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

Portugal
208.08 trips per square kilometre
in 2006
Spain
160.49 trips per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
29th
Spain rank
32nd

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

  • Portugal
  • Spain
50100150200199520092023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 208.08 trips per square kilometre against 160.49 trips per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 47.59 trips per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 29th and Spain ranks 32nd of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 98.67 trips per square kilometre 75.32 trips per square kilometre 23.35 trips per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 199.64 trips per square kilometre 100.33 trips per square kilometre 99.31 trips per square kilometre Portugal

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, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 208.08 trips per square kilometre against 160.49 trips per square kilometre in Spain as of 2006.
What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square between Portugal and Spain?
47.59 trips per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
6 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2006.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
Portugal ranks 29th 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.