Italy vs Spain: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square

Italy
155.31 trips per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
160.49 trips per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
34th
Spain rank
32nd

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

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 160.49 trips per square kilometre against 155.31 trips per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 5.18 trips per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 170.42 trips per square kilometre 75.32 trips per square kilometre 95.11 trips per square kilometre Italy
2000s 182.81 trips per square kilometre 96.23 trips per square kilometre 86.59 trips per square kilometre Italy
2010s 230.91 trips per square kilometre 126.97 trips per square kilometre 103.94 trips per square kilometre Italy
2020s 103.53 trips per square kilometre 96.65 trips per square kilometre 6.88 trips per square kilometre Italy

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, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 160.49 trips per square kilometre against 155.31 trips per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square between Italy and Spain?
5.18 trips per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
Italy ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd 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.