per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 3,853 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.