Bulgaria vs United Kingdom: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square

Bulgaria
88.92 trips per square kilometre
in 2022
United Kingdom
126.69 trips per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
43rd
United Kingdom rank
40th

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square over time

  • Bulgaria
  • United Kingdom
255075100125199520092023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 126.69 trips per square kilometre against 88.92 trips per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 37.77 trips per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 40th of 170 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 57.52 trips per square kilometre 73.96 trips per square kilometre 16.44 trips per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 58.88 trips per square kilometre 82.72 trips per square kilometre 23.84 trips per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 81.19 trips per square kilometre 112.38 trips per square kilometre 31.19 trips per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 73.58 trips per square kilometre 62.91 trips per square kilometre 10.67 trips per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square, Bulgaria or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 126.69 trips per square kilometre against 88.92 trips per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square between Bulgaria and United Kingdom?
37.77 trips per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Kingdom?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and United Kingdom rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
Bulgaria ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 40th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
trips per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 3,785 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.